08-27-2012, 09:32 PM
Oh boy, the age old question of what is appropriate for the forum. We have all been guilty of crossing the line from time to time. It's a joy deciding what crossed the line, isn't it?
I generally view the problem from the standpoint of a question: does a thread help promote Aramaic primacy, or an understanding of Aramaic, or give a historical background to our "mission" here. With that being said, Akhi Konway, does the Aramaic/Peshitta give any more insight to this topic than the Greek does ?
If so, how? That would be in context with our goals on this forum.
+Shamasha
PS - to answer your question, no, the CoE has no belief that Christ has already returned. I'm sure if they did, they would not have kept it secret. Over 99% of our liturgy revolves around the Second Coming, The Resurrection from the Dead, etc. I also find it hard to imagine that the church would have endured so many vicious persecutions (up until today) if the events prophesied have already transpired. For what? More likely than not, they would have converted to Islam by now (or else, reverted to rabbinical Judaism).
I generally view the problem from the standpoint of a question: does a thread help promote Aramaic primacy, or an understanding of Aramaic, or give a historical background to our "mission" here. With that being said, Akhi Konway, does the Aramaic/Peshitta give any more insight to this topic than the Greek does ?
If so, how? That would be in context with our goals on this forum.
+Shamasha
PS - to answer your question, no, the CoE has no belief that Christ has already returned. I'm sure if they did, they would not have kept it secret. Over 99% of our liturgy revolves around the Second Coming, The Resurrection from the Dead, etc. I also find it hard to imagine that the church would have endured so many vicious persecutions (up until today) if the events prophesied have already transpired. For what? More likely than not, they would have converted to Islam by now (or else, reverted to rabbinical Judaism).