07-22-2008, 07:37 PM
Shlama Akhi Stephen,
Lots of English words have many meanings, as well. The word "run" has 81 meanings. The word "see" has 17 meanings. "One" has 14 meanings. We cannot simply throw the dictionary at someone when asked what a word means. You have just thrown the dictionary at us and have said, "take your pick".
Come on, Stephen. That is mere confusion.
The verse in question is found in 3 Gospels, not just one. The 3 Greek Gospels, Matthew,Mark,Luke have "camel" . The semitic Arabic translation of the Diatesseron, which is word for word in agreement with Peshitta, has "camel".
A camel is a living being, analogous to the rich man, a living being; Both are pictured as attempting to go through an opening. Both are the subject of the same verb "al" to enter. A subject performs the action of a sentence. A rope cannot perform action; a beam cannot perform action; certainly neither can "enter" anything. A camel can perform action; it can move on its own power.
Which of the above points do you disagree with?
Burkta,
Dave
Lots of English words have many meanings, as well. The word "run" has 81 meanings. The word "see" has 17 meanings. "One" has 14 meanings. We cannot simply throw the dictionary at someone when asked what a word means. You have just thrown the dictionary at us and have said, "take your pick".
Quote:Either "camel", "beam" or "rope/cable/cord" are correct. There are interesting things that happen when one word has multiple meanings.What sense is there in that?
Come on, Stephen. That is mere confusion.
The verse in question is found in 3 Gospels, not just one. The 3 Greek Gospels, Matthew,Mark,Luke have "camel" . The semitic Arabic translation of the Diatesseron, which is word for word in agreement with Peshitta, has "camel".
A camel is a living being, analogous to the rich man, a living being; Both are pictured as attempting to go through an opening. Both are the subject of the same verb "al" to enter. A subject performs the action of a sentence. A rope cannot perform action; a beam cannot perform action; certainly neither can "enter" anything. A camel can perform action; it can move on its own power.
Which of the above points do you disagree with?
Burkta,
Dave