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(...) Which chapter of the Bible talks about the dinosaurs? (...) Some people find that little omission to be contradictory to reality. :) Just curious, A.B. (23 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Well, there are two major types of contradiction to consider: those between two or more passages of the bible (such as the number of kinds of animals on the ark--2 or 7 of each?); and those between the bible and reality (such as the fact that (...) (23 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Dude, you really need to go back and check out the references. I mean, he skips and chooses. Even on the quick "Jesus and the Poor" he leaves out Jesus' explanation of why the woman poured oil on Him. In other words, he eliminated "the basic (...) (23 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) most level-headed, progressive community in the land, a number of local politicians have determined that the absence of prayer from schools is one a key reason for the decay of society. To this end: (URL) course, Pennsylvania's neighbor to the (...) (23 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) That was going to be my point as well. I would argue that every translation including the first one (ie, from the "mind of God" to the "hand of man") automatically (though not necessarily intentionally) reflects some of the biases of the (...) (23 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Ah. Okay. Well, I found it funny for a related reason--mostly that James had the translation slanted in a way to extol monarchy and, some suggest, Catholicism (James having been a closet Catholic as he was). That's ironic for a lot of the (...) (23 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Well, if it was good enough for Jesus, it's good enough for me;-) -John (23 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) An interpretation they share with many detractors of the Bible. (...) I've not read it, so I don't know anything about it's stance (pro-Bible or anti-Bible), but you might want to check out a book called _The Harlot by the Side of the Road: (...) (23 years ago, 13-Feb-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) There are those Christians who think that the KJV is the only valid translation, and that all more recent translations (NIV, NASB, RSV, etc) are suspect. Some of them elevate the KJV so much that it seems they even find the original Hebrew, (...) (23 years ago, 13-Feb-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) You're right on this point. My apologies. (...) Yes, it is this sort of interpretation... Bob says, "I would like to explain why I don't think you should kill Johny Walker." Newspaper Story: Bob says, "I would like to... kill Johny Walker." (...) (23 years ago, 13-Feb-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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