Martin Traynor wrote:
>
> On 7 Nov 96 at 9:49, jonesr@gatwick.geco-prakla.sl wrote:
>
> > One problem about this is that the Bible has been translated and re-translated,
> > and modernised, and fuck-knows what else that it's original meaning may
> > well have been lost. I know this sounds like I'm shooting my own arguments in
> > the foot, but it's a fact that cannot be denied.
>
> Yes indeed. Add to that the fact that it's a loose collection of
> separately produced writings in a number of languages which were
> selected by the church to support its arguments and it loses even
> more value. The very term 'The Bible' is a carefully crafted misnomer
> to give the impression that 'this is THE BOOK' when in fact it wasn't
> even A book.
>
Not forgetting of course, that the Bible was written a number of centuries after
the incident which is called "the birth of Christ". Evidence suggests that
the Gospels were written sometime in the 4th and 5th centuries (ie, 300-400 CE*)
The term BIBLE, I beleive translates as "collection of stories", or some such.
>
> The wages of sin are death...but the hours are good and the perks are
> fantastic.
Satan here I come :)
>
> God and government are the two most dangerous things
> that mankind has ever invented.
>
Where do you get all these excellent quotations?
* - CE stands for Current Era, a useful alternatice to AD, for those of us who do not
accept the Christian view. Also, for the era "BC", use BCE, refering to Before
Current Era.
Drakir
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