RE: Archaeological Report on Magen and Peleg's Dig at Qumran
November 30, 2013 at 4:04 am
(This post was last modified: November 30, 2013 at 4:05 am by Aractus.)
(November 29, 2013 at 10:58 am)Minimalist Wrote: And the one thing you forgot to mention is that they are the earliest examples of such writing. The previous versions were in Greek. A fact which drives fundies up a wall!
(November 29, 2013 at 10:32 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Enjoy your popcorn. They are all out in a googling frenzy looking for older manuscripts.Pfft. "THE" Greek Septuagint? Almost no serious scholar believes the LXX was ever written as a single piece of work, it's merely a collection of translations made of the OT, and it was modified by Origen who used the other Greek translations to "improve it".
But they won't find them. The Greek Septuagint was first.
All "The Greek Septuagint" as you call it is is a copy of the fifth column of the Hexapla, written c. 220-240AD.
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The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
