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- Fri Jul 04, 2014 11:57 am
- Forum: Jewish Texts and History
- Topic: Priestly Backbiting in the Tanakh
- Replies: 20
- Views: 36747
Re: Priestly Backbiting in the Tanakh
This is something I recall from a Robert M. Price essay at secularhumanism.org one that's now been paywalled, it seems. So I'm doing this mostly from memory. The ancient Israelites had more than one priestly guild, notably the Aaronids and the Sons of Korah. The Aaronids presided over animal sacrif...
- Fri Jul 04, 2014 2:45 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: The Real Bottom Line in the Mythicism Debate
- Replies: 139
- Views: 88985
Re: The Real Bottom Line in the Mythicism Debate
Thanks for the clarification. I'm finding trying to place the data pertinent to the Jesus narrative difficult to sort into any sort of a rational/plausible scenario, but then,I'm new at this and am fortunate to be able to ask questions in forums like this one. The expectations , mood and tradition ...
- Thu Jul 03, 2014 11:24 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: The First Step to Proving Christianity Was a Samaritan Sect
- Replies: 23
- Views: 14409
Re: The First Step to Proving Christianity Was a Samaritan S
"That's one small step for Stephan Huller, one giant leap for mankind"
- Wed Jul 02, 2014 4:47 pm
- Forum: Jewish Texts and History
- Topic: Waheb in the Peshitta
- Replies: 25
- Views: 38906
Re: Waheb in the Peshitta
Hi semiopen, I am reading , The Torah , A modern commentary, Revised edition. Union for Reform Judaism. The translation of Numbers 21 :14 could be a copy of the one in the JPS Jewish Study Bible, but the footnotes are different. (14) informs that Sefer Milhamot Ha-Shem (The War of the Lord, 1329) is...
- Wed Jul 02, 2014 12:12 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: Paul as the Abortion?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 15468
Re: Paul as the Abortion?
Miscarriage is a more accurate translation than abortion: And last of all, just as if to a miscarriage he appeared also to me. Paul is saying in 1 Cor 15.8 that he was as one of the dead in Luke 9.60: that is what he learned from Jesus ' on the road to Damascus' . Luke 9.60 let the dead bury the dea...
- Wed Jul 02, 2014 11:33 am
- Forum: Jewish Texts and History
- Topic: Waheb in the Peshitta
- Replies: 25
- Views: 38906
Re: Waheb in the Peshitta
To DCH point the Valuate and the Targums read suphah as the Red Sea (ימא דסוף ) Sicut fecit in mari Rubro, sic faciet in torrentibus Arnon. It is a very old interpretation because it was known to Origen Interesting. I have asked a Catholic to explain the difference between the Vulgate and the Catho...
- Wed Jul 02, 2014 9:30 am
- Forum: Other Texts and History
- Topic: The European Court of Human Rights
- Replies: 13
- Views: 69516
Re: The European Court of Human Rights
Historically, the veiling of the face was practised by many cultures before Islam and scholars say the adoption of its practice by Muslims was part of fitting into the society. They don't name a concrete example of one such culture. Any ideas on how to find an example? Genesis 24:65 65. And she sai...
- Tue Jul 01, 2014 3:20 pm
- Forum: Other Texts and History
- Topic: The European Court of Human Rights
- Replies: 13
- Views: 69516
Re: The European Court of Human Rights
Any idea how niqabs originated, and where to find the historiographic sources? That would be interesting to see. This link provides a good introduction to this subject. http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/beliefs/niqab_1.shtml Historically, the veiling of the face was practised by many cu...
- Tue Jul 01, 2014 6:35 am
- Forum: Jewish Texts and History
- Topic: Waheb in the Peshitta
- Replies: 25
- Views: 38906
Re: Waheb in the Peshitta
To DCH point the Valuate and the Targums read suphah as the Red Sea (ימא דסוף ) Sicut fecit in mari Rubro, sic faciet in torrentibus Arnon. It is a very old interpretation because it was known to Origen Interesting. I have asked a Catholic to explain the difference between the Vulgate and the Catho...
- Tue Jul 01, 2014 5:08 am
- Forum: Other Texts and History
- Topic: The European Court of Human Rights
- Replies: 13
- Views: 69516
The European Court of Human Rights
Would a Muslim man/woman like to comment on this finding of the European Court? http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/75960000/jpg/_75960425_niqabindexgetty.jpg European Court upholds French full veil ban The European Court of Human Rights has upheld a ban by France on wearing the Muslim full-face v...