I think they should cast off their thongs. ;-) -Ben
> -----Original Message----- > From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 9:10 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Religious Jews (was: Circumcision article link) > > > I think even people without sin shouldn't cast stongs. > > As everyone knows, they are very delicate, and don't react > well to be handled, let alone thrown. > > :) > > Jerry Johnson > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/22/02 11:44AM >>> > Judith: > > There are a number of errors in the KJV (from what I > understand, mostly > grammatical errors), but fundamentalist often argue that it > is the only > "sanctified" version of the English Bible and that all other > translations > are suspect if not sinful. > > The KJV also remains very popular because it is considered > more poetic (this > is the position my wife takes). > > The New American Standard is also very popular. > > I prefer the New International Version. It is the most recent complete > translation. Some 100 scholars worked on it, checking and > rechecking against > the best source documents available. It's a very easy > translation to read. > And I think the poetry comes through just fine. It also makes note of > disputed passages (such as the one with Jesus and the > prostitute where Jesus > says, "Let he who is without sin cast the first stong." This > story isn't in > the earliest complete versions of the that gospel (I think it > was Matthew, > but I can't remember for sure). So, for me, it strikes me as > a scholarly > translation. > > H. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Judith Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 7:08 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Religious Jews (was: Circumcision article link) > > > Well, it depends upon what translation you're using. For instance, I > remember learning in school that there have been some serious > mistranslations with the King James version, which is the one you hear > about a lot. (Howard, how central is that translation considered?) > > One major mistranslation which led to the myth that Jews have > horns: The > translation of the word "Karnei Or," (which means beams of > light) as horns > of light. (This in a description of how Moses looked as he > was receiving > the Torah on Mount Sinai--there were beams of light shining > from his face.) > I don't remember if that mistake was in King James or not. > > Most Orthodox Jews use Jewish translations such as the > Artscroll or the > Judaica Press, or we study it in the original Hebrew. Artscroll is a > mainstay for most Ba'alei Teshuvah (returnees to Judaism, in > other words > people who have become observant later in life). > > Judith > > >I would have replied last week, but I was ill and home with > the wife... > > > >I thought they were related, but originally believed there were > >translational differences... > > > >All I need now is a little more time <g> > > > >Philip Arnold > >Technical Director > >Certified ColdFusion Developer > >ASP Multimedia Limited > >T: +44 (0)20 8680 1133 > >F: +44 (0)20 8686 7911 > > > >An ISO9001 registered company. > > > >************************************************************* > ********* > >This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > >intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > >are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify > >the system manager. > >************************************************************* > ********* > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Judith Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: 18 April 2002 04:31 > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: RE: Religious Jews (was: Circumcision article link) > > > > > > > > > >I am going to have to re-read the Old Testament, and > once I've done > > > >this, I'll probably go through others like the Torah - I > intended on > > > >doing this several years ago, but didn't get all of the > > > books (and now > > > >I'm not sure if I still have those I originally bought) > > > > > > Uh, Phillip -- What Christians call the Old Testament IS the > > > Torah. They > > > are one and the same. > > > > > > (Just to clarify ...) > > > > > > Judith > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
