03-11-2010, 03:35 PM
Hello again Kevin,
First, I honestly did not mean to dwell into your personal (family) matters, but rather I was using an analogy or metaphor to explain my point. If you knew me, you would see that I am a pretty laid back guy. So when I said I will be "blunt", I was just saying that because I didn't want to expend too much energy explaining facts that are already available on this website.
Next, when I said, "With your mind set you basically want people on this forum to explain the direction of a straight line to you (yes that is a play on words - but then again you might not understand it), because you have been stuck taking a zigzagged route for most of your life.", I was simply making a pun, because the word Peshitta itself means straight in Aramaic, and I was assuming that you do not speak Aramaic.
Furthermore, for sake of historical context, if you want to know what Caliph Mahdi (781 C.E.) thought of the Church of the East's position on God and our Holy Books, you might want to read the following document that has been translated from Arabic to English. It might be a long read (it prints out in about 40 pages or so), but definitely worth while. In a nut shell it has the Assyrian Patriarch explaining our beliefs to the Caliph in Baghdad less than 250 years after the passing of Muhammad. See below.
Introduction to the reading:
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Actual text:
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.tertullian.org/fathers/timothy_i_apology_01_text.htm">http://www.tertullian.org/fathers/timot ... 1_text.htm</a><!-- m -->
This work has a few errors, but overall it is quite good. Unfortunately, the translator didn't know the difference between Qnuma (the closest English word is Essence/Substance) and Parsopa (Person), so he accidentally uses "person" when translating conversations about the Trinity. Also, about 2/3 the way through the text he translates the Aramaic "yodh" (since it is the smallest letter) to the Greek "iota".
Again, please understand that I am posting this info for HISTORICAL CONTEXT.
Alaha raba rakhmana (God is very merciful),
-Nimrod Warda-
p.s. Below is a quote from Caliph Mahdi himself.
"If you accepted Mohammed as a prophet," said the Caliph, "your words would be beautiful and their meanings fine."
First, I honestly did not mean to dwell into your personal (family) matters, but rather I was using an analogy or metaphor to explain my point. If you knew me, you would see that I am a pretty laid back guy. So when I said I will be "blunt", I was just saying that because I didn't want to expend too much energy explaining facts that are already available on this website.
Next, when I said, "With your mind set you basically want people on this forum to explain the direction of a straight line to you (yes that is a play on words - but then again you might not understand it), because you have been stuck taking a zigzagged route for most of your life.", I was simply making a pun, because the word Peshitta itself means straight in Aramaic, and I was assuming that you do not speak Aramaic.
Furthermore, for sake of historical context, if you want to know what Caliph Mahdi (781 C.E.) thought of the Church of the East's position on God and our Holy Books, you might want to read the following document that has been translated from Arabic to English. It might be a long read (it prints out in about 40 pages or so), but definitely worth while. In a nut shell it has the Assyrian Patriarch explaining our beliefs to the Caliph in Baghdad less than 250 years after the passing of Muhammad. See below.
Introduction to the reading:
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.tertullian.org/fathers/timothy_i_apology_00_intro.htm">http://www.tertullian.org/fathers/timot ... _intro.htm</a><!-- m -->
Actual text:
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.tertullian.org/fathers/timothy_i_apology_01_text.htm">http://www.tertullian.org/fathers/timot ... 1_text.htm</a><!-- m -->
This work has a few errors, but overall it is quite good. Unfortunately, the translator didn't know the difference between Qnuma (the closest English word is Essence/Substance) and Parsopa (Person), so he accidentally uses "person" when translating conversations about the Trinity. Also, about 2/3 the way through the text he translates the Aramaic "yodh" (since it is the smallest letter) to the Greek "iota".
Again, please understand that I am posting this info for HISTORICAL CONTEXT.
Alaha raba rakhmana (God is very merciful),
-Nimrod Warda-
p.s. Below is a quote from Caliph Mahdi himself.
"If you accepted Mohammed as a prophet," said the Caliph, "your words would be beautiful and their meanings fine."