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To: scripter
I would find your pontifical tone offensive were it directed at me. The fact that you are writing nonsense doesn't help. For a very good read on the subject (popular, not technical) I'd recommend John Romer's Testament.
125 posted on 09/01/2002 8:54:11 AM PDT by Seti 1
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To: Seti 1
I would find your pontifical tone offensive were it directed at me.

I try to find a common theme with folks who may otherwise disagree with me. You on the other had appear only interested in driving a wedge between everyone you disagree with. I see no hope in finding any common theme with you.

The fact that you are writing nonsense doesn't help.

And that "nonsense" would be, what? I said the Bible was translated from the original language into English in one step. You call that nonsense. What do you have in support of your statement? I actually have supporting evidence to backup my statements:

The Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament was written in what language? Hint: one of the titles gives it away. Drum roll... That's right, Hebrew! What language are the manuscripts we used to translate the Bible into English written in? Hebrew again. Hey, whaddya know. Guess we translate the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament from the original language into English, just like I said. But wait! There's more! This is actually supported by Hebrew scholars Emanuel Tov and Ernst Wurthwein in their books Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible and The Text of the Old Testament, respectively. We have pictures of the manuscripts themselves, written in nothing other than... Hebrew. I'm really seeing a pattern here that the lurker should see as well.

Hebrew ceased to be spoken as the common language and was replaced by Aramaic. We also have the Septuagint - the Old Testament in Greek, which is the version quoted in most of the New Testament.

Now on to the New Testament.

According to the following books:

The New Testament was written in Greek, some Aramaic, and we translate directly into English in one step, just like I first said.

I own and have read each of the above books. The above books also have pictures of the manuscripts, which are written in... guess what language? Greek, no less! And we translate from Greek straight into English in one step. I think I've heard that somewhere before. Oh yeah, my first post on this thread, which you called "nonsense". The above books also have pictures of individual papyri showing the language as... Greek! Also, I believe the best critical Greek New Testament we have today is translated from UBS[3]/NA[26]. That's Greek -> English in one step. Those are the facts. If you choose to argue against the facts, your ignorance on the subject, which is rather profound, will be obvious to all. You need to learn to pick battles where the facts are on your side.

For a very good read on the subject (popular, not technical) I'd recommend John Romer's Testament.

Considering you obviously don't know what you're talking about, I won't take up that recommendation. I'm not saying anything about the book, just the one who made the recommendation.

145 posted on 09/01/2002 2:34:08 PM PDT by scripter
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