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This is going to take some getting used to! Very fancy :D My effects are all on default, I think - I didn't realise there was so much you could do with them. I might have a bit of a fiddle with them and see what I can make them do. Emma

Here's the RSV rendering: Isaiah 14 1 The LORD will have compassion on Jacob and will again choose Israel, and will set them in their own land, and aliens will join them and will cleave to the house of Jacob. 2 And the peoples will take them and bring them to their place, and the house...

Thats what I was getting at :) Its an easy trap to fall into, particularly if you really really want to know something about the text, but don't have the knowledge of Greek or hebrew to read it for yourself, then to use an interlinear, and then look up definitions and so think you "know" exactly...

Using an interlinear is a good way to make yourself seem as though you know Greek (or Hebrew) without actually having to get a thorough understanding of the language. You can look up the English translation underneath, then find whatever Greek word you have a problem with, and look that up in...

Personally, I've always taken the Isaiah reference to the Day Star as referring to a man, not Satan. My reasons for thinking this are: 1) Isaiah says that the Day Star said: "I will ascend to heaven; above the stars of God" (v13) yet Job has Satan already in heaven, acting as a servant of God...

I've wondered about what a "love-feast" was for a while. Ever since I was researching the meaning of "agape" and all the lexicons came up with "love-feast" as both a use, and a definition of the word! Interesting posts, Emma