Luca 9:8

8 e da altri, che Elia era apparito; e da altri, che uno de’ profeti antichi era risuscitato.

Luca 9:8 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 9:8

And of some, that Elias had appeared
Who had been translated, body and soul, to heaven, and whom the Jews expected a little before the coming of the Messiah:

and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again;
that is, one of the former prophets. It is well known, that the Jews distinguish the prophets into the former and latter; the books of the prophets of the Old Testament are so distinguished; the writings of the former prophets are those of Joshua, Judges, 1 and 2 of Samuel, and the first and second of Kings: the latter prophets are Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, which are the greater prophets, and the twelve lesser ones: and in the Talmud ^F17 it is asked,

``who are (Mynwvarh Myaybn) , "the former prophets?" Says R. Huna, they are David, Samuel, and Solomon--and why are they called former prophets? to except (or distinguish) them from Haggai, Zachariah, and Malachi, who are the latter.''

So that by one of the old prophets, may be meant one of those that were before the times of Elias, as Samuel or David.

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FOOTNOTES:

F17 T. Bab. Sota, fol. 48. 2.

Luca 9:8 In-Context

6 Ed essi, partitisi, andavano attorno per le castella, evangelizzando, e facendo guarigioni per tutto.

7 OR Erode il tetrarca udì tutte le cose fatte da Gesù, e n’era perplesso; perciocchè si diceva da alcuni, che Giovanni era risuscitato da’ morti;

8 e da altri, che Elia era apparito; e da altri, che uno de’ profeti antichi era risuscitato.

9 Ed Erode disse: Io ho decapitato Giovanni; chi è dunque costui, del quale io odo cotali cose? E cercava di vederlo.

10 E GLI apostoli, essendo ritornati, raccontarono a Gesù tutte le cose che aveano fatte. Ed egli, avendoli presi seco, si ritrasse in disparte, in un luogo deserto della città detta Betsaida.