10-22-2003, 03:21 AM
Darrell Conder Wrote:Paul, Chris came to me with a challenge, which he said was a no-win situation for me. Here's part of that original challenge:
Chris Wrote:Mr. Conder, it struck me hard to see that you started your great crusade against Christianity because of the infallible Greek Bible. You are correct. It is a joke. It is full of errors and contradictions. AND variants! That is because it is NOT the original. The Aramaic Peshitta precedes it and lacks the errors and contradictions and is filled with beautiful poetry and wordYou will notice that the above certainly does not limit the discussion to the primacy of the Peshitta. Chris boasts that the Peshitta is error-free, which, I assume, is a boast that you wouldn't dare make. I will stand by my eariler question to you, which is that if the NT is not God's word, then what matters the difference between the Greek or Aramaic?
plays.
As to my statements about the Peshitta, which are historical in nature, I quote from some respected authorities on the matter. As I've not dug around in the sands of the Middle East, nor have I a degree in ancient linguistics, I must leave it to the experts at the Encyclopedia Britannica, et. al. Personally, I have more faith in their research than in yours, meaning no disrespect.
Keep the faith if you must; as me and my house we shall trust in the lord of logic.
Regards,
DWC
+Shamasha Paul bar-Shimun de'Beth-Younan