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  1. Colabomb

    The Canterbury Alehouse (25) - He died that we may live - alleluia

    Wait I'm subscribed to this. Is the thread that old?
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    The king James bible

    Almost all protestant bibles contained the apocrypha until the early 1800s. Historic Protestantism, while following Jerome and denying their status as scripture, recognized that these books were preserved by the Church for good reason and contain good teaching. My church includes readings from...
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    The king James bible

    Maybe I'm oversimplifying or misunderstanding here but didn't an ecumenical council of the church recommend and commend new translations be made from the original languages? I understand the special place the vulgate has in the Roman church, but hasn't the Church borne witness to the inspired...
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    The king James bible

    With the understanding I'm an Anglican protestant and an highly biased towards the tyndale-authorised-rsv tradition, I've noticed the rsv-ce is usually the favoured translation of conservative Catholics who aren't of the "vulgate or bust" variety. If it comforts you at all it (the Catholic...
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    The king James bible

    Hey rob, I pop in from time to time. *wave
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    The king James bible

    Actually I'd like to see this too. Not for any theological reason but for general interest. Comparing masoretic based translations to Septuagint based translations is interesting. Though I'm working on koine, I doubt I'll ever learn Latin, and the Vulgate is sadly under represented in English.
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    The king James bible

    I have no intention of debating any doctrine or differences between our traditions. I do however question if your parish priest would share your disinterest in the importance of the scriptures in the language of the people. The bishops seem to have an interest in the topic considering the...
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    The king James bible

    Hi, I'm a bit of an amateur bible history fan. History of translation, interpretation, canon issues etc. Obviously, at the time the translation was published there was a lot of political and theological rancor that would of course prevent Rome from looking favorably on protestant translation...
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    Question about the limited Catholic Canon

    Except the variations you claim are inspired overwhelmingly.match the septuagint you claim is corrupt. Not just in style but in the variations you mention. Secondly several of the deuterocanonicals have been found in hebrew alongside the protocanon. The dead sea scrolls
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    Question about the limited Catholic Canon

    This makes a lot of sense, I understand the Septuagint, being manuscripts, were not uniform, but I was under the impression most copies had most of the same books. Is this not the case? Secondly are you aware of any reasons trent accepted the books they accepted and omitted the books they...
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    Question about the limited Catholic Canon

    Which is why their (Jesus, Paul, etc) quotations better match the greek than the masoretic?
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    Bible

    I'm currently holding an nrsv. I bounce between the nrsv, esv and nasb. All three read well. The nrsv and the esv are both scholarly and in the kjv tradition, but popular primarily with different groups (liberals/conservatives respectively). The nasb is known to be hyper literal and is good when...
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    Question about the limited Catholic Canon

    I'm an odd protestant in that I'm very sympathetic to arguments in favor to the canonicity of the apocrypha/deuterocanon (I'm an Anglican, we have an interesting history with those books). However when Roman Catholic apologists defend their Canon against the protestant Canon, they almost...
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    What do Christians think of the YLT version of the Bible?

    The niv is extremely interpretive. The worst example being the interpretation of sarx as "the sinful nature". The word literally translates as "flesh" and there have been historical debates over the meaning of flesh, and a faithful translation will not force one particular interpretation on the...
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    Not so silly questions about the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew

    I think a plain reading of the text would indicate that he is speaking universally, and to all who would seek to follow him.
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    Folks Of Non-Christian Faith Traditions

    Buddhism is indeed facinating and I'm always interested in seeing the buddhist take on various issues. But there is a very clear and logical barrier between Christianity and Buddhism. The value of desire. In buddhist thought, all desire brings suffering. Pleasure can be derived from the moment...
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    Folks Of Non-Christian Faith Traditions

    Define fellow seeker. Yes, most of them are seeking God, and should be respected for that. But we still have the responsibility to share the Way with them should we have the opportunity. We should respect them and their traditions. Mocking a man for praying will not show him Christian love...
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    Hate is a true representation of Christianity

    Perfect way to respond. I also have a problem with him going on about "true Christianity". Frankly, from a purely secular and objective point of view, true Christianity is whatever the majority of Christians believe. Therefore, the Lovey Dovey Christianity IS Christianity, whether it is found...