Lazarus Short
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Did you even read my post? Evidently not. Once again, versions are irrelevant I don't rely on any version. I have been reading both Bible languages for more than 3 decades. So where the word "hell" does or does not occur is also irrelevant. What it might have meant on another continent, in another culture and language is equally irrelevant.
In Israel, among the Jews, before and during the time of Jesus, there was a significant belief in a place of eternal, everlasting, unending fiery punishment for the unrighteous and they called it both sheol and Ge Hinnom. In the 225 BC LXX and the NT they are written as "hades" and "Ge Henna" respectively.
In the Jewish Encyclopedia in the Gehenna article the JE refers to Gehenna as "hell."
Jesus attended Temple and synagogues for 25 years +/- and He would have known what they believed about "hades" and "Ge Henna." So when Jesus said "hades" and "Ge Henna" His Jewish audience would have understood it as the place of punishment. Call it whatever you will. "Hell" is just as good as any other word.
If you want to respond to me have the courtesy to actually read my post first.
Actually, and believe it or not, I do read your posts, unless...
length is excessive,
multi-colors are used,
quotes are present from or reference is made to those three [irrefutable] Jewish sources
or they begin with "Rubbish!" "Wrong!" or suchlike.
I believe that asking if someone has actually read your post is a tactic, and it is not working. In fact I recall you responding to my list of conclusions and supporting Bible references faster than you could have possibly checked them out.
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