THE STANDPOINT OF CLERGY ABOUT THE PRAYER

“Eli Eli Lema Sabachthani” or the Psalm-22 (the prayer of Jesus on the cross) has been viewed by clergy (All persons appointed as priests or fathers or authorities of Christian religion.) in the following two ways:-

• It is the prayer of Jesus but by David.

• It is a prediction by David about Jesus.

The twofold stand-point is not acceptable as the prayer is not David’s prayer. Instead, it is the prayer of Jesus as it has been uttered by Jesus, himself, on the cross.

Nor it is a prediction by David as its style and diction is not of a prediction but of a payer. In fact, the prayer does negate the prevailing Christian belief. That is why that clergy has declared it by David__ excluded it from the Gospels___ and included it in the Book of Psalms.

To unfold the reality, we are presenting hereby, the relevant facts & figures, from the Bible___ “The Good News Bible”___ which is the most popular Bible of the day.