RE: Jews and the old testament
October 18, 2014 at 5:17 am
(This post was last modified: October 18, 2014 at 5:22 am by Aractus.)
(October 18, 2014 at 5:12 am)Lemonvariable72 Wrote: That story is probably the best in the bible, unfortunately it does not appear in transcripts previous to the 9th centuryOoh, that's true that the passage is an addition - however - he's Orthodox and doesn't believe in textual criticism. It's of the DEVIL!! The DEVIL I say!
[nitpick] Also, it's in the 4th century Vulgate, and the 5th century Codex Bezae (Greek manuscript), and some other 3rd century text as well - so you don't have to wait all the way until the 9th century to find it!

For Religion & Health see:[/b][/size] Williams & Sternthal. (2007). Spirituality, religion and health: Evidence and research directions. Med. J. Aust., 186(10), S47-S50. -LINK
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
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