Week old article. Sorry if it was already posted. I got the link from all places, a guild I'm in in an MMORPG game. http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-611844 ...
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bestonnet_00
May 31, 2011 11:18 pm
I suspect that might be the work of a bunch of cranks, that all the linguists could be so wrong about ancient Hebrew just doesn't make much sense to me (also...
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Richard Godwin
epignwsis
Jun 1, 2011 1:24 am
I think it is the Hebrew of the Code, not the Bible code theory that doesn't make any sense, but a special code in the editing of the HB during the Hellenistic...
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bestonnet_00
Jun 1, 2011 1:42 pm
... Could it be because they look like they don't really know what they're doing? Could it be that they're claiming that everyone else (who have studied the...
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Richard Godwin
epignwsis
Jun 1, 2011 3:29 pm
What do they look like? If credible, what would you expect them to look like? What's wrong with the claim other translators are wrong because they don't know...
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bestonnet_00
Jun 1, 2011 4:34 pm
... Usually when amateurs say things like that they are wrong, every so often one of them gets it right but it is very rare. Whilst I wouldn't put any stock in...
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Richard Godwin
epignwsis
Jun 1, 2011 6:10 pm
"Usually"? So are trying to enforce some ad populum fallacy? How do you know they are amateurs, and that to what meaning? How do you know they are not...
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bestonnet_00
Jun 1, 2011 8:12 pm
... No, simply stating that that's how it turns out most of the time. Most people who think the experts are wrong themselves are the ones who are wrong, there...
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praesto12
Jun 2, 2011 4:38 am
What do you know about Hebrew? Â Richard ________________________________ From: bestonnet_00 <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> To: deathtoreligion@yahoogroups.com ...
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Richard Godwin
epignwsis
Jun 2, 2011 3:28 pm
No, but that has no relevance. This is their statement (notice not a translation but a restoration, and "We are well versed regarding history, development,...
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bestonnet_00
Jun 2, 2011 3:32 pm
... Not very much (I certainly can't read or speak it though I do know it is written right to left). I'm pretty much relying on looking at the way they are...
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praesto12
Jun 2, 2011 4:05 pm
It's a very interesting language. Some believe it to be the first. Rabbis consider it to be the template of God, so to speak. It's one of those things I'd ...
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Richard Godwin
epignwsis
Jun 2, 2011 4:21 pm
Of course I am no expert, now even knowledgeable of the Hebrew language. I studied only Greek. My MO is first not to be prejudiced or biased, and second to...
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Richard Godwin
epignwsis
Jun 2, 2011 4:22 pm
So there's that other Richard. See my other post please. Richard G. ... From: praesto12 To: deathtoreligion@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2011 9:05...
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bestonnet_00
Jun 2, 2011 4:44 pm
... Most of the linguistics community would disagree on the second point (though probably agree on the first, it certainly was influential though)....
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bestonnet_00
Jun 2, 2011 4:56 pm
... I certainly don't think they're trying to deceive us, I suspect they've managed to deceive themselves though. ... It seems to have got some attention so...
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Richard Godwin
epignwsis
Jun 2, 2011 7:22 pm
I agree. I just see them playing, and not really deceiving themselves. Having fun doesn't require being deceived. However, that in itself does not falsify...
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bestonnet_00
Jun 2, 2011 7:47 pm
... They don't so much look like playing to me, I think they really do believe they've found something revolutionary. ... Looks to me to be more than just fun...
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praesto12
Jun 3, 2011 2:47 am
I think you don't like me Godwin because I call you out on the weird hybrid garbage you call ...well I don't know, what do you call what you believe? I don't...
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Richard Godwin
epignwsis
Jun 3, 2011 2:58 am
I'm just trying to remember who you are, other than having the same first name as mine. I said see my other post on my extensive comments on the Chronicle...
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Richard Godwin
epignwsis
Jun 3, 2011 3:09 am
OK. No problem. You may be right. But the "restoration" DOES make some sense. Look at what they have in Gen. 1. Elohim of course is plural, and always has...
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praesto12
Jun 3, 2011 4:01 am
Conjecture and lies Godwin. Â ________________________________ From: Richard Godwin <meta@...> To: deathtoreligion@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thu, June 2,...
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praesto12
Jun 3, 2011 4:02 am
"So there's that other Richard. See my other post please." A bit vague. Â ________________________________ From: Richard Godwin <meta@...> To:...
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praesto12
Jun 3, 2011 4:07 am
Elohim: Plural or Singular? (Part 1) by Nehemia Gordon www.karaites.info  In the beginning, Elohim created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1  The...
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praesto12
Jun 3, 2011 4:10 am
The "plurality" has never been an embarasment to Christianity or Judaism; read prior email. Israelites being in Babylon proves nothing but the fact that...
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Richard Godwin
epignwsis
Jun 3, 2011 4:10 am
You smoked too much. Now you don't make annny sense. But I remember you now. You're the obligatory Fundie, right? Richard G. ... From: praesto12 To:...
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Richard Godwin
epignwsis
Jun 3, 2011 4:12 am
Uh, ho. Gottcha there. Made you mad, right? I think you be a bit amiss in your knowledge, like way over your Fundie head. Richard G. ... From: praesto12 To:...
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Richard Godwin
epignwsis
Jun 3, 2011 4:13 am
Ha. I've read a whole lot of Fundie "explanations". Some are real complicated, but they don't fly. Where did you download this one? Richard. ... From:...
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Richard Godwin
epignwsis
Jun 3, 2011 3:29 pm
Oh, so you don't know the history, much very recent, in Christianity. The thing about Elohim being plural is very simple. The Israelites lived in Canaan (as...
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praesto12
Jun 4, 2011 6:40 am
They "fly" better than the idiotic garbage you've posted. I mean that with much respect, but the arrogance with which "Higher Criticism" puts forth is ...
