If Christ did not appear 2000 years ago and if we had survived all those years without a faith other than Judaism and if Ghandi was teaching and practicing as Christ did then yes, it is perhaps conceivable that Ghandi may have been seen as the Messiah.
Who knows, if that were the case then maybe even the Jewish people might have acknowledged this as the real deal and we would be living in a less religion cluttered society as we do now.
"The Old Testament was originally written in Hebrew, and the New Testament was written in Greek.
HISTORY OF TRANSLATIONS
The first translation of the English Bible was initiated by John Wycliffe and completed by John Purvey in 1388.
A few chapters of the books Ezra (ch. 4:8-6:18; 7:12-26) and Daniel (ch. 2:4 to 7:28), one verse in Jeremiah (ch. 10:11, and a word in Genesis (ch. 31:47) are written, not in ancient Hebrew, but in Aramaic. Aramaic is about as closely related to Hebrew as Spanish is to Portuguese. However, the differences between Aramaic and Hebrew are not those of dialect, and the two are regarded as two separate languages.
From which language was the KJV was translated. Here is how it came about: 54 college professors, preachers, deans and bishops ranging in ages from 27 to 73 were engaged in the project of translating the KJV. To work on their masterpiece, these men were divided into six panels: two at Oxford, two at Cambridge, two at Westminster. Each panel concentrated on one portion of the Bible, and each scholar in the panel was assigned portions to translate. As guides the scholars used a Hebrew Text of the Old Testament, a Greek text for the New. Some Aramaic was used in each. They consulted translations in Chaldean, Latin, Spanish, French, Italian and Dutch. And, of course, they used earlier English Bibles—at least six, including William Tyndale's New Testament, the first to be printed in English. So what language did they use? Everything that was available.
The first American edition of the Bible was probably published some time before 1752.
The Bible has been translated in part or in whole as of 1964 in over 1,200 different languages or dialects."
It is clear that great care and much time was taken in translating the text to the English version we know today. We can only surmise that scholars debated endlessly as to the true intent of each line and phrase settling upon one meaning to print however, it is still interpretation at best - a highly educated on to be sure - but still interpretation.
Even today, the Bible (mostly the Old Testament)is full of metaphors and obscure text that most of us need to read a few times to comprehend and even then our understanding may differ from our neighbours.
Having said this, it is easy to see how some may accept Jesus as "God" where others see him as an exceptional man. Either way, he was without question the father of Christianity. Should it really matter then which is truth so long as his teachings are followed and practiced by the faithful?
Sis, I'd have the lamp holder itself checked thoroughly for any loose wires or corrosion. Most newer vehicles have a relay in addition to a fuse that might also be the culprit. Are the lamps themselves burning out or just not lighting up?
Go up to the roof and drop a length of rope down the side of the building until it reaches your balcony. Tie off the top end and bring the rope back up. Leave instructions for Santa to take the loose end, walk away from the edge of the building, then run back to the end and hurl himself off holding firmly to the end of the rope (this may prove a bit tricky as he also needs to be holding onto the bag of presents but hey, he is Santa and can handle this). Santa at this time will arc out and back in to land squarely into your living room (leaving the sliding door open would be a nice touch). Exiting and getting back to the roof is his problem - you have the presents and that's all that counts.
enter into the attic with The Bible and Holy Water. Administer the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Reconciliation. Declare the attic a Catholic church. They will leave and never return except at Easter and Christmas and the occasional funeral or wedding.
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RE: Jesus of Nazareth
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