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10-28-2007, 03:30 AM
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Chinese language based on the Bible?
I'm having a discussion with someone about ancient Chinese words. I don't know much about the subject and I'm having trouble finding any information on it.
I was told that Chinese is the oldest written language and that many of their words are based on Bible stories, specifically from Genesis. This is suppose to be evidence that long before Buddhism and Taoism the Chinese people believed in the same god that Christians now believe in. I've never heard this before. Does anyone here know anything about it? And what are your thoughts?
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10-28-2007, 04:23 AM
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 what a bloody joke!! HAHAA you'd never find any evidence of monotheism in early East Asian religions
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10-28-2007, 05:07 AM
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10-28-2007, 06:14 AM
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I suspect that it puts the interpretation of Nostrudomas and even the most crackpot conspiracy theories to shame in terms of wishful thinking, but for entertainment purposes only,I offer you:
 Amazon.com: The Discovery of Genesis: How the Truths of Genesis Were Found Hidden in the Chinese Language: Books: C.H. Kang,Ethel R. Nelson
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10-28-2007, 06:53 AM
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10-28-2007, 06:56 AM
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10-28-2007, 11:42 AM
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I wouldn't put much thought into that theory.
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10-28-2007, 12:07 PM
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Ancient Chinese words probably have a closer relationship to Sanskrit, the ancient Indian language than they do to anything Hebrew.
Today, scientists recognize four independent writing systems - Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, and China. Genesis, or at least the flood story, is a common story amongst most old religions - this does not prove that it has anything to do with the Bible, primarily, because such stories existed before any form of Christianity.
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10-28-2007, 12:09 PM
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 I nearly wet my pants...~Melissa
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10-28-2007, 12:55 PM
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I thought if there was anything to it I might have heard about it before, maybe in some of the Christian websites I’ve seen. Then again, maybe not. Here is what AiG has on the subject: Chinese Characters and Genesis AiG misrepresents ancient Chinese language? The original “unknown” God of China
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