That interpretation of the scripture is pretty well debunked. There is no historical evidence that such a gate existed. Refer to this web site for much historical evidence as to the correct translation of that Bible passage.
http://www.angelfire.com/wy/Franklin4YAHWEH/camelthroughneedle.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Kixmoeller (ProFox)" <foxh...@information-architecture.com> To: "ProFox Email List" <profox@leafe.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 6:34 PM Subject: Re: [OT] Obama's America On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 5:18 PM, Stephen Russell <srussell...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 4:05 PM, Pete Theisen <petethei...@verizon.net> > wrote: > That you have to change your life of luxury and few people can do > that. That is why it is easier for the camel or the rope to fit > through a needle. The "eye of the needle" is a gate in old Jerusalem. It is very narrow. Wealthier people had larger packs on their camels. Ergo, it was hard, not impossible, for them to fit through. Allegory taken as fact, as usual. No, not a sewing needle. K [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/D795B19B2B6B4B52BCE56607F2424458@dual ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
