 | | Re: The Brick Testament - More Teachings of Jesus —Tim David
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| | | (...) Well, yes and no. I agree that going to the source is the best way, but if Samarth was to do a Hindu equivalent of the Brick Testament I'm sure you would find a lot of stuff in it that you were coming to for the first time. Tim (18 years ago, 18-Oct-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | | | | Re: The Brick Testament - More Teachings of Jesus —John Neal
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| | | | (...) Exactly. That's why I wouldn't trust it. I mean, even though Samarth hasn't read the Bible, he was sharp enough to ask "does the Bible really say or mean that?" It really doesn't. I know that it is BPS's intention to portray it in a mockingly (...) (18 years ago, 18-Oct-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | | | | | Re: The Brick Testament - More Teachings of Jesus —Timothy Gould
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| | | | (...) Actually, it does really say that. Go read the entire passage and you will see that it says and means exactly that. I have seen an analysis which added a whole lot of created meaning to it in order to make it mesh with the common ideas of (...) (18 years ago, 18-Oct-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | | | | | Re: The Brick Testament - More Teachings of Jesus —Timothy Gould
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| | | | (...) Sorry to respond... I forgot to mention something: I do think that the translation "Do you think I have come to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but hostility!" as used by the Reverand is probably not as accurate as "Do you think I have (...) (18 years ago, 18-Oct-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | | | | | Re: The Brick Testament - More Teachings of Jesus —Brendan Powell Smith
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| | | | Hi, Tim. (...) As far as I understand it (though I am not fluent in ancient Greek myself) it is not merely the context that implies a violent division, but the Greek word itself. I realize that it is usually translated into English as simply (...) (18 years ago, 18-Oct-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | | | | | Re: The Brick Testament - More Teachings of Jesus —Timothy Gould
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| | | | (...) Ahhh. That changes matters and explains your choice. I didn't realise you actually went back to the original text at times. Impressive. (...) I agree completely. I raised the point merely to anticipate arguments about your choice of (...) (18 years ago, 19-Oct-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | | | | | Re: The Brick Testament - More Teachings of Jesus —Brendan Powell Smith
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| | | | (...) Just to clear up any misunderstandings, I don't read the actual original ancient Greek text of the New Testament, nor the ancient Hebrew of the Old Testament (though my girlfriend does read Hebrew and sometimes offers me her own translations). (...) (18 years ago, 19-Oct-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | | | | | Re: The Brick Testament - More Teachings of Jesus —Timothy Gould
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| | | | | --snip-- (...) It is also possible that the English word "division" in that context has changed. If you look at "divisional" it usually implies an active (and possibly hostile) act of division so it is not unreasonable to assume that the word it is (...) (18 years ago, 19-Oct-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | | | | | Re: The Brick Testament - More Teachings of Jesus —David Koudys
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| | | | In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Brendan Powell Smith wrote: <snip> (...) <snip> (...) And this is where I jump in (after reading most, but not all of this thread, so if this has been covered, please forgive) I think one of the first straws that sent me (...) (18 years ago, 19-Oct-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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