To be clear: humanism is not my least favorite worldview— I mean, I’m 100% humanist according to this!— I just take various issues with it as I have pointed out.
I am not of the opinion that it is bad IF humans all share the same values and goals. I am saying that it is misguided to assume that humans globally share the same values and goals, which humanism appears to do. I am about living in the world as it is, not as I wish it were.
It can only be read in Arabic.#78
Is the Quran meant to be taken literally, Shila?Yes, it was Allah’s revelation to the prophet Mohammad..#86
Well you see, just with those two comments, you fallen right into the same self dug pit as those Christians that say to others that they "do not understand the bible because they do not speak, read or understand koine Greek".. Because by being in such a hurry to display their haughty imagined biblical knowledge and after painting themselves into a corner, they have condemned all bibles ever written in English to the rubbish bin. As you have with any Quran that has ever been written in English.Do you see my point, Shila?
Well you see, just with those two comments, you fallen right into the same self dug pit as those Christians that say to others that they "do not understand the bible because they do not speak, read or understand koine Greek".. Because by being in such a hurry to display their haughty imagined biblical knowledge and after painting themselves into a corner, they have condemned all bibles ever written in English to the rubbish bin. As you have with any Quran that has ever been written in English.Do you see my point, Shila?There is a big difference between the Bible and Quran.According to Islamic theology, the Qur'an is a revelation very specifically in Arabic, and so it should only be recited in Quranic Arabic. Translations into other languages are the work of humans and so, according to Muslims, no longer possess the uniquely sacred character of the Arabic original.
Translations of the BibleMany Christians over the centuries have felt that in order for the Great Commission to be completed successfully it is important that the Bible should be available to 'all nations,' in their own languages. This has meant that the Bible has been translated into many languages.
But still we the laymen theologist and or the devout Christian that "doesn't know Koine Greek " are at the mercy of the Chaplain, the Pastor and the Priest that claims to understand and able to read and speak the bible in its "original" language.
But still we the laymen theologist and or the devout Christian that "doesn't know Koine Greek " are at the mercy of the Chaplain, the Pastor and the Priest that claims to understand and able to read and speak the bible in its "original" language.Christianity was promoted as a universal religion by the Romans. The translation into local languages was necessary.As of November 2024 the whole Bible has been translated into 756 languages, the New Testament has been translated into an additional 1,726 languages, and smaller portions of the Bible have been translated into 1,274 other languages according to Wycliffe Global Alliance.
As of November 2024 the whole Bible has been translated into 756 languages, the New Testament has been translated into an additional 1,726 languages, and smaller portions of the Bible have been translated into 1,274 other languages according to Wycliffe Global Alliance.How many times!None of that absolutely matters.
As of November 2024 the whole Bible has been translated into 756 languages, the New Testament has been translated into an additional 1,726 languages, and smaller portions of the Bible have been translated into 1,274 other languages according to Wycliffe Global Alliance.How many times!None of that absolutely matters.The different translations of the Bible led to the separation of church into thousands of denominations.
Yes. And none of it matters.
