(July 15, 2012 at 7:09 am)downbeatplumb Wrote: I saw a documentary which among other things explained that the word Camel was actually a misstranslation of the word rope.
I suppose that idea gives a little more hope to rich folk!
In either case, I suppose Jesus would be using hyperbole. The thought of trying to thread a needle with a camel would get more laughs, I think.
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It does show that errors creep into the bible, small changes can affect the meaning in large ways.
You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid.
Tinkety Tonk and down with the Nazis.