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"'Mike'" wrote in message ... "bluebell" wrote in message ... "Nick Maclaren" wrote in message ... In article , David Rance writes: | | Well, I have never heard that interpretation before! It is certainly not | mainstream theology. Aramaic is only a dialect of Hebrew, not a separate | language. "Bar" means "son of" in both Hebrew and Aramaic. What branch | of Christianity teaches you your interpretation? I am sorry, but its ABSOLUTELY mainstream theology. I did my degree and Ph.D in theology at Trinity College Cambridge and its very mainstream interpretation. Within the Aramaic dialelect bar nasha ( which you are quite correct " bar "does mean son in Hebrew) is used to mean I think or this one thinks. ie the son of man thinks ( ie I think , or this one thinks , or methinks even to use old English) Oh dear :-(( Aggression rears its ugly head in uk.rec.gardening ONCE again :-(( This time over Fairy Stories. Have a go at Cinderella or Snow White. :-(( I am not sure what you mean by " fairy story. Care to ellaborate? I am just discussing Language usage first century Palastine. On the other hand if you are refering to the idea that a person called Jesus did not exist and so thats a fairy story ?( Ive heard this one a lot recently. Mostly amongst kids in schools being fed the line by atheistic RE teachers who neither know their theology nor understand the nature of faith .. It was an argument shoved forward back in the 1920's and then the 60's last, and I thought it had been well established that the line of thought did not have sufficient strength to sustain it) That said. I have no axe to grind because I just taking an academic line on the Bible here. But I think you could cause offense to many. I think you will find most mainstream philosophers / theologians ( including atheist ones these days!) and archeologists accept a person called Jesus , probably an itinerant preacher ( there were many such in first century Palastine) , Jewish ( Jewish authjorities dont deny it) and aramaic speaking did exist and was cricified. He was not a made up figure or fairy tale He was not some conglomerate of many figures. Beyond that is conjecture and belief. ( ie whas he the long awaited Messiah of Judaism or a prophet ( as Islam believes) or the Son of God in Christian faith is neither here nor there is what I am suggesting. To suggest that this figure was a fairy tale is highly offensive, not just to those who may believe in Christianity but also to scholars in the Jewish tradition and to members of the Islamic community. As for aggression in this forum . I would agree with that comment. |
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"bluebell" wrote in message ... "'Mike'" wrote in message ... "bluebell" wrote in message ... I am sorry, but its ABSOLUTELY mainstream theology. I did my degree and Ph.D in theology at Trinity College Cambridge and its very mainstream interpretation. Snip From previous post: "By the way, I also have qualifications ( like a degree) in botany and in horticulture to level 4." So how is it that you missed out on elementary English composition and spelling? Oh dear :-(( Aggression rears its ugly head in uk.rec.gardening ONCE again :-(( This time over Fairy Stories. Have a go at Cinderella or Snow White. :-(( To suggest that this figure was a fairy tale is highly offensive, not just to those who may believe in Christianity but also to scholars in the Jewish tradition and to members of the Islamic community. As for aggression in this forum . I would agree with that comment. Ask, and it shall be given! |
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"graham" wrote in message news:3_IYh.140654$aG1.72552@pd7urf3no... So how is it that you missed out on elementary English composition and spelling? Typing errors mostly and I did apologise if you look back. I am quite aware of the errors. I also have swollen hands at the moment ( an allergic reaction to sap from a plant I stupidly touched) and cant hit the keys on target. I type very fast and rarely check ( and my spell checker isnt working on this sytem at the moment anyway) . You will find loads of people with top class brains and apparent issues with English composition. Being good at English often seems to correlate with very little else except being good at English. Also in top class writers ( including Shakespere) spelling is inversely correlated to ability and thought and ideas. English is also a second language for me , not as I want to put that in as an excuse. |
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On Apr 28, 4:00 pm, "bluebell" wrote:
English is also a second language for me , not as I want to put that in as an excuse. Hello Bluebell, welcome to urg. I am fascinated with your academic background and particularly as English is not your first language. Out of interest, do you teach now and if so what? Judith |
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