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Nighttrain
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Message 17 of 106 (327061)
06-28-2006 5:31 AM


Redaction and all that
As a few here and many out in the world at large tell us, they are in contact with the Holy Ghost/Spirit, so I imagine a cheery chat might determine whether any additions might make the cut.
HS: now we are going to set this Book straight, once and for all
Literalist: Huh?
HS: turn to page 1462. See the first verse? Add 'and HE did bless them all'
Lit: k
HS: drop the next verse. Never did like it
Lit: right
HS: now we ditch 'sheep' in the next line, because I told those first writers that it was 'goats'. Talk about it being hard to find good help
Lit: done
HS: now we come to the big add-ons----------------

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Nighttrain
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Message 94 of 106 (357872)
10-20-2006 10:30 PM
Reply to: Message 92 by jar
10-20-2006 2:58 PM


Re: what is Scripture?
But to head back towards the topic, what would you say "Scripture" is?
Scripture is----whatever tickles your ears.
You want a different slant? We have slants for all seasons.
You want verses? We have verses coming out of our--um--Bible.
No likee? We have tons of other verses.
Still not satisfied? We have interpretations.
Don`t like? We have other interpretations.
Still unhappy? We have different Bibles.
Not satisfactory? We can write another Bible for you.
Want to hate other Christians? Try our assorted hater groups.
Church turn you off? We can offer other churches, sects, splinter groups, live togethers, live aparts, even the Jim Jones non-livers.
You want music? We can offer organs or guitars or PA systems that will blow your mind.
You want singers? How about hymns, dirges, hot gospel, singalongs, sing alones, or singing in tongues.
You want animals? We do a good deal on snakes.
How about other Scriptures? We have assorted collections, additions, subtractions, scribal errors both in and out, hidden, just-located, barely-mentioned, hints of, repudiated, heretical, controversial and just plain uninspired ones that missed the cut.
You want original Scriptures? What are you, some Commy evo deviate? We have original Scriptures by the dozen. Even hundreds. Thousands, maybe. We have original Hebrew, Aramaic, Syriac, Greek, Latin, Gangastanian. We even have original English Scriptures. Written by Jesus himself. How more original can you get?
So come on in. Christians can deliver.

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Nighttrain
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Message 97 of 106 (358038)
10-21-2006 9:43 PM
Reply to: Message 96 by doctrbill
10-21-2006 3:01 PM


Re: Holy Scripture! - Bat Boy
What reason, if any, do Church fathers give for including this man's writings in the canon?
Funny how what we have of James and the Ebionites points to avoiding YOUKNOWWHO like the plague. :-p

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Nighttrain
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Message 103 of 106 (358245)
10-23-2006 2:11 AM
Reply to: Message 101 by truthlover
10-22-2006 1:09 AM


Re: Holy Scripture! - Bat Boy
What's certain is that Paul's churches, John's churches, and Peter's churches had absolutely no problems being in fellowship with one another. That makes the church fathers version of history seem pretty likely, and the "apostles on one side, Paul on the other" version pretty unlikely.
Care to put a date on those 'church fathers', TL ?

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Nighttrain
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Message 105 of 106 (359438)
10-28-2006 2:05 AM
Reply to: Message 104 by truthlover
10-23-2006 7:13 AM


Re: Holy Scripture! - Bat Boy
I take it you don`t go along with the thoughts of some scholars that Eusebius was a master forger? :-p

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