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The Origin of the Western Five
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Rakhmi Otto,

I think we are making progress, you and I.

You wrote:
Quote:I believe that both intellect and inspiration are God-given, and that both are necessary for scriptural understanding. If only the Holy Spirit were necessary, there would be no need for a written scripture.
I couldn't agree more. That was my point in my last posts to you. We need The Holy Spirit's guidance and inspiration in deciding these matters, even as He is the One who gave the scriptures originally. I certainly was not advocating "checking our brains at the door". But human intellect can only get us so far. It cannot "unscrew the inscrutable". The Spirit of God must reveal spiritual things to our spirit; our spirit can then inform our brain. 1 Cor. 2:13,14

You also wrote:
Quote:As for the Western five, I am willing to consider the possibility they were inspired in their original autographs, even though uncertainties exist. I appreciate the John Gwynn references, and quotes. I can see that they are very important.

God bless you, my friend! I hope everyone who holds dogmatically to an exclusive 22 book canon (which the COE does not, judging from what Paul Younan has written) will do some research and recognize the radical distinction between The Harklean version and Gwynn's critical edition of the Western 5.I hope they will also suspend judgment on the matter and at least give those books the benefit of the doubt, as Paul does, by studying them and seeking the edification that may be obtained from them.

I cannot now go further into Bible codes at this time. It is too highly emotionally charged a topic to discuss calmly and rationally right now, I think.
You seem to have made up your mind in that area, so I am not going to even try to change it. Perhaps you will take it up at a later time and read other sources on the subject.
The best book I have read which addresses the issue historically and philosophically, not statistically, is Jeffrey Satinover's (M.D.) book,
Cracking The Bible Code. It is well worth reading and very enlightening, coming from a Jewish perspective and discussing ancient Jewish sages'
statements relating to coded information in The Bible, from the Middle Ages until modern times.

Thank you for your thoughtful responses.

Nebrak lak Alaha (God bless you),


Dave
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The Origin of the Western Five - by ograabe - 01-09-2008, 10:38 PM
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Re: The Origin of the Western Five - by ograabe - 01-12-2008, 10:44 PM
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Re: The Origin of the Western Five - by Christina - 01-15-2008, 12:16 PM
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