Posted on 05/23/2006 1:33:18 PM PDT by freedomdefender
I didn't know so many knew ancient Hebrew.
Could you explain that comment?
I am surprised that number is that high for Dems/Ind.
A lot of black folks believe in the literal truth of the Bible yet vote Dem. I am surprised at the indies though.
I believe he's pointing out that a translation of something can no longer be called the "literal word".
I actually do know a number of people who know ancient Hebrew (they are quite helpful when I have a question as to exactly what a passage means). However, I'm not really sure what you're suggesting in your post. Surely nothing ugly, I have to assume, right? ;)
susie
The poll's questions are poorly and ambiguously phrased. Anyone with even a passing knowledge of the Bible knows there are some segments which clearly were intended figuratively and were not intended to be taken "literally." So someone who knew that might respond to that issue rather than to the question whether every word was literally superintended by God, which is the other way the questions might be understood.
I'm assuming that by your remark that either one must understand the original Hebrew/Greek manusrcipts or they cannot possibly state they understand with complete certainty that the Bible is the Word of God. Lacking in intelligence and faith on your part does not negate my belief in the Bible as the literal Word.
I have never understood the distinction between inspired and literal as worded in this poll question. For example, for those that would answer "literal", does that mean lieral wings as in Psalms 17:8 Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings?
Many people that answer "inspired" take the position that scripture is literal except when the context is figurative.
The great majority believe the Bible is from God but shouldn't be taken literally all of the time. Jesus' own teachings were often big pictures stories to make apoint. Why it would shock literalists if God had parts of the rest of Bible the same way is beyond me.
The Bible teaches that it's the Holy Spirit that teaches.
I believe it more everyday.
I believe some parts are to be taken figuratively, not only because they may be parables or riddles but also we must realize the authors had no concept of modern technology and wrote about what they believed was to come in the only terms they could pen at the time. When we read about the four horsemen or a beast with seven horns, towns being burned in fire and brimstone etc, it is up to us to derive the true meaning. Of course, many parts such as the ten commandments are pretty much literally self explanatory. The Bible is a remarkable compilation of works by authors who saw and experienced remarkable things, and I believe it is certainly inspired in every way by God. If we trust that the sayings of Jesus are accurate, then those statements can be construed as the word of God. The rest is inspired history and prophecy from extraordinary men. Which has been translated and subtly revised many times.
well I speak ancient Hebrew and still have to laugh at how much that 1/4 is lacking from true faith an understanding.
Taken literally the bible is simply a old book of contradictions.
I take it you are not going to see the DaVinci Code.
"I didn't know so many knew ancient Hebrew."
I do. But roughly half was originally written in Greek or Aramaic, not Hebrew.
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