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To: DouglasKC
The errors in your post are numerous but to point out just a few:

There is no punctuation to change. The Greek text, from which most English texts are derived, has no punctuation. All punctuation is non-inspired. It's why translators translate Mark 16:9 differently:

1. The puctuation that I was referring to is the punctuation adopted by all of the translators of the mainstream translations of the Bible. I know that there is no punctuation in the Greek.

(KJV-1611) Now when Iesus was risen early, the first day of the Week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seuen deuils.

2. This is a deliberate misquote of the KJV. You have added a comma after the word "early" which does not exist in the KJV. Check your spelling also. Lets at least be honest for the sake of others on this forum.

3. Your other references are to little known and little recognized translations which no scholar would give much credence to.

The bible clearly states that they did not see him at (or more correctly, just after) his resurrection:

4. Mary Magdalene saw Him very early at the tomb just after his resurrection. (John 20:11-14)

Mary did see him, in Galilee, very early on the first day of the week:

5. Jesus tomb was in Jerusalem, not Galilee.

More study of the scriptures would be very beneficial before posting comments that tend to mislead others who are truly seeking the truth.

202 posted on 05/06/2006 10:46:17 PM PDT by tenn2005 (Birth is merely an event; it is the path walked that becomes one's life.)
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To: tenn2005
1. The puctuation that I was referring to is the punctuation adopted by all of the translators of the mainstream translations of the Bible. I know that there is no punctuation in the Greek.

As I said, punctuation is non-inspired. Some translators render punctuation differently than others. The "Message Bible" is about as "mainstream" as you can get if you're judging by numbers of copies sold. It renders the passage:

Mar 16:9 [After rising from the dead, Jesus appeared early on Sunday morning to Mary Magdalene, whom he had delivered from seven demons.

2. This is a deliberate misquote of the KJV. You have added a comma after the word "early" which does not exist in the KJV. Check your spelling also. Lets at least be honest for the sake of others on this forum.

This is an accurate quote of the King James 1611 Version. Not the King James Authorized Version, which was published in 1769. Nor the Revised version, which was published much later.

(KJV-1611) Now when Iesus was risen early, the first day of the weeke, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seuen deuils.

I added nothing.

4. Mary Magdalene saw Him very early at the tomb just after his resurrection. (John 20:11-14)

It depends on how you define "just after". According to John, she came to the tomb while it was still dark and the tomb was empty, the stone was rolled back (John 20:1) The book of Matthew verifies that this was what we would call Saturday night (Matthew 28:1).

She then ran back to Peter and John and told them that he had already risen.(John 20:2) How long did it take her to get back to John and Peter, to find them, and to convince them?

John and Peter then went back to the tomb (John 20:3-8). How long did that take?

John and Peter spent a certain amount of time there. How long? Then they left. John 20:10

Mary stayed there at the tomb. (John 20:11). How long did she stay there at the tomb before the angel appeared? After all these events, after an unspecified amount of time, she then saw Jesus and mistook him for the gardner. We KNOW this happened early on what we would call Sunday morning because of Mark 16:9. We know that she did not see him until Sunday morning because John continues:

Joh 20:18 Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her.
Joh 20:19 Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.

The "same day at evening", the same day when Mary had seen Jesus, Sunday night, the disciples were hiding out.

He was resurrected just before sundown on what we call Saturday night. Mary first saw him on what we call Sunday morning.

5. Jesus tomb was in Jerusalem, not Galilee.

Yes, I realize that. I did misspeak about where he appeared to Mary and I thank you for pointing it out. He appeared to the disciples in Galillee later on, as promised. He appeared to Mary Sunday morning.

215 posted on 05/07/2006 7:19:33 AM PDT by DouglasKC
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