To: Liberal Classic
It's definitely worth the price. The author originally intended to read the original words of the Bible to know exactly what God had to say. During his researches and schooling, however, he came to realize the original words were long lost and it would be difficult to recreate them from all the different versions of Scripture that have come down through the ages (he mentions one of the early researchers in this field compiled 30,000 variations in the New Testament alone from only 100 different manuscripts).
It's a fascinating read as he weedles out what the original Scriptures may have said and explains why they were changed over the centuries (politics, typos, whatnot).
180 posted on
05/03/2006 12:01:38 PM PDT by
Junior
(Identical fecal matter, alternate diurnal period)
To: Junior
I've done something like this on my own by comparing my English Tanach with my King James Bible.
194 posted on
05/03/2006 12:27:19 PM PDT by
Liberal Classic
(No better friend, no worse enemy. Semper Fi.)
To: Junior
It's a fascinating read as he weedles out what the original Scriptures may have said and explains why they were changed over the centuries (politics, typos, whatnot). By comparing them to NOTHING!!!!
During his researches and schooling, however, he came to realize the original words were long lost and it would be difficult to recreate them from all the different versions of Scripture that have come down through the ages ...
473 posted on
05/04/2006 5:43:48 AM PDT by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going....)
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