Vatican allows Scrolls to change to Bible

The Times (U.K.) ^ | 09/11/2001 | RICHARD OWEN

[DonQ]

I have seen so much nonsense on this thread that it is obvious that a great many people are not nearly so concerned about what the Bible itself says as they are about what a particular translation makes it appear to say.

[geologist]

interesting

[bryan1276]

It's always interesting to see how impractical Bible disbelievers are. When the Bible says Virgin, it means Virgin. As I said before, you could've known that from English. Alma Mater is a combination Hebrew word and Greek word. The Hebrew word there is Alma which means Virgin. The Greek word there is Mater which means Mother. And you know what you realize after all the shouting is over? You should've believed the Bible in the first place. Your citing Latin and the Targum is a lot of garbage to perhaps confuse some folks in the THREAD who may not know better and will be impressed by how you SOUND ;) Go kid the kiddies

[DonQ]

You obviously haven't consulted a dictionary. Alma mater is neither Greek nor Hebrew, it is Latin, only Latin, and it means "foster mother" or "nurturing mother". The Hebrew word for virgin is (phonetically) betoola. That is the word used whenever virginity is specifically referred to. It is painfully obvious that you are out of your depth in this discussion.

[bryan1276]

Did you just say that Mater was not a Greek word? Wow! Well, I'll make quick work of this "deep" conversation. The word "mater" is in fact a Greek word. (If you've done any cursory study in etymology you would know that Latin and Greek are both of the same root and therefore have similar words.) As you are ardent about mater being Latin, which it is, I am also going to tell you that it is a Greek word for Mother. If you need to find a lexicon or read some verses in a Greek manuscript to see the word in front of you, read Matt. 10:37, 15:4, 19:5, 19:19, 19:29.

Now, you told me that the word ALMA is also strictly LATIN; however in the post just a ways up you said this: "In Hebrew, Almah means young - "

Nice shootin Tex :) Foot in mouth disease. Believe the Bible and you won't have that problem next time. When you mess with the Book God messes with your mind. Until you figure out what you're talking about and get a consensus in your own brain about this thing, I'd suggest a little time out of posting things.

[TheDeacon]

The 1611 KJV also contained footnotes. Including alternated readings in Greek and Hebrew. This was discontinued in later editions.