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Originally posted by micmerci
This is the text in question from the stone referred to as the "Gabriel Revelation"
69. Thus He said, (namely,) YHWHof Hosts, the Lord of Israel …:
70. Prophets have I sent to my people, three. And I say
71. that I have seen …[…]…
72. the place for the sake of(?) David the servant of YHWH[ …]…[…]
73. the heaven and the earth. Blessed be …[…]
74. men(?). “Showing mercy unto thousands”, … mercy […].
75. Three shepherds went out to?/of? Israel …[…]
76. If there is a priest, if there are sons of saints …[…]
77. Who am I(?), I (am?) Gabri’el the …(=angel?)… […]
78. You(?) will save them, …[…]…
79. from before You, the three si[gn]s(?), three …[….]
80. In three days …, I, Gabri’el …[?],
81. the Prince of Princes, …, narrow holes(?) …[…]…
82. to/for … […]… and the …
83. to me(?), out of three – the small one, whom(?) I took, I, Gabri’el.
84. YHWHof Hosts, the Lord of(?)[ Israel …]…[….]
85. Then you will stand …[…]…
86. …..
87. in(?) … eternity(?)/… ..
In line 80, Knohl claims to be able to see the Hebrew imperative for "live"- hayeh in smudged text. This has been highly disputed and a high-def copy of the text has recently been sent to a lab with experts in this area claiming that nothing can be distinguished from the smudge. Additionally, they stated that the line spacing was not consistent with other discovered texts from that time and that the ink on stone was highly unusual.
I love a good debate but this evidence does not even come close to proving anything.
Originally posted by swan001
reply to post by Starchild23
You are just agreeing with the Press and a best seller book from Brown: Jesus is bad, God is bad, and Hinduism-based Yoga is good.
I know, I did the thinking me too. I once believed Dan Brown to a T. But then I saw what he was trying to do, and I discovered the truth. (I think)
Originally posted by Starchild23
I know I have been rehashing these topics, but I'm trying to find closure here, as well as bring closure to the rest of you. There is more than one way to skin a cat, ...
Originally posted by cloudyday
Originally posted by Starchild23
I know I have been rehashing these topics, but I'm trying to find closure here, as well as bring closure to the rest of you. There is more than one way to skin a cat, ...
I don't trust anybody who wants to skin a cat
What do you think is the source of spiritual experiences associated with Christianity and Christian symbols? Do you think it is a result of something using the symbols available in a person's mind and those are often religious? What is the something using these symbols and what is it trying to say? Is it our own subconscious (possibly with some added psi) or is it something outside us such as God or aliens or some universal consciousness?
Originally posted by swan001
reply to post by Starchild23
Have you been reading Dan Brown lately?
You are looking for "closure"? Then close the case and claim "the Bible is a fake" and stop trying to bring up the heat between christians and atheists.
I agree with you as much as I disagree with you.
Yes, some hard evidences show the Bible is wrong.
But some hard evidences shows the Bible is right. The point is, believe what you want. We don't care about your opinion as long as you can't PROVE it. It's the same thing in physics: Physicists don't believe your theory as long as there are no PROOF of it being right. Einstein recieved his Nobel prize for the photoelectric effect, not his THEORY of relativity.
Peace.
Originally posted by Starchild23
Originally posted by cloudyday
Originally posted by Starchild23
I know I have been rehashing these topics, but I'm trying to find closure here, as well as bring closure to the rest of you. There is more than one way to skin a cat, ...
I don't trust anybody who wants to skin a cat
What do you think is the source of spiritual experiences associated with Christianity and Christian symbols? Do you think it is a result of something using the symbols available in a person's mind and those are often religious? What is the something using these symbols and what is it trying to say? Is it our own subconscious (possibly with some added psi) or is it something outside us such as God or aliens or some universal consciousness?
Gas leaks have been found in several of the temples associated with holy visions.
Ever heard of huffing?
Originally posted by micmerci
The Cross
I am not sure where you are going on this one so forgive me if I am barking up the wrong tree.
Crucifixion was a means of Roman punishment for enemies of the state and was considered one of the most disgraceful ways to die. This is history outside of scripture so I do not get where the problem is.
Unless you are referring to the Christians use of the pagan symbol of the crucifix to represent their devotion to the Christ. If that is the case, I wholeheartedly agree. The Romans were obviously pagans and the wearing of graven images is in direct conflict with the Commandments given to Moses by God. (which by the way will be covered in my next post)
Originally posted by SisyphusRide
reply to post by Starchild23
you have to go back to the Greek and before, like the Sumerians ect...
this stuff goes way back before the Romans.
Originally posted by micmerci
reply to post by Starchild23
Did you not read my post? I wholeheartedly agreed that a crucifix is a pagan symbol. However, this does not change the fact that Jesus was killed by crucifixion by the Roman state as well as many others were in the history of the Roman Empire.