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Post #9,408 by broomberg 9/16/01 9:53:05 PM Reply	Many questions It's been a while. My understanding is that the various books of the "Old Testament" were written by a whole bunch if different groups of rabbis. They were rewritten many times, and had to go through an approval process that included the Pope. So while it interests me, I certainly don't ascribe any divinity to it. Of course, being one of the "Chosen People", to me any followers of any newer religions are just some newage cult mindless zombies. (And if you don't see the humor/sarcasm here, you now realize why I usually don't engage in these conversations.) As far as 'lie' I meant professing any belief that he didn't feel, which I consider courageous considering the pressure he is under to 'conform'.
Post #9,413 by wharris2 9/16/01 11:04:58 PM Reply	Approval by the Pope? What? The current Christian scripture was set by the Council of Nicea, in something like 300 AD. At that time, the catholic church had nothing llke the structure it has today. There was no supposed infallable pope at the time; for that matter, the council was convened by Constantine. And if you believe any Jew would accept the authority of a Christian pope over their holy writings, you're crazy. My understanding is that scholars think some of the Old Testament books were written by several people, and others by one, and some may have been pre-dated to have the appearance of authenticity. Rest in peace, Jeremy, Mark, Thomas, and whoever else who helped overpower the hijackers on Flight 93.
Post #9,414 by ChrisR 9/16/01 11:25:47 PM Reply	Pope and the Old Testament It's been a while. My understanding is that the various books of the "Old Testament" were written by a whole bunch if different groups of rabbis. They were rewritten many times, and had to go through an approval process that included the Pope. So while it interests me, I certainly don't ascribe any divinity to it. Never heard that one before. For the record, the Jewish canon was codified somewhere around 90AD, some 200 to 300 years prior to Constantine, and definitely prior to Christianity becoming a world force. One of the disagreements with Christianity was the difference over the Septuagint, which was the Greek translation. For one thing, the Septuagint had some 72 books, as opposed to the 66 books of the Jewish canon. This disagreement was to become an issue in the Reformation as the Protestants embraced the 66 books as being the Old Testament, while the Catholics went with 72 books (IIRC, the Orthodox Christian bible OT has 76).
Post #9,424 by broomberg 9/17/01 6:36:21 AM Reply	Re: Pope and the Old Testament Here's one link which says a bit about various "rewrites" and the timing involved. [link\|http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03267a.htm\|http://www.newadven...n/03267a.htm] I have NO idea of the validity. I try not to get into these types of discussions because the bottom line is that it almost always involves: "My passionate ignorance is more powerful than your indifferent ignorance" arguments. I acknowledge my ignorance, and my inability to judge. How do I even know the Torah that I see today is the same as the original? And WHICH original? One key thing to remember is history is written by the winners, and we have no time machines to go look. And as Addison pointed out, there is a lot to abhor no matter who wrote it or when.

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