In the garden of Gethsemane, just hours before his death, Jesus in prayer addressed Jehovah with the words “Abba, Father. ” ​ — Mark 14: 36. “ ʼAbbāʼ as a form of address to God is extremely uncommon in Jewish literature of the Greco - Roman period, doubtless because it would have appeared irreverent to address God with this familiar term, ” continues the above - mentioned reference work.
द इन्टरनॅशनल स्टॅण्डर्ड बायबल एनसायक्लोपिडीया म्हणते: “येशूच्या काळी बोलीभाषेत अब्बा ही संज्ञा घनिष्ठ नातेसंबंधाला किंवा मुलांना आपल्या वडिलांबद्दल असलेल्या आदरास सूचित करत असे. ”