Subject: word for wine in the original text? |
Bible Note: Greetings Romans! Welcome to the forum! I didn't mean to sound offensive. It's just that this issue has been discussed many times on this forum, and I know that I have personally posted several extensive word studies which demonstrate that the words translated as 'wine' don't always refer to an alcoholic beverage. The reason I used the word 'amazed' is that in spite of the word studies, various posts still try to make the point that 'the Bible said wine, so it must be wine' (where wine always means alcohol). Various posts also continue to poke fun at the view that some of the words translated as 'wine' can refer to grape juice. What I have tried to do is show from Scripture that some of these words can refer to the vine, the grapes, raisins, fresh juice, fermented juice, or even harder liquors. Anyway, enough beating of a dead horse! :-) Again, welcome to the forum! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |