Tracy;

I agree! Very interesting!

The final questions asked should include the Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit – to include the Blessed Trinity. Questioning the duality of God is not enough. Even though this adds to the complexity of the issue it is a more accurate viewpoint.

Some months ago I mentioned reading the back of the Catholic Bible where definitions are given. The definition of the Blessed Trinity went on paragraph after paragraph. The explanation became very involved and most complex. After suffering through at least 10 paragraphs of 4 point type the author ended thusly: “Nevertheless it is impossible for created intelligence to understand the Blessed Trinity”.

My first thought was, “Why did the author try”? My second thought, “Why did I read this”? All this in my quest for truth and understanding! :)

Tom




>Talk about problems translating! This is very interesting:
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>http://www.mostmerciful.com/gideon-bible.htm
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>Tracy
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>>>< There are no disproven Biblical incidents. />
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>>>I’m not so sure that is true. But, I’ll keep my mouth shut until I can find the right creditable source. That said, the locations – cites and countries, might be proven but the circumstances? I mean the personal relationships? That can never be proven or disproved. It’s a matter of believe. You either do or don’t belive. Also, the Bible has been changed too much over the years.
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>>Stephen;
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>>I have heard different terms used to describe how the Bible was written. The short list:
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>>1. The Word of God.
>>2. God inspired man to create the Bible.
>>3. Divine inspiration.
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>>Now I have not heard about translations or rather what I would term transliterations, that is the literal translation of the Bible, being inspired by God. Such works are inspired by man.
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>>There are many examples of Bibles at the Huntington Library in San Marino, California. Many scholars have worked to unravel mistakes in translations. The “reason” for so many translations and different publications of the Bible is because specific persons are not convinced of the validity of the meaning of other published Bibles. Someone else can always do a better job. Just like the “ideal Christian Church” has not been created by man.
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>>I am sure we will see a continuance of Bibles and Churches being created to reach perfection. As long as there is mankind we will always wish to attain perfection. It is just that no two humans agree for long or if at all what perfection is.
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>>Tom