That makes sense; I guess it kinda looses something in the translation ;) One question, I thought Indentured Servitude was made illegal in this country shortly after the Civil War, anybody know if that is true?
> -----Original Message----- > From: Judith Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 1:34 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: 10 commandments > > Maidservant and manservant is not a friendly way of saying slavery, for a > very simple reason. Slavery as defined in the bible is not slavery as you > may be thinking. Look at what is required of the master of the slave: They > have to take care of the servant. They have to PAY the servant. They have > to RELEASE the servant after a certain amount of time. It's more like > indentured work service for a finite term. Slavery as we understand it in > America is grabbing someone, chaining them, forcing them to work and > basically depriving them of all rights and privileges. This is not slavery > as allowed in the bible. > > To claim that maidservant and manservant are slaves in chains (implied) is > just wrong. > > But the problem is trying to translate a word and concept in Hebrew into > Greek, and Latin, then Middle English, and English is going to lead to > great misunderstandings. If you want to know how slavery is defined in the > Bible and what its laws are, then learn Hebrew or ask someone who knows. ; > ) > > If you want sources, I can take time off from writing up reviews for > Fusion Authority to look them up for you. > > Judith > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nick McClure" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 1:22 PM > Subject: RE: 10 commandments > > > > There was an e-mail that I posted earlier > > > > 1-5 > > http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_10c7.htm > > > > 6-10 > > http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_10c9.htm > > > > Here are the full commandments, often they are displayed in a more > condensed > > version, like the one you listed > > > > > > 4th Commandment; Verses 8-11: > > > > "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, > and > > do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: > in > > it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy > > manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that > is > > within thy gates: For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the > sea, > > and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD > > blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it." > > > > Manservant and maidservant are considered to be friendly words for slave > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Judith Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 12:55 PM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: Re: 10 commandments > > > > > > Okay, where do the commandments condone slavery? Show me where in this > > > list there's anything about slavery: > > > > > > 1. I am Hashem your God who took you out of Egypt. > > > 2. Do not have another god before Me. > > > 3. Do not take the Lord's name in vain. > > > 4. Keep the Sabbath to make it holy. > > > 5. Honor your father and your mother. > > > 6. Do not murder. > > > 7. Do not commit adultery. > > > 8. Do not steal. > > > 9. Do not bear false witness against your fellow human being. > > > 10. Do not covet your neighbors' wife > > > > > > I'm waiting for your answer. : ) Come on. > > > > > > Judith > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm
