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1 | What's John 14:6 in original language? | John 14:6 | Dalcent | 132527 | ||
Your friend seems to think the Bible gets translated from each preceding translation. Some think that one of these intermediary Bibles was the King James Version. This is entirely false all respectable translations are made from the oldest manuscripts available. John 14:6 is just the same in the Greek as translated above in the NASB. At my local museum in London, viz, the British Museum, there is one of the oldest bibles in the world on display. The Codex Sinaiticus which is from the fourth century. Dalcent |
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2 | What's John 14:6 in original language? | John 14:6 | DocTrinsograce | 132573 | ||
Wow, Dalcent! That would be something to see! Have you gone to see it yourself? (I think the Codex Vaticanus is a bit older.) Just think, an actual copy that preceded the invention of the space! Did it predate the Council of Laodicea? Even though the oldest Bible I have held in my hands was from the 16th century, it still amazes me sometimes that things like "talitha cumi" were the very words murmured from the lips of the Savior! |
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3 | What's John 14:6 in original language? | John 14:6 | Dalcent | 133074 | ||
Hi DocTrinsograce, Yes, I've been down to the British Museum a few times; I live right in the centre of London. The Codex is just in a waist-high glass box so you get a good look at it. And you're right it hasn't got any spaces, although I didn't understand why. I don't know the Council of Laodicea but I was lucky enough in 1999 to visit the ruins of Laodicea, Colossae and Hieropolis. I flew into Antalya where Paul visited in Acts 14:25, and worked my way across some of the country; Asia Minor (modern day Turkey) is vast and once I was into the inner regions it was mainly snowy and mountainous - awesome. All of my travel in Turkey was done alone on foot with just a backpack and my army beret, or on their ancient old buses, no Greyhound coaches in Turkey! The interior cities such as Laodicea and Hieropolis (Col 4:13)are basically ghost towns. These parts of Turkey are essientially uninhabited now; they used to be on ancient highways. I bathed in the hot springs of Hieropolis which used to be filtered 6 miles down to the town of Laodicea and became 'lukewarm' a metaphor which John uses address to Laodicea in Rv 3:16. Also I was blessed to visit Malta twice (Acts 28) and stay at St. Paul's Bay where he was shipwrecked. You could see the reef where Paul was shipwrecked 27:42. I even went sailing in Malta in December after the Fast (27:9); this was not one of my better ideas. As my brother told me, the only thing that place is famous for is Paul was shipwrecked there. Your Brother in Christ Dalcent |
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4 | What's John 14:6 in original language? | John 14:6 | DocTrinsograce | 133078 | ||
Very interesting! After reading your post, I decided not to write about my much more humble trips through Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Canaan, Virginia, Cairo, Illinois, or Nazareth Texas. :-) They just don't have the same ring, somehow, do they? :-) Thank you for sharing your experiences with us, Dalcent. How very interesting! We are glad that you didn't end up sharing Paul's travel experiences too closely! :-) The Council of Laodicea was responsible for -- among other things -- the inclusion of Revelation to the Canon. So, if this codex contained Revelation it would probably be post Laodicea. After searching the web I see that there is one codex that is slightly older than the one near your home: That's the Codex Vaticanus. |
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