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No Wonder the Bible is Anybody's Guess

Skwim

Veteran Member
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It's gone through rewrite after rewrite.



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Producing 127 different complete Bibles and 35 partial Bibles.
source: Wikipedia


Which has resulted in very different types of books!


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Producing . . . .
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SO, WHAT'S GOING ON?

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ChristineM

"Be strong", I whispered to my coffee.
Premium Member
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It's gone through rewrite after rewrite.



new-testament-bible-editions-timeline.gif





Producing 127 different complete Bibles and 35 partial Bibles.
source: Wikipedia


Which has resulted in very different types of books!


main-qimg-00af2b31c641c1ca4d02f92a291f993f-c

Producing . . . .




SO, WHAT'S GOING ON?

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Ive been saying his for years, most christians dont believe me.

In fact im in 2 discussions right now about this .Ill point them to this thread.
 
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It's gone through rewrite after rewrite.



new-testament-bible-editions-timeline.gif





Producing 127 different complete Bibles and 35 partial Bibles.
source: Wikipedia


Which has resulted in very different types of books!


main-qimg-00af2b31c641c1ca4d02f92a291f993f-c

Producing . . . .




SO, WHAT'S GOING ON?

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If anyone has any confusion, or just wants a deeper understanding, hebrew and greek lexicons are available for anyone to look at if they dont read or speak hebrew and greek.

Problem solved.
 

Skwim

Veteran Member
If anyone has any confusion, or just wants a deeper understanding, hebrew and greek lexicons are available for anyone to look at if they dont read or speak hebrew and greek.

Problem solved.
Obviously you believe that average Joe-Christian is more capable of understanding Ancient Greek and Hebrew from their dictionaries and applying it to scripture than those scholars who have actually studied the language and its subtleties in the context of the era they were written in.

Interesting, but naive. In fact, quite naive.

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Obviously you believe that average Joe-Christian is more capable of understanding Ancient Greek and Hebrew from their dictionaries and applying it to scripture than those scholars who have actually studied the language and its subtleties in the context of the era they were written in.

Interesting, but naive. In fact, quite naive.

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Its the very scholars who made the hebrew and greek lexicons for us in order to help us understand the bible.
 

Rival

Si m'ait Dieus
Staff member
Premium Member
This is what makes religion dangerous; people blindly leave all the thinking and decision making to the clergy; leaving them easily manipulated and exploited.
What would clergy get out of lying to people? How would it benefit them? These are people who presumably believe in their professed religion and that their immortal soul depends upon it.
 

Skwim

Veteran Member
Its the very scholars who made the hebrew and greek lexicons for us in order to help us understand the bible.
If you're saying that lexicographers are the same as Biblical scholars and translators you're quite mistaken.


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David T

Well-Known Member
Premium Member
If anyone has any confusion, or just wants a deeper understanding, hebrew and greek lexicons are available for anyone to look at if they dont read or speak hebrew and greek.

Problem solved.
Hahabahaba now thats cute
 

David T

Well-Known Member
Premium Member
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It's gone through rewrite after rewrite.



new-testament-bible-editions-timeline.gif





Producing 127 different complete Bibles and 35 partial Bibles.
source: Wikipedia


Which has resulted in very different types of books!


main-qimg-00af2b31c641c1ca4d02f92a291f993f-c

Producing . . . .




SO, WHAT'S GOING ON?

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Like arguing about a bob dylan song through the lens of 2000 years of intellectualizing bs!!!! Besides christianity is a religion founded by a woman taught by men. How ****ing absurd and normal is that really? Whats going on? NORMAL THATS WHATS GOING ON. Hell read ecopsychology abstracts. That area has become absurd in 30 years. What should you expect if something has been mashed into nonsense over 2,000 years.
 

Father Heathen

Veteran Member
What would clergy get out of lying to people? How would it benefit them? These are people who presumably believe in their professed religion and that their immortal soul depends upon it.

I'm not necessarily saying that clergy are deliberately deceptive (most of them, anyway...for the most part), but rather that people shouldn't simply put their minds on autopilot and place blind trust in them. They're in positions of authority, which by human nature are prone to be abused for wealth, power, influence, etc.

A good example is the decades spanning sex abuse scandal of the Catholic Church and the subsequent attempts at cover-ups. And televangelists looking to fill their coffers to fund their extravagant lifestyles.
 

Salvador

RF's Swedenborgian
Out of Christianity's thousands of denominations, The Swedenborgian Church has the most correct interpretations and most accurately translations of the ancient holy scriptures. :D
 

TransmutingSoul

Veteran Member
Premium Member
From a Baha' perspective the Bible is very beneficial.

Abdul'baha has written in a church bible;

"THIS book is the Holy Book of God, of celestial Inspiration. It is the Bible of Salvation, the Noble Gospel. It is the mystery of the Kingdom and its light. It is the Divine Bounty, the sign of the guidance of God."

It is then our choice to give a view contary to this good advice.

Regards Tony
 

Kenny

Face to face with my Father
Premium Member
You've got a point; although it would still leave Christians in sort of a pickle---if they actually care.

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Not really - NASB is from the originals. :) But please keep trying... I always enjoy your efforts.

PS - not much different from the other translations... go figure ;)
 
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