(December 7, 2011 at 7:38 pm)Barre Wrote: [quote='Chuck' pid='213251' dateline='1323235692']
What's the point of agonizing over the correct interpretation of a particular word in a piece of an out and out lie that has been purposedly edited to suit multiple unmentionable purposes and been intentionally and unintentionally transcribed a hundred times?
There is no agonizing, only an attempt to interpret a biblical text.
You seem unwilling for some reason to study something that you regard as a lie.
Why would we need to study something that we have determined to be fictional - and NOT true. And especially - WHY would we consider YOUR interpretation of any word in the bible - when YOU did not write it - nor have you presented any reason to accept your position - based on education.
The problem is that studying a SINGLE word in a document that YOU cannot provide the original text for - is useless. And - using a translated word is even worse. After all of the changes - and edits - and translations - the idea that you can decide the importance of a single word - when YOU cannot establish if that word was even USED originally.
For example - the bible clearly states that the earth is built on "pillars". THe problem is that the word "pillars" has been interpreted beyond the meaning of the original Hebrew word in the bible - which is yqxm. THe root of the word is "to melt" - and therefore means a molten like pillar - and is also used in Samuel referring to a mountain. English speaking people have claimed the "pillars" to be all sorts of things like faith and truth - but in fact - the original word in Hebrew does NOT mean that - it means the MOUNTAIN upon which a building was built - ie a construction term.
We cannot interpret the bible based on a single word - since there is NO reason to believe any of them are original. What we can do is interpret the bible based on sentences and ideas - which prove that the bible is a work of ancient myths and beliefs - that we know are NOT true today.
AS far as there being some things TRUE in the bible - that is simply a normal method of fiction writing - there is a LONDON - that does not make Sherlock Holmes - Harry Potter - or James Boind or any of the stories real. THERE are true things in all so called scripture - of all religions. I can point to some in the Koran - does that make the Koran truth?
