tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post7406245086659068368..comments2024-03-12T11:58:24.510+13:00Comments on Otagosh: Dead Sea Scrolls from the FringeGavin Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17965552923012880262noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post-20367187538952068652008-12-31T17:41:00.000+13:002008-12-31T17:41:00.000+13:00There are sincere people who study and compare man...There are sincere people who study and compare many different texts in an effort to arrive at the most precise meaning of scripture. They actually do this with a sense of reverence, not in an effort to discredit or destroy. <BR/><BR/>The late Dr. Gene Scott was somewhat of a human polyglot. In his lectures, he would often write the ancient languages on his white board, translate and compare scriptures and attempt to give a deeper and more expansive meaning to them. Most people who are into the KJV probably are unaware of Ethiopic, Syriac, or Coptic versions of New Testament scripture, utilized by Christians in the lands reputedly evangelized by some of Jesus' disciples. <BR/><BR/>The beauty of the so called Dead Sea Scrolls is that they are the oldest texts extant, and yet our modern translations differ very little from them, in spite of the passage of thousands of years. Some theologians believe that modern understanding of dead languages, coupled with the comparative studies of more available ancient texts is leading to ever more precise translations of scripture. One would think that especially a legalist would find this to be of great value. Why a legalist would instead choose to make statements reminiscent of Jethro Bodine somehow escapes me. It is all too typical of the anti-intellectual Armstrong movement.<BR/><BR/>BBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com