Is the doctrine of "eternal Punishment?" in any way scriptural? Not according to some Bible scholars.
"Eternity" as a philosophical construct, seems to be redundant as far as the Hebrew and Greek texts are concerned. Where does that leave "HELL" then, considering the following:
"The Bible has no expression for endlessness. All the Biblical terms imply or denote long periods." Professor Herman Oldhausen
"The Hebrew was destitute of any single word to express endless duration. The pure idea of eternity is NOT FOUND IN ANY OF THE ANCIENT LANGUAGES." Professor Knappe
"I fail to find, as is used by the Greek Fathers, any instance in which the idea of time duration is unlimited." Dr. Edward Plumptre - eschatologist.
These views have serious consequences for ANY doctrine based upon the English translations of the Bible texts. As Christians, what are we failing to see here?...
J.D.
"Eternity" as a philosophical construct, seems to be redundant as far as the Hebrew and Greek texts are concerned. Where does that leave "HELL" then, considering the following:
"The Bible has no expression for endlessness. All the Biblical terms imply or denote long periods." Professor Herman Oldhausen
"The Hebrew was destitute of any single word to express endless duration. The pure idea of eternity is NOT FOUND IN ANY OF THE ANCIENT LANGUAGES." Professor Knappe
"I fail to find, as is used by the Greek Fathers, any instance in which the idea of time duration is unlimited." Dr. Edward Plumptre - eschatologist.
These views have serious consequences for ANY doctrine based upon the English translations of the Bible texts. As Christians, what are we failing to see here?...
J.D.