[Greek] ἀναστρέφω (anastrephō), [Latin] conversare, [Latin] revertere, [Latin] subvertere, [French] tourner, [French] expulser: to turn back, to overturn, to conduct oneself, to bide, to return; Mt.17:22, Jn.2:15, Acts 5:22, Acts 15:16, 2Cor.1:12, Eph.2:3, 1Tim.3:15, Heb.10:33, Heb.13:18, 1Pet.1:17, 2Pet.2:18
Yoda, the anastrophe master
Background information:
Greek Hellenism: This term means to turn back, to retreat, to exile, to dwell, to change, to invert, to conduct oneself, and to be engaged.
Sophocles’ Philoctetes 449: “No, the gods take excellent care of their kind. They find a strange joy in turning back from Hades all things criminal.”
Euripides’ The Suppliants 331: “For the gods reverses all things again.”
Euripides’ Hippolytus 1176: “For a messenger had come saying that Hippolytus would no longer dwell in this land, being exiled from you.”
Thucydides’ The Peloponnesian War 2.49: “People in good health were all of a sudden attacked by violent heat, redness, and inflammation.”
Herodotus’ The Histories 1.80.5: “So when the battle was joined, they turned to flight.”
Aristophanes’ Plutus 779: “What a misfortune was mine. I want to change everything.”
Xenophon’s Anabasis 2.5.14: “If you chose to be a friend to any, you could be great possible friend. If any were to annoy, you could play the part of the master over them.”
Old Testament: This term means to come back (return), to conduct oneself, to bring forth, to overturn, to change, and to return.
Walking with God:
- This term describes one’s religious and ethical “walk”(way of walking) in life.
- This term refers to non-spatial walking with God on earth.
- This term refers to one’s moral sense of piety (walking in a straight path in life before God.)
- This notion becomes very important to the Hellenistic Jews of the Diaspora who lived outside of Jerusalem.
New Testament: This term means to abide, to return, and to behave (conduct oneself).
Scripture:
Jn.2:15: Jesus drove all of the money-changers and overturned their tables. (Jesus didn’t overthrow the money-changers tables not because of their cheating. Jesus did this because the money-changers took up space in the Gentile’s outer court, preventing them from worshipping. The Courtyard of the Gentiles in the Temple was to be the precursor to Jesus’ outreach to the Gentiles.)
Eph.2:3: All of us once lived among them in the desires of the flesh, following the wishes of the flesh and the impulses, and we were by nature children of wrath, like the rest.” (Paul states that the Ephesians were dead in sin and transgressions, following the ages (values) of the world. We can make the choice of walking in the way of the Lord or in the carnal ways of the world.)
Acts 15:16: I shall return and rebuild the fallen hut of David; from its ruins I shall rebuild it and raise up it again. (Jerusalem was later led by terrible leaders. Jesus seeks to restore the House of David.)
1Pet.1:17: Conduct yourselves in reverence during the time of your sojourning. (Christians, belonging to God are temporary strangers and sojourners on earth. Christians are called to be in the world but not of the world.)
2Cor.1:12: We have conducted ourselves in the world with the simplicity and sincerity of God, not by human wisdom but the grace of God.
Simplicity and sincerity of God: being in conformity to God’s will and grace
Human wisdom: worldly values, sin, selfishness, deceitfulness, paganism, compromise, tolerance
Heb.10:33: At times you were publicly exposed to abuse and affliction; at other times you associated yourselves with them [abused and afflicted]. (Those exposed to abuse and affliction may become a spectacle to others. Circumstances may cause one to share (experience) these afflictions with others.)
2 Pet.2:18: They teachers seduce with licentious desires of the flesh those who have barely escaped from the people who live in error.
Anastrophe: This is a figure of speech in which the normal word order of the subject, verb and object is changed (turned).
“The greatest teacher, failure is.” Yoda
“Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder what you are!” Jane Taylor
“Hello, darkness, my old friend, I’ve come to talk to you again.” Simon and Garfunkel
“Stupid computer, why aren’t you working!” [Fill in your name here]
Conclusion:
Convert, converse, conversation subvert, subversion, turn, return, expulsion, reverse
This term has the basic sense of turning. In classical Greek, ‘to turn one’s self about’ refers to one’s conduct or behavior. This notion continues in other cultures later in history. This term can range from turning back, engaging, and abiding.
It was very important for the Jews (Hebrews) to walk with God in being faithful to Him.
It is speculated that about one million Jews traveled to Jerusalem for the Passover. It was necessary for merchants to sell sheep, oxen, and other supplies for the visitors.
Update: The historical Arizona anti-abortion law has been deemed “extreme” by many. This is now where we are at in our moral culture: traditional now means “extreme”. Taking this argument to its logical conclusion: Since we get our traditional beliefs from God, then one must conclude that God is “extreme”!
Recent racial equity justice policies have turned into (contributed) to increased crime throughout the country. This has turned into store theft and store closings.
Jesus’ Church handed over to the Modernists has become a declining worldly synodal Church filled with heresy and schism. “Reforming” and “renewing” the Church has not lead a growing Church. Pope Francis and his inner circle are overturning Church Tradition!
It now seems quite evident, we need to have a Pope Pius XII, a traditional shepherd, to lead the Church back to its traditions. The Modernists are failing in their leadership of the Church.
Jesus’s Church handed over the Vatican II has lead to a pastoral and spiritual disaster. As the Church continues to modernize, the Church continues to decline (Mass turnout and Catholic affiliation). While Novus Order Mass attendance continues to declines the Traditional Latin Mass (when allowed) continues to increase.
More and more faithful clergy are being cancelled, removed, censored, and laicized for daring to speak out against clergy and questionable teachings and documents.
Pope Francis and his inner circle are hiding and protecting Fr. Rupnik from the authorities for his alleged sexual crimes. This has become a sad spectacle to see.
In their outreach to the LGBTQ community, the Vatican is succumbing to the desires of the flesh. Fiducia Supplicans is now permitting blessings for same-sex unions. This blessing of sinful relationships is evil!
Many clergy (cardinals, bishops, and priests) are failing in their task to speak out against heresy and evil. Too many clergy are seeking validation from the culture and fellow clergy, rather than leading souls to heaven. They need to be reminded of their roles to stand for Christ.
Since Vatican II, Jesus’ Church, under Modernist guidance, been in steady decline for the most of the world. It is quite evident that we
Governors Abbot and Desantis have “turned the tables” in bringing to light the problems of illegal aliens and the unsecured border.
In the post-Christian world, unfortunately many Catholics and Catholics are turning away from traditional beliefs.
Many churches are turning, diluting, or changing their theology to conform to the age of the world.
In this post-Christian secular world, many continue to act in carnal ways.
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