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by Pensees
Sun 6 May 2007 3:26 am
Forum: Theology and Tradition
Topic: Evolution and an Orthodox Patristic understanding of Genesis
Replies: 343
Views: 84899

Faith, Form and Time by Kurt Wise

I recommend reading Faith, Form and Time by Kurt Wise:

Wise earned his PhD in paleontology under Stephen Jay Gould. He's able to logically and articulately defend his creationist position.

Peace.

by Pensees
Wed 21 February 2007 12:37 am
Forum: Praxis
Topic: excessive laughter
Replies: 25
Views: 13263

Tessa wrote:

Laughter is a passion-Christ never laughed so there's the proof.

How do you know that Jesus of Nazareth never laughed?

by Pensees
Mon 19 February 2007 1:49 am
Forum: Praxis
Topic: Shaving for women
Replies: 19
Views: 12441

If my future wife did not shave her underarms and legs, I wouldn't feel physically attracted to her. Likewise, she'd feel the same toward me if I did not shower and change my clothing every day. If our body is a temple of God, we should take care of it well.

by Pensees
Mon 19 February 2007 1:44 am
Forum: Praxis
Topic: Please forgive me
Replies: 0
Views: 2220

Please forgive me

I am sorry for everything I've done to cause harm and offence to you. God forgives, so please forgive me.

by Pensees
Fri 12 January 2007 8:26 am
Forum: Sacred Scripture
Topic: The Hebrew Masoretic Text
Replies: 6
Views: 5502

Many of the oldest Biblical verses among the Dead Sea Scrolls, particularly those in Aramaic, correspond more closely with the LXX than with the Masoretic text (although the majority of these variations are extremely minor, e.g. grammatical changes, spelling differences or missing words, and do not...
by Pensees
Fri 12 January 2007 7:30 am
Forum: Sacred Scripture
Topic: The Hebrew Masoretic Text
Replies: 6
Views: 5502

benjaminw1 wrote:

Because it was written and amended by an anti-Christian reinvented Jewish religion.

Could you provide evidence to support this claim? The Dead Sea Scrolls were made before the Christian movement even began, they agree with the Masoretic text and, therefore, your contention is incorrect.

by Pensees
Thu 11 January 2007 7:44 pm
Forum: Sacred Scripture
Topic: The Hebrew Masoretic Text
Replies: 6
Views: 5502

The Hebrew Masoretic Text

Many Eastern Orthodox Christians have accused that the Masoretic text of the Hebrew Bible is a gross corruption of the original, or even a retranslation from the Septuagint. However, among the Dead Sea Scrolls, there are some Hebrew texts that agree with the Septuagint, while others actually agree w...

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