01-03-2011, 08:40 PM
As I'm interested to learn as much as I can about Aramaic primacy, I was trying to download the free version of the book "Was the New Testament Really Written in Greek?" from the provided link (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.aramaicpeshitta.com/downloadbook.htm">http://www.aramaicpeshitta.com/downloadbook.htm</a><!-- m -->), but apparently the links have changed.
Searching for the title I found various other download locations here ({edit:} the latest available version seems to be the one from May 2008. Apparently Raphael changed the numbering scheme of his editions as 'Edition 1e' is from March 2008 whereas 'Edition 1a' - from atour.com - is dated May 2008 and has more pages and a colored cover.)
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<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.atour.com/religion/docs/20040918a.html">http://www.atour.com/religion/docs/20040918a.html</a><!-- m -->
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<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.servant2000.org/Additional_Material/From_Other_Sources/WasTheNTReallyWrittenInGreek.pdf">http://www.servant2000.org/Additional_M ... nGreek.pdf</a><!-- m -->
But after looking at Raphael Lataster's sites, I begin to wonder, if any of his writings can be relied on: He promotes Pantheism and Atheism (quote: 'There just isn't any good evidence for any god, let alone Yahweh.') Additionally he makes gross and libelous statements about Yahweh our heavenly Father, which are too vile to mention here. Regarding Yeshua and the Scriptures he states: "There is no evidence whatsoever that Jesus even existed, let alone whether all the Bible's claims about him are true.", "The Bible contradicts itself, history, archeology, science, and just about everything else it can contradict. For a book that tells us how to live our lives, that asks us to kill and die in god's name, this simply isn't good enough."
He makes these statements after studying and promoting Aramaic primacy for a number of years. This is an astonishing about-face. The character of the author will somehow be reflected in his work. Do his newly published anti-biblical beliefs put into question the research he has done while he was apparently a believer in the Word of God?
In the light of his recent statements and publications, does Peshitta.org or Andrew Gabriel Roth still recommend his book and current website?
Searching for the title I found various other download locations here ({edit:} the latest available version seems to be the one from May 2008. Apparently Raphael changed the numbering scheme of his editions as 'Edition 1e' is from March 2008 whereas 'Edition 1a' - from atour.com - is dated May 2008 and has more pages and a colored cover.)
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.aramaicpeshitta.com/WastheNewTestamentReallyWritteninGreek1e.pdf">http://www.aramaicpeshitta.com/WastheNe ... reek1e.pdf</a><!-- m -->
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.atour.com/religion/docs/20040918a.html">http://www.atour.com/religion/docs/20040918a.html</a><!-- m -->
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.nccg.org/mlt/pdf/NTGreek.pdf">http://www.nccg.org/mlt/pdf/NTGreek.pdf</a><!-- m -->
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.servant2000.org/Additional_Material/From_Other_Sources/WasTheNTReallyWrittenInGreek.pdf">http://www.servant2000.org/Additional_M ... nGreek.pdf</a><!-- m -->
But after looking at Raphael Lataster's sites, I begin to wonder, if any of his writings can be relied on: He promotes Pantheism and Atheism (quote: 'There just isn't any good evidence for any god, let alone Yahweh.') Additionally he makes gross and libelous statements about Yahweh our heavenly Father, which are too vile to mention here. Regarding Yeshua and the Scriptures he states: "There is no evidence whatsoever that Jesus even existed, let alone whether all the Bible's claims about him are true.", "The Bible contradicts itself, history, archeology, science, and just about everything else it can contradict. For a book that tells us how to live our lives, that asks us to kill and die in god's name, this simply isn't good enough."
He makes these statements after studying and promoting Aramaic primacy for a number of years. This is an astonishing about-face. The character of the author will somehow be reflected in his work. Do his newly published anti-biblical beliefs put into question the research he has done while he was apparently a believer in the Word of God?
In the light of his recent statements and publications, does Peshitta.org or Andrew Gabriel Roth still recommend his book and current website?