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  Another early legend about Jesus birth

  by Leolaia in

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  2. bible

  the ascension of isaiah preserves what might be a cognate but independent tale about jesus' birth.

  this book was initially pre-christian and was known to the author of hebrews (cf.

  hebrews 11:37 = ascenis 5:2-15), but was heavily interpolated in the first and second century a.d. the first interpolation, 3:13-4:22, most likely dates to the end of the first century (as it was known to second-century writers in its literary form) but the second, the so-called vision of isaiah (11:2-22) is later, probably from the first half of the second century.

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  Revelation 22:14-15 and its Relation to a Lost Gospel

  by Leolaia in

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  2. bible

  oxyrhynchus papyrus 840 , an excerpt from an otherwise unknown narrative gospel of jesus dating to between a.d. 100-200, contains a story about jesus arguing with the pharisees in jerusalem over the issue of ritual purity which is paralleled in theme but not in content with mark 7 and matthew 15. the story is translated as follows:and taking the disciples along, he led them into the inner sanctuary itself, and began walking about in the temple precinct.

  yet in a defiled state you have invaded this sacred place, which is ritually clean.

  " and the savior stood up immediately, with his disciples, and replied, "since you are here in the temple, i take it you are clean.

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  Seeking Jesus

  by Leolaia in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  for some of us who leave the b.org, we realize that the society wasn't telling us the truth about who jesus is.

  that's in a sense okay, since jesus' own disciples didn't really know either -- when he asked them, they gave all sorts of different answers.

  i don't think the bible gives a single answer as well.

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  The Sin of Sodom & Gomorrah in the Bible and Jewish Tradition

  by Leolaia in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i'm starting this thread to post some of my articles that originally appeared on a jokes thread which should probably better appear in the "bible research & study articles" folder.

  so here goes...... what was the sin, or sin(s) that sodom & gormorrah was judged for?

  the original account in genesis actually does not say.

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  The great Alberto Santos-WHO????

  by Leolaia in

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  2. friends

  hey check this article out!

  http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/columns/?article=forgottenfatherofflight.

  what's with the conspiracy of silence over this guy?

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  Mickey Mouse vs. Looney Toons

  by Leolaia in

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  2. entertainment

  did anyone catch the looney toons marathon the other week on boomerang?

  i have to say that i always thought disney mickey mouse cartoons sucked and were never funny to me.

  who would you rather watch -- mickey or bugs bunny?

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  News article: The last days? Drought, fires, and Jehovah's Witnesses

  by Leolaia in

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  2. beliefs

  the last days?

  local clergy doubt recent drought, fires signify apocalypse

  by lynn arave

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  JW Joke from the Salt Lake Tribune

  by Leolaia in

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  2. humour

  missionary fables

  two lds missionaries walking down a narrow path come across two jehovah's witnesses in the opposite direction.

  "we won't step aside for teachers of false doctrine," the jehovah's witnesses say.

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  Pastor Russell's Imaginary Sermon

  by Leolaia in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  this is an essay i wrote a while ago:.

  pastor russell's 1911 visit to hawaii: the case of the "imaginary sermon" .

  walter martin, in his bestselling kingdom of the cults, alleges that pastor charles t. russell regularly lied about his evangelistic activities -- particularly, by reporting that he spoke publically in places where his ship only briefly stopped for fuel.

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  King Hezekiah and his use of the ankh

  by Leolaia in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  here's something for the watchtower to chew on...... a recent article in biblical archaeology review (july/august 2002) has a cover article on the hezekiah bullae.

  each features traditional egyptian iconography.

  several have dung beetles depicted in the center, while one has a winged sundisk flanked by an ankh.

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