09-17-2011, 11:37 PM
Hi Dave,
I have modified my statement above, and tried to be more clear as to what I have come to understand. Though I remain open to further understanding based on the evidence as near can be proved.
As to what you say about God not preserving His Word...I believe He has.
It may be the case that the Western 5 books, were Originally penned in Greek and Originally given to the Greek speaking Church. Is there any evidence that the Church of the East...ever had the Western 5 books in their cannon before the 5th century?
I know how you feel about the Text you use for your translation of the NT...being confirmed by what you believe are found in the ELS Text Codes...
To you, it must be an inerrant word for word, letter for letter text...or it is not God's Word right? I don't think that is right. God has preserved His MESSAGE...but I see NO text being without some type of problem in its scribal transmission in Aramaic or Greek.
Do you believe that the text you have translated from is inerrant in every word and letter? Or that it is now so in your English translation? You havent modifed the Aramaic Text you print in your Interliner NT have you? Is it exactly as is found in the 1905? Or is it an Aramaic composite Text you have there?
Blessings
I have modified my statement above, and tried to be more clear as to what I have come to understand. Though I remain open to further understanding based on the evidence as near can be proved.
As to what you say about God not preserving His Word...I believe He has.
It may be the case that the Western 5 books, were Originally penned in Greek and Originally given to the Greek speaking Church. Is there any evidence that the Church of the East...ever had the Western 5 books in their cannon before the 5th century?
I know how you feel about the Text you use for your translation of the NT...being confirmed by what you believe are found in the ELS Text Codes...
To you, it must be an inerrant word for word, letter for letter text...or it is not God's Word right? I don't think that is right. God has preserved His MESSAGE...but I see NO text being without some type of problem in its scribal transmission in Aramaic or Greek.
Do you believe that the text you have translated from is inerrant in every word and letter? Or that it is now so in your English translation? You havent modifed the Aramaic Text you print in your Interliner NT have you? Is it exactly as is found in the 1905? Or is it an Aramaic composite Text you have there?
Blessings