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Ten Commandments Translated Wrong, Claims Scholar
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| June 17, 2010
Posted on 06/18/2010 12:16:49 PM PDT by Alex Murphy
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"Perhaps more than any other part of the Bible, the Ten Commandments have shaped Western culture," Hoffman suggests. "The good news is that most of the commandments have been translated accurately. The bad news is that two have not."
To: Alex Murphy
The author claimed otherwise about 2000 years ago.
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posted on
06/18/2010 12:18:29 PM PDT
by
Ingtar
(If he could have taxed it, Obama's hole would have been plugged by now.)
To: Alex Murphy
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posted on
06/18/2010 12:20:23 PM PDT
by
tutstar
(Baptist Ping List-freepmail me to be included or removed. <{{{><)
To: Ingtar
“I bring you fifteen. (drops tablet) TEN Commandments”, - Mel Brooks
I don’t know what the other five are but I hope they don’t involve football and beer.
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posted on
06/18/2010 12:21:02 PM PDT
by
massgopguy
(I owe everything to George Bailey)
To: Ingtar
Well, he’s had his 15 minutes of fame, let’s move on now ...
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posted on
06/18/2010 12:21:11 PM PDT
by
Scythian
To: tutstar
Has this guy done any consulting work for obama translating the constitution? The outcome sounds familiar.
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posted on
06/18/2010 12:21:38 PM PDT
by
gthog61
To: Alex Murphy
What a load of crap.
His comment about murder is ridiculous. I think anybody considers manslaughter murder in the sense of the commandment.
As for the other point, that’s just insane.
Christ makes it very clear the intents of the heart play into every single commandment, such as murder etc. Even wishing somebody dead is just as bad as actually spilling their guts.
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posted on
06/18/2010 12:22:44 PM PDT
by
rwfromkansas
("Carve your name on hearts, not marble." - C.H. Spurgeon)
To: Alex Murphy
Hoffman reports that the commandment commonly quoted as "thou shalt not covet" is more accurately translated as "do not take," and that the commandment applies only to actions, not to states of mind.Really? Then why did Jesus tell people that if they looked upon a woman with lust they have already committed adultry? Hmmmm....
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posted on
06/18/2010 12:23:31 PM PDT
by
al_c
(http://www.blowoutcongress.com)
To: Alex Murphy
Did he have anything to say about that whole “adultery” thing?
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posted on
06/18/2010 12:23:45 PM PDT
by
andy58-in-nh
(America does not need to be organized: it needs to be liberated.)
To: Alex Murphy
One familiar rendering, "do not kill," is too broad, he says ...
But the other common variation, "do not murder," is too narrow Maybe I missed it, but has he told us -- in his infinite wisdom -- what the REAL meaning is?
To: Alex Murphy
This doesn’t sound totally unreasonable.
“Do not covet is the only commandment that focuses on internal feelings rather than actions”.
And “Do Not Kill” is too broad.
There are many times where killing is quite appropriate.
There is a distinction between killing and murdering.
To: Alex Murphy
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06/18/2010 12:24:14 PM PDT
by
Piranha
(Obama won like Bernie Madoff attracted investors: by lying about his values, policy and plans.)
To: Alex Murphy
Although I haven’t read his book yet, the man is right on what is in this article. Next time you read the bible do a word study. It’s fascinating and gives a much deeper meaning to scriptures you read.
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06/18/2010 12:25:17 PM PDT
by
MsLady
(If you died tonight, where would you go? Salvation, don't leave earth without it!)
To: Ingtar; BibChr
I read and speak Biblical Hebrew. The author is (partly) right about “do not kill”; the actual Hebrew word used is “murder.” As to “covet,” he is mostly wrong; the best translation I can come up with is “desire.”
To: tutstar
I met this guy a couple of weeks ago, and am now reading his most recent book considered here. Dismissing him as a fool is a mistake.
ML/NJ
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posted on
06/18/2010 12:26:00 PM PDT
by
ml/nj
To: massgopguy
I bring you fifteen, (drops tablet) TEN Commandments, - Mel Brooks Oy ...
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posted on
06/18/2010 12:26:12 PM PDT
by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: Ingtar
Jesus:
Mat 5:27 ¶ Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
Mat 5:28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
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posted on
06/18/2010 12:26:58 PM PDT
by
Matchett-PI
(BP was founder of Cap & Trade Lobby and is linked to John Podesta, The Apollo alliance and Obama)
To: Lurking Libertarian
I read and speak Biblical Hebrew. Now isn't that interesting. Whom do you speak it with?
ML/NJ
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posted on
06/18/2010 12:27:57 PM PDT
by
ml/nj
To: massgopguy
That’s the first thing I thought of when I spotted this article...
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posted on
06/18/2010 12:28:42 PM PDT
by
Noumenon
("Upon what meat doth this our Caesar feed, that he has grown so great?" - Julius Caesar)
To: Alex Murphy
"We now know ... Stop right there. NOBODY is going to be discovering anything new about the bible in 2010. Its all twisting of words now. Revelation 22:18 "I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds anything to them, G-d will add to him the plaques described in this book."
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06/18/2010 12:29:01 PM PDT
by
April Lexington
(Study the constitution so you know what they are taking away!)
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