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To: SampleMan
I don't know what version you have, but there is this whole big section called the New Testament, which makes it the Bible,

You people don't get out of mass much do you? The term "Bible" did not originate in the Roman Church - and there are a lot of places selling Bibles that do not contain 'New Testaments' - so they might be surprised by your claim. People like you spout this line every time, and when challenged you make some noise about "Oh, I meant the WHOLE Bible" - meanwhile discounting the fact that 3/4 of your Bible was what your supposed first pope (Kefa, Peter) called SCRIPTURE - and it was the only Bible HE HAD.
247 posted on 10/05/2005 6:47:47 AM PDT by safisoft (Give me Torah!)
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To: safisoft
You people don't get out of mass much do you? The term "Bible" did not originate in the Roman Church - and there are a lot of places selling Bibles that do not contain 'New Testaments' - so they might be surprised by your claim. People like you spout this line every time, and when challenged you make some noise about "Oh, I meant the WHOLE Bible" - meanwhile discounting the fact that 3/4 of your Bible was what your supposed first pope (Kefa, Peter) called SCRIPTURE - and it was the only Bible HE HAD.

Wow, you must be a special treat at parties. Here are some pointers though. I'm not "you people". Who exactly "you people" refers to I'm not sure, but keep the tone, it allows people to make a quick decision in regard to your character.

If you consider yourself part of the Christian Church, then you can't refer to Peter as "your supposed first Pope", for the same logical reason you cannot refer to "The United States" during the 1600's.

I doubt Peter had any Bible at all. He wrote and received letters. He would have also had knowledge if not possession (not likely) of the Jewish histories and laws. For the first 300 years or so, the Church used a collection of different works, but did not settle on which ones were authentic, redundant or trivial. This is why that although many Latin texts from this period exist, no "Bible" from this period exists. Unless you are simply saying that "biblyos" is Greek for book, which really meant a volume, which really applies to any scrap of paper. The Old Testament is not inclusive of all Jewish histories, but it could be a bible. It just couldn't be "The Christian Bible", as that would require Christ.

Christ never gave instructions for the creation of the Bible, but then he didn't have to answer to evangelicals.

Curiously, I wonder where you make the cut off between early Church and evil Catholics? Which one wrote your Bible?

274 posted on 10/05/2005 11:21:40 AM PDT by SampleMan
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To: safisoft
You people don't get out of mass much do you? The term "Bible" did not originate in the Roman Church

If we just refer to it as "the good book", will you go away?

282 posted on 10/05/2005 12:40:41 PM PDT by Rutles4Ever (Stuck on Genius)
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