Answering my friend Lisa. The translation problem theory and the bible

Submitted by HARRAK (Canada), Feb 23, 2006 at 18:58

Thanks Lisa for your answer. I appreciate your polietness. here are some of the contradictions that I say translation problems could have caused:


Who is the father of Joseph?
MAT 1:16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is
called Christ.
CONTRARY TO:
LUK 3:23 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli.

Is Jesus equal to or lesser than god?
JOH 10:30 I and my Father are one.
CONTRARY TO
JOH 14:28 Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.


Righteous live?
Ps.92:12: "The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree."
CONTRARY TO:
Isa.57:1: "The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart."

God be seen?
Exod. 24:9,10; Amos 9:1; Gen. 26:2; and John 14:9
God CAN be seen:
"And I will take away my hand, and thou shalt see my backparts." (Ex. 33:23)
"And the Lord spake to Moses face to face, as a man speaketh to his friend." (Ex. 33:11)
"For I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved." (Gen. 32:30)

God CANNOT be seen:
"No man hath seen God at any time." (John 1:18)
"And he said, Thou canst not see my face; for there shall no man see me and live." (Ex. 33:20)
"Whom no man hath seen nor can see." (1 Tim. 6:16)

Judas died how?
"And he cast down the pieces of silver into the temple and departed, and went out and hanged himself." (Matt. 27:5)

"And falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all of his bowels gushed out." (Acts 1:18)

Do you answer a fool?
PRO 26:4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.

PRO 26:5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.

Where was Jesus three days after his baptism?
MAR 1:12 And immediately the spirit driveth him into the wilderness.

JOH 1:35 Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples;

I just think the issue has nothing to do with great personality of Jesus, but it has to do with the translation of the OT that was written several hundred years after so called revelation, and also the New T that was written 250 years apprx after the so called revelation..

Let me know if you have a straight to the point answer.
Later

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