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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 5:19

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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5:19 took off some tiles: Palestinian roofs were normally made of wooden beams covered with reeds and mud or clay. Either this roof had tiles, or else Luke was interpreting the episode for his Greek readers (cp. Mark 2:4, which speaks of digging through the roof).
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