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Title: Idioms in the Bible Explained and A Key to the Original Gospels by George M. Lamsa ISBN: 0-06-064927-5 Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 23 October, 1985 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent book
Comment: This book explains certain items in the bible with their meaning in Aramic, the language of Jesus' time.
These colloquial meanings of some familiar parts of scripture did shed new light on some of the ancient texts. All of us read Christian scripture that has been handed down from transcription to translation to interpretation for many centuries. It was interesting to read the possible meanings of some of this scripture.
Books like this are valuable because they help us to see the context in which they were written. If an accounting for context and the historical era aren't taken into consideration, can the truth of scripture ever be revealed? Even if scripture was inspired by God?
Recommended!
Rating: 3
Summary: As a fundamentalist
Comment: I enjoyed the book immensely and found it quite interesting and helpful. I don't however see major changes to fundamentalist doctrine in order to accommodate false doctrine. There is a major difference between translation of scripture and interpretation of scripture. It certainly opens some ideas, but it is not for the new or weak Christian, since it is replete with stumbling blocks to spiritual growth. Because Aramaic is by its nature a metaphoric language (so is English, but not nearly so), does not mean every idea couched in metaphorical terms can be interpreted any way you want. There are definite concrete foundations such as the doctrine of sin, which is what most liberals would like to be rid of.
Rating: 5
Summary: Hope for fundamentalists
Comment: This book could mean hope for the fundamentalists. If they take this book to heart maybe they will find a more loving God. I loved the book. I would also recommend the book An Encounter With A Prophet; but only for those people who enjoyed this book. The Encounter is way too far advanced for the fundamentalist to start off with. Again this is a wonderful work.
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Title: Holy Bible : From the Ancient Eastern Text by George M. Lamsa ISBN: 0060649232 Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 08 May, 1985 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Setting a Trap for God: The Aramaic Prayer of Jesus by Rocco A. Errico ISBN: 0871591243 Publisher: Unity Pub. Date: February, 1997 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: Gospel Light: A Revised Annotated Edition by George M. Lamsa, Janet Magiera ISBN: 0967598990 Publisher: The Aramaic Bible Society, Inc. Pub. Date: 01 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $36.95 |
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Title: The Hidden Gospel by Neil Douglas-Klotz ISBN: 083560795X Publisher: Quest Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Prayers of the Cosmos : Meditations on the Aramaic Words of Jesus by Neil Douglas-Klotz ISBN: 0060619953 Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 22 October, 1993 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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