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posted January 15, 2010 at 1:13 pm
interesting discovery esp in light of recent events…
posted January 15, 2010 at 1:32 pm
I don’t have the expertise to evaluate the claim that this is Hebrew – or that the translation is correct.
But assuming that the translation is correct – I find the content fascinating. What we seem to see here is essentially the theme behind James 1 and other parts of the NT and OT … Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
posted January 15, 2010 at 3:23 pm
From the LiveScience article about it:
“The content, which has some missing letters, is similar to some Biblical scriptures, such as Isaiah 1:17, Psalms 72:3, and Exodus 23:3, but does not appear to be copied from any Biblical text.”
http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100115/sc_livescience/biblepossiblywrittencenturiesearliertextsuggests
posted January 15, 2010 at 4:25 pm
Since the earth is only 6,000 or so years old, it was obviously placed by God into the earth with the appearance of age, to encourage our faith.
posted January 16, 2010 at 7:20 am
Very interesting Scot. I would love to hear your take on this, in terms of what that we might learn from this discovery and its implications. Thanks for posting this.
posted January 16, 2010 at 7:40 am
Jim, I’d need more evidence and context to know what to make of the text, but as it is this text shows clearly that there was poverty and that it was right to protect them. The word “judge” will mean “judge in favor of” — at least that is how I’m reading it.
The other thing is who is grouped: slaves, widows, orphans and strangers. Israel was not permitted to take advantage of the marginalized.