I read "Master and..." several times. for a better understanding it's good to know circumstances it was written, I mean to experience communism. I'm not Russian, but in the country where I live (very close to Russia) we had communism as well. Maybe it's easier for me to enjoy reading that kind of books. Though I speak Russian I didn't read it in Russian. In my country "Master..." was translated twice. The first translation was amazingly good, the other one - horrible. Therefore translation is another point that should be considered.
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Has anyone here ever read Bulgakov?
by Globetrotter inhas anyone here read mikhail bulgakov's master and margarita?
any comments?
i am almost finished with it.
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What do the soul do after death? Problems with puctuation.
by krzysiek in39one of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: "aren't you the christ?
save yourself and us!
40but the other criminal rebuked him.
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39 One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: "Aren't you the Christ? Save yourself and us!"
40 But the other criminal rebuked him. "Don't you fear God," he said, "since you are under the same sentence? 41 We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong."
42 Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom. [6] "
43 Jesus answered him, "I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise."JWs say the last sentence should be: "I tell you the truth today, you will be with me in paradise."
cause the comma was inserted improperly by catholics - after the word "truth" instead of "today".
It is to confirm their allegation that the soul doesn't go to haeven after man's death.
I find this very strange. When talking to someone do yoy say: "I tell you today"? It'd mean you say also: "I tell you yesterday" or "I tell you tomorrow" When you turn to someone and speak to him it's o b v i o u s that's today. There is no sense to add the word "today". It'd be illogical. So, it's reasonable to put comma after the word "truth" and the meaning of that is that that day the criminal went to haeven along with Jesus. It means what JWs teach us about soul is wrong.
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Transfusion once again
by krzysiek inwhat i cannot understand is why jw are so determined not to allow to transfuse blood.
it's anachronism!
the governing body has changed so many their doctrines, why cannot they change that?
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The risk of getting CJD from medicines based on cow's blood is practically impossible (or extremely low). Moreover, there is no proof that CJD can be transmitted from cattles to humans. And blood transfusion has saved thousands of lives.
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Transfusion once again
by krzysiek inwhat i cannot understand is why jw are so determined not to allow to transfuse blood.
it's anachronism!
the governing body has changed so many their doctrines, why cannot they change that?
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What I cannot understand is why JW are so determined not to allow to transfuse blood. It's anachronism! The Governing Body has changed so many their doctrines, why cannot they change that? It's terrible that in XXI century innocent people have to die because of other people's ignorance. Something like that never happens in my religion.