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To: wyattearp

"But Gods nonetheless..."

The Bible never uses capitalization for other gods. And of course the Bible acknowledges that there are other gods, such as those worshipped by all the pagans around ancient Israel.


149 posted on 07/27/2006 5:40:34 PM PDT by hellbender
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To: hellbender
The Bible never uses capitalization for other gods.

Apologies. I have been beaten up so may times for not using (H)e, (H)im, and (G)od, that I now do it by rote.

151 posted on 07/27/2006 5:42:55 PM PDT by wyattearp (Study! Study! Study! Or BONK, BONK, on the head!)
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To: hellbender
The Bible never uses capitalization for other gods. And of course the Bible acknowledges that there are other gods, such as those worshipped by all the pagans around ancient Israel.

Paganism is in the eye of the beholder.

194 posted on 07/27/2006 6:20:15 PM PDT by balrog666 (Ignorance is never better than knowledge. - Enrico Fermi)
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To: hellbender
The Bible never uses capitalization for other gods.

The original language of the OT did not use capitalization. The initial English translators were all Christians, so it would be obvious they would capitalize "God" and not capitalize "gods" (except when the god's proper name is used, such as "Baal").

So basically, your point is meaningless.

251 posted on 07/27/2006 6:48:50 PM PDT by Junior (Identical fecal matter, alternate diurnal period)
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