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Re: Alexandrian, Byzantine and other text types
« Reply #25 on: December 02, 2010, 12:23:55 AM »
Like many intronet conversations, we've managed to draw out some people that deem this topic to be of sufficient importance that they deign to declaim on its unimportance. How droll. Yeah, sure, it's adiaphora, but "adiaphora" does not mean "unimportant," or "things Christians never worry about."

Come to think of it, the question of which translation (and therefore which Greek text) one can trust only becomes adiaphora when one learns enough about it to understand that it IS adiaphora. So you can complain all you want about how little difference it makes, but there are uninformed believers out there who would benefit from a little more, not less, discussion. A lot of people, if they don't hear any good information on this topic, will complicate their lives or others' lives, under the misguided understanding that KJV is the only real scripture. Or that the KJV can't be trusted, due to unicorns, etc.

Or more briefly, if you're bored by the topic, move on. Let the rest of us deal with this little "distraction" all by ourselves.
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Re: Alexandrian, Byzantine and other text types
« Reply #26 on: December 02, 2010, 12:28:27 AM »
OK, I'll check out.

Let me know if you come up with something new from God though.
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Re: Alexandrian, Byzantine and other text types
« Reply #27 on: December 02, 2010, 01:54:51 AM »
I have it on good authority that He worships King James.
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Re: Alexandrian, Byzantine and other text types
« Reply #28 on: December 02, 2010, 02:03:02 AM »
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We run (ran?) in the same circles.

I don't know. I find people like that mostly on the internet, not so much in person.
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Re: Alexandrian, Byzantine and other text types
« Reply #29 on: December 02, 2010, 09:11:18 AM »
Like many intronet conversations, we've managed to draw out some people that deem this topic to be of sufficient importance that they deign to declaim on its unimportance. How droll. Yeah, sure, it's adiaphora, but "adiaphora" does not mean "unimportant," or "things Christians never worry about."



My pastor used that word in a sermon last week. I just needed an excuse to put it in a sentence cuz it's so fun to say...


"Adiaphora."

"AdiAHphora."

"AdiaphorAAAA!"


Okay, shutting up now.
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Re: Alexandrian, Byzantine and other text types
« Reply #30 on: December 02, 2010, 02:02:15 PM »
That is sweet. I would cut off the stupid ribbons, but still very sweet.

Your call.  I tend to be three places at once (OT, NT and Psalms).  Three ribbons would be nice.
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Re: Alexandrian, Byzantine and other text types
« Reply #31 on: December 02, 2010, 06:22:17 PM »
Ohhhhhh! See, then you need three pieces of folded notebook paper. Keeps your place, and you can jot down notes.  =)
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