01-25-2012, 12:00 AM
rungold315 Wrote:PM Sanders, that list actually looks pretty reliable. Thirdwoe just might agree after he double checks everything, thaks to him as well.
Ya know, I used to be a fan of Dave B. and bought some of his work online, mainly cause Ive always longed for a textually/critically perfect Bible, and his Bible codes confirming messages offered me that feeling of safety in my beliefs. (Didnt wanna hear that 1 John 5:7 and the woman in adultery werent real)
But the more you learn about the Bible, you must realize things arent ever that easy, biblical text work is often times messy and theres more gray than just a black and white answer. And you gotta take all of that as a package deal, even though at least I keep on trying and trying to find a perfect answer. After all, he's a perfect God who demands that we too be perfect, isnt he?
Some claim error and contradiction often because of that, but I really think its a test to those who can be superficial, in a scholarly way as opposed to physical, if you know what I mean. The message still remains very clear, irregardless of things like just where exactly "YHWH" may read in a verse, and "master" in another.
What are you just going to ignore the creation of the world through our existence, the powerful laws and messages given by God through his prophets to his people, the beauty of loving one's neighbor as themself, etc. just cause of a few textual disagreements in a text? (He said to them vs And he said unto them)
Actually I have not read too much of his info to be honest. The little I know about him, I believe he holds the position of Peshitto primacy which I disagree with. I apologize if this sounds ignorant, but I really have no interest in the Bible Codes. I did when I was 16 (now 32) but not so much anymore. That and I still feel the Peshitto is not superior to the Peshitta. As to your last post regretting that you only speak English, I want to make sure I do not give the wrong impression. When I was saying I am no expert, that also means I ONLY speak English. I cannot read or speak ANY other language... except maybe Klingon. <!-- s8) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/cool.gif" alt="8)" title="Cool" /><!-- s8) --> All my info and knowledge comes from studying many people from here and elsewhere and comparing the words just by sight. For example, I downloaded the Khabouris Codex from Dukhrana.com and in Adobe, I did a simple Find command for MarYah without an exact word match, and with the exception of the word Samaritan which contains the word MarYah and I believe one other instance, I was able to confirm Baucher's list.
Thirdwoe, I apologize. I stated your list looked drastically short. It was shy a few verses but, it only "looked" drastically short. I went through to make my own list before you posted your L'MarYah+ findings, and I was only able to add a few. And it seems there is I believe two other forms, one being: W(V)'MarYah as can be seen in Rev 22:6:
lgeb awhml byhyd am yhwdbel wywxml hkalml rds asydq aybnd atxwrd ahla ayrmw Nryrsw Nnmyhm alm Nylh yl rmaw
AENT 4th: And he said to me: "These words (are) faithful and true. And the Master YHWH, Elohim of the Spirit of the prophets, has sent me, his Messenger, to show his servants the things that must soon occur.
I have a list I made up which is yours plus all the ones I confirmed on my own AND what Mr. Bauscher(sp?) found:
The numbers in brackets are the total occurrences per book, and the x2 by a verse is the word repeated in the same verse. Confirming Mr. Bauscher that there are indeed (unless more are found) 215 occurrences of MarYah.
(edited: see my revised an improved list below)