tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916496082753910970.post6886173760337079666..comments2023-11-02T08:00:31.231-05:00Comments on finding guidance...: In the BeginningNeverEverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16822581407125914036noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916496082753910970.post-4742114790577991642010-01-03T12:09:31.564-06:002010-01-03T12:09:31.564-06:00~16:11, God gave and named Ishmael so he is not an...~16:11, God gave and named Ishmael so he is not an "illigitimate" child.<br /><br />haha yeah exactly<br />rubberAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916496082753910970.post-44090343094938707772009-05-06T16:32:00.000-05:002009-05-06T16:32:00.000-05:00Where do you find Hebrew and Greek/Latin translati...Where do you find Hebrew and Greek/Latin translations? I'd like to see ox/wild ox thing.NeverEverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16822581407125914036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916496082753910970.post-77056771619841431252009-05-06T11:07:00.000-05:002009-05-06T11:07:00.000-05:00You're welcome. I do think that Acts 15 definitely...You're welcome. I do think that Acts 15 definitely has something to do with what ultimately happened. If you think about it, the early beleivers would have been part of a community that was mostly Jewish and had certain standards, but this became eroded as they became primarily of Gentile pagan backgrounds. Its kind of like how cultural Islam is practiced in countries where most of the people don't have much literacy and religious education.Stacy K. https://www.blogger.com/profile/06853574441003653244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916496082753910970.post-22132027633443799522009-05-05T23:43:00.000-05:002009-05-05T23:43:00.000-05:00In Acts 15, it is decided by the "apostles and eld...In Acts 15, it is decided by the "apostles and elders" that the Gentile believers should not observe all of the laws that were given to Moses because this would be too hard for them. They are instructed to avoid meat sacrificed to idols, blood, meat from strangled animals, and sexual immorality. This is the first mention I can find about changing the rules for the Christians, and it doesn't mention the vision or any word from God, it is just the decision of the church elders that the previous laws were too hard and ultimately not as important.<br /><br />Thanks for the comments, they were really helpful!!NeverEverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16822581407125914036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916496082753910970.post-41260261356675238772009-05-05T23:15:00.000-05:002009-05-05T23:15:00.000-05:00Christians (most) believe that Peter's vision in A...Christians (most) believe that Peter's vision in Acts 10 nullified the previous dietary laws. However in Matt 5:17 Jesus says that he didn't come to abolish the Torah or the prophets. If you read the vision in Acts, you will see that the end result was just that Peter went to see a Gentile in his home, but it does not record that he ate any unclean animals. The changing of Sabbath to Sunday and the eating of unclean animals happened sometime in later centuries after the followers of Jesus were mostly from non-Jewish backgrounds. Interestingly, there are some Christian groups today that are going back to worshipping on Sat. and not eating Pork or other unclean things. <br />As far as the sacrifice in Gen 22 is concerned, I do agree with Ishmael being the true first son, but I'm not sure if he would have been considered legitimate or not after being kicked out. I do think that later though Ishmael was present when Abraham died and was buried. (?) Either way, it would have bolstered the 12 tribes of Israel's claim to the covenant, but I would not have called them Jewish at this point because the term "Jewish" refers to the tribe of Judah after the tribes were scattered in 586 BCE. <br />I think that the unicorn/wild ox thing is just a bad translation. I checked the Hebrew and the words are tsor and ra'em. The first word refers to either an ordinary bull or ox (its a common word), while the 2nd refers specifically to a wild ox. Its likely that the early translators of the Latin vulgate on which early English versions like the KJV were based called it a unicorn for some reason.<br />I gotta get to bed! Good stuff though.Stacy K. https://www.blogger.com/profile/06853574441003653244noreply@blogger.com