That reminds me of a video I saw recently.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=a7Nq0GYlFgE
pseudo
here's an article i was inspired to track down.. http://beta.in-mind.org/issue-9/embodied-persuasion-how-body-can-change-our-mind.
i know from other reading that we can lift our mood simply by smiling.
i got to thinking of the steady cues for conformity that new book studies are fed, to get them used to the uniformity to come.
That reminds me of a video I saw recently.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=a7Nq0GYlFgE
pseudo
i have often wondered if there is any actual archealogical evidence that jesus existed other than the claims of the bible.. i don't want to go down the route of 'you can't prove he didn't exist' as this is tiresome.
or 'well pontius pilate existed we found a stone with his name on so it follows jesus existed!
' that won't cut it.
I’m a little surprised that no one has mentioned why some think that the bible itself leaves room for doubt for a historical Jesus.
I remember reading years ago that the writings of Paul (the earliest NT writer) never give any detail about the birth, life, ministry or death of Jesus. Any passage written by Paul that puts Jesus in any historical context is considered a later addition. It is also thought that the Gospels (written after Pauls writings) were an attempt to flesh out the historical story of Jesus.
The following is the first site I came across that gives a good introduction into this concept:
Jesus Myth - The Case Against Historical Christ
http://rationalrevolution.net/articles/jesus_myth_history.htm
pseudo
or so says ronald weinland;.
may 27, 2012april 29, 2012. as readers of this site know, may 27, 2012, is the time that i have stated as being the date jesus christ will return as king of kings over all government on this earth.
for such an event to come to pass, the trumpets of revelation must all sound, the united states and dollar collapse, the ten nations of europe arise to fulfill the final revival of the holy roman empire, and russia with china must unite against europe in wwiii.. .... http://www.ronaldweinland.com/.
I decided to check on my favorite prophet and see what he's been up to.
I checked his website and as predicted (sort of) I've found that he has followed the tradition of the Millerites and the Bible Students and changed his tune when the expected events did not occur. So, now the day of Christ's return is a literal year and we have to wait until next pentecost for him to actually return.
Enjoy the spirtual feast that this fruitcake presents here.
pseudo
September 15, 2012
TIME HAS RUN OUT:
It is Sabbath morning as I begin to write this post, and I am struck by how quickly time has passed since my last post exactly three months ago. That post was entitled, “God’s Time.” Since God’s Church had been focused on May 27th to be the literal “day” of Christ’s return, that post stated: “…there was more to the meaning of this final day to which we had finally arrived. This literal day was the beginning of a final prophetic day.”
God’s Church believes that on May 27th God revealed we had entered the “day” of Christ’s return, but that it was a “prophetic day” which is a literal year in length, from God’s Holy Day of Pentecost of 2012 to Pentecost of 2013. We now have 35 weeks remaining before the coming of the King of kings to reign over all the nations of this world.
We are in the prophetic “Day of the Lord,” which is the transition of time where God will intervene in world affairs and prepare it for the return of His Son to establish His Government on this earth and bring an end to man’s self-rule that now has existed for 6,000 years. Mankind cannot successfully govern himself. No nation and no group of nations can deliver peace for this world.
...
Maisha,
Also in answer to your question:
which line do you feel is identical?
Lines 2 and 3 in the Watchtower image are identical to lines 4 and 5 in my image.
pseudo
Yea interesting, however it is NOT the same,, maybe my eyes are blurred?... which line do you feel is identical?.
i realise that is their intention to portray the ten commandments, however it does NOT match
therefore can anyone translate this?
Maisha,
I won’t attempt to translate it, because it would be very time consuming to acquire the knowledge required to properly do the job.
I will however attempt to show how the first line in the Watchtower image corresponds to the third line in my image and how both correspond to Modern Hebrew.
First, here is a side by side comparison of the first line in the Watchtower image, the third line in my image and the first line of an image depicting the Modern Hebrew version:
Now, using Wikipedia, here is the Modern Hebrew, the corresponding Paleo-Hebrew and the corresponding characters from the Watchtower image.
If you will notice, the main difference is that the fifth (right to left) character (Tsadi) in the Watchtower text is considerably different from the Paleo-Hebrew text. There are probably a couple of reasons for this difference.
1. The Watchtower made a mistake (which I highly doubt)
2. It is a variant of the letter Tsadi
3. It is a variant spelling for that particular Hebrew word
As far as I know, translation of ancient texts is not as an exact science as one would hope for. Just a quick glance at Wikipedia’s page on the Hebrew alphabet shows the stylistic variants for each letter. This combined with the various media and writers styles is going to result in some marked differences.
It is also interesting to note that the cursive form of Tsadi in Modern Hebrew is very close to the letter in question in the Watchtower image.
pseudo
huibers, a christian, used books 6-9 of genesis as his inspiration, following the instructions god gives noah down to the last cubit.
translating to modern measurements, huibers came up with a vessel that works out to a whopping 427 feet (130 meters) long, 95 feet (29 meters) across and 75 feet (23 meters) high.
story here.. .
Obviously not something that Noah would have built.
pseudo
It looks similar to the 10 commandments in ancient Hebrew.
pseudo
i wonder if the watchtower knows about this:.
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someone is making a few dollars at the watchtowers expense.. pseudo.
I wonder if the WatchTower knows about this:
Someone is making a few dollars at the Watchtowers expense.
pseudo
http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/20120902/news/209020324/-1/rss01.
if the permit is approved soon, volunteers from the nearby jehovah's witnesses compound will begin work on three soccer fields, a football field and a softball diamond, said supervisor john valk.
the football field will include lighting for night games..
I see that Shawangunk is near Wallkill, so that explains the "Jehovah's Witnesses compound" comment. My guess is that this is some kind our public relations stunt.
Pseudo
http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/20120902/news/209020324/-1/rss01.
if the permit is approved soon, volunteers from the nearby jehovah's witnesses compound will begin work on three soccer fields, a football field and a softball diamond, said supervisor john valk.
the football field will include lighting for night games..
That doesn't sound right; "Jehovah's Witnesses compound". Besides, Witnesses don't waste time volunteering for projects when they should be out in field service. Especially sports related projects.
Pseudo