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From: berger@aecom.UUCP (Mitchell Berger)
Newsgroups: net.religion
Subject: Re: MORE bones pickin' with MORMONS!
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Date: Tue, 7-May-85 11:13:11 EDT
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Posted: Tue May  7 11:13:11 1985
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> 1.  You reject the need to ask God for confirmation of the truth of His word
> as recorded and interpreted by fallible men.  The assumption that the
> present Bible has been in its current form since it was passed down by word
> of mouth, then written in Hebrew, then translated into Greek and
> subsequently, English, is ludicrous!  Considering the wide variety of Bible
> translations, I suggest that a prudent person will study the Bible he/she
> possesses and then turn to God for confirmation of His word.

I would suggest reading the Bible in the original Hebrew, if you don't
trust translations. Your meathod seams alot iffyer. Also, the bible
was never handed down by word of mouth (not the OT at least). The prophets
wrote the pooks themselves. It is referred to in the Talmud as "the
written law", as opposed to the talmud itself, the mishna, and other
similar texts, "the oral law", which was handed down by word of mouth,
and are abound with arguements. (see the first mishna, it contains an
arguement between the Rabbis and Rabbi Judah.) Who ever said
that it was ever handed down as a tradition?
-- 
Micha Berger
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