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I'm a bit confused. You say you can't take most scripture seriously, but at the same time you say you haven't read much of it.

I haven't seen you pressing to rename what are commonly referred to as sunrise and sunset.

Perhaps. I see a note that the post that started this thread was edited by a mod on 11/10.

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Wilhelm Marr, back in 1879, if he did not invent the term, he single handedly popularized the term expressly for the purpose of having a more high falutin' expression for hatred of Jews than simply Jew hatred. You can argue that Marr popularized a term that was inexact, technically incorrect...

@wil - Was there something you wanted to discuss or did you just think that others might find the video interesting and/or informative?

Maybe this thread could be moved to the more general Abrahamic Religions.

@EricPH - I find the NIV translation here not the best and in a way misleading. The Hebrew says nothing about Jonathan becoming one in spirit with David. It says that the soul of Jonathan came to be bound to the soul of David. You may want to argue the point with me, but I see different...

That’s not what I said.

What I meant to say was - Although the various lists are in accord with one another in many ways, they are not mirror images. They do have differences….

The concept that the Torah contains 613 commandments goes back to the sage Simlai who is quoted to that effect in the Talmud (Makkot 23b). Here's the thing though. Simlai did not provide a list, Although the list developed by Maimonides has become kind of the go to list that people use, it is...

If I expressed my opinion that both the lady, whose doctorate by the way is not connected to science, and her rabbi husband are both, in at least some ways, a sandwich short of a picnic, would I surprise you? I'll try to escape real life long enough to flesh out my response so both you and...

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@Autumn - Then cite the sections of Bible that provide verification of what you are saying.

No.

You seek a way to explain things in ordinary language that everyone can understand? Really?

The problem does not lie with concepts, subject matter. Those can be, it's true, difficult to express. However, in your case, here, and in other posts on the forum, the basic problem is your apparent English writing deficiencies. Saying that is not a reflection on your character or your ideas...

You’re going have to find a workable solution to your inability to write in English. Both of your posts border on, and even cross into, incomprehensibility.

It is apparent that English is not your native language. Just curious what your native language is. As to your question regarding the age of the Torah, the first thing I need to know is what exactly you are asking.

Four years after I originally posted that I have no idea what the video was.