Re: [sword-devel] The Quran & BoM (was Glossary vs. Dictionary)

2002-08-29 Thread Danny Freedman
Of course this is a side Issue, and as Chris said, we can release modules when ever we desire... But if we do include all the apocrypha (both NT & OT), all the Pseudepigrapha, and much of the texts and translations of related biblical texts - such the epic of gilgamesh, code of hammurabi, moabite

Re: [sword-devel] The Quran & BoM (was Glossary vs. Dictionary)

2002-08-29 Thread Chris Little
On Thu, 29 Aug 2002, Jerry Hastings wrote: > That would be _The Epistle of Barnabas_. That is not the first thing that > comes to my mind when I think of apocrypha. It is of course, but it depends > on who is saying it and what the context is. Anybody want to define terms > so we don't get con

Re: [sword-devel] The Quran & BoM (was Glossary vs. Dictionary)

2002-08-29 Thread Jerry Hastings
At 10:39 AM 8/30/2002 +0800, Leon Brooks wrote: >Well... _The_ Apocrypha fall into this category as well. For example: > >"Neither shalt thou eat of the hyena; that is again, be not an > adulterer, nor a corrupter of others; neither be like such. And > wherefore so - Because that crea

Re: [sword-devel] The Quran & BoM (was Glossary vs. Dictionary)

2002-08-29 Thread Leon Brooks
On Fri, 30 Aug 2002 09:34, Chris Little wrote: > On Fri, 30 Aug 2002, Leon Brooks wrote: >> On Thu, 29 Aug 2002 23:40, Chris Little wrote: >>> I'm less concerned about apocryphal/pseudepigraphal literature that is >>> either Christian in nature or profitable for providing biblical >>> background b

Re: [sword-devel] The Quran & BoM (was Glossary vs. Dictionary)

2002-08-29 Thread Chris Little
On Fri, 30 Aug 2002, Leon Brooks wrote: > On Thu, 29 Aug 2002 23:40, Chris Little wrote: > > I'm less concerned about apocryphal/pseudepigraphal literature that is > > either Christian in nature or profitable for providing biblical > > background but that does not support other religions or cults

Re: [sword-devel] The Quran & BoM (was Glossary vs. Dictionary)

2002-08-29 Thread Leon Brooks
On Thu, 29 Aug 2002 23:40, Chris Little wrote: > I'm less concerned about apocryphal/pseudepigraphal literature that is > either Christian in nature or profitable for providing biblical > background but that does not support other religions or cults. Hmm. Do I tread on this mine, or not? (-: Let'

Re: [sword-devel] The Quran & BoM (was Glossary vs. Dictionary)

2002-08-29 Thread Chris Little
On Thu, 29 Aug 2002, Joshua Holman wrote: > > The question is whether we, as a Christian ministry, should be > > distributing copies of the Quran or the Book of Mormon or such. > > > > I know the OLB has the Quran on its CD but disclaims it's contents as > follows: > > The KORAN module is prim

Re: [sword-devel] The Quran & BoM (was Glossary vs. Dictionary)

2002-08-29 Thread Jerry Hastings
At 05:32 AM 8/29/2002 -0500, Joshua Holman wrote: >I suggest we do the same for the BoM and the Quran. If we with-hold these >texts, we could be charged with censorship of other beliefs and could be >sued by a Mormon or Muslim that feels that way. In what country is that? Must be some really repr

[sword-devel] The Quran & BoM (was Glossary vs. Dictionary)

2002-08-29 Thread Joshua Holman
> The question is whether we, as a Christian ministry, should be > distributing copies of the Quran or the Book of Mormon or such. > I know the OLB has the Quran on its CD but disclaims it's contents as follows: The KORAN module is primarily intended for those doing evangelical missionary work