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1 | WHY DON'T WE TEACH THE CROSS? | Bible general Archive 2 | Nikkicole | 139120 | ||
The Greek word rendered “cross” in many modern Bible versions (“torture stake” in NW) is stau·ros´. In classical Greek, this word meant merely an upright stake, or pale. Later it also came to be used for an execution stake having a crosspiece. The Imperial Bible-Dictionary acknowledges this, saying: “The Greek word for cross, [stau·ros´], properly signified a stake, an upright pole, or piece of paling, on which anything might be hung, or which might be used in impaling [fencing in] a piece of ground. . . . Even amongst the Romans the crux (from which our cross is derived) appears to have been originally an upright pole.” Was that the case in connection with the execution of God’s Son? It is noteworthy that the Bible also uses the word xy´lon to identify the device used. A Greek-English Lexicon, by Liddell and Scott, defines this as meaning: “Wood cut and ready for use, firewood, timber, etc. . . . piece of wood, log, beam, post . . . cudgel, club . . . stake on which criminals were impaled . . . of live wood, tree.” It also says “in NT, of the cross,” and cites Acts 5:30 and 10:39 as examples Thus the weight of the evidence indicates that Jesus died on an upright stake and not on the traditional cross. To get more Bible questions answered, copy and past following link. http://www.watchtower.org/library/rq/article_11.htm |
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2 | WHY DON'T WE TEACH THE CROSS? | Bible general Archive 2 | EdB | 139139 | ||
Watch Tower is the publication of the Jehovah Witnesses. Jehovah Witnesses are a false cult that has many strange teachings not the least of which, is the belief Jesus returned in 1918. Jehovah Witnesses are anti Christian and teach that unless you attend their church your deceived. They use a Bible called the New World Translation that basically a rewrite of the King James Bible that includes Jehovah Witness false teaching. While the Jehovah Witness will not formally reveal the names of the translators of their bible, their names have been discovered and none of them had any formal training in translation or even in Hebrew or Greek. Take these facts and apply them to Nikkicole’s post and decide for yourself how much credence you want to apply to what Nikkicole has written. |
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