--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "feste37" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> The idea that Moses wrote the first five books of the Old Testament
is
> something that only fundamentalists believe. I asked a
fundamentalist
> once how Moses managed to write about his own death (last chapter of
> Deuteronomy). Needless to say, I didn't get a satisfactory answer.
Joshua or the other disciples of Moses could have completed the story
for him. As such, we read in one of the books that Moses was not
permitted by Yahweh to enter the Promised Land because of his
disobedience in the desert. Thus, Moses died without crossing the
Jordan River.
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" <jr_esq@> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Angela, you've made an excellent point and observation here. The
> > ancients were not as unsophisticated as some people may think.
For
> > example,
> >
> > Among biblical scholars, Moses is credited for writing the first
five
> > books of the Old Testament, which includes Genesis where the
story of
> > the Garden of Eden is narrated. We can assume that many of the
> > stories in this book was handed down by oral tradition among the
> > Hebrews. And, it was Moses who wrote them in text for
preservation
> > of the knowledge.
> >
> > Christians are divided on how to interpret this story. The
Catholic
> > Church regards the story to be a myth, but considers the moral
and
> > faith message in the story to be factual. However, some
Christian
> > denominations accept the story to be literally true. Hence, we
have
> > a controversy in the USA regarding the teaching Darwin's theory
of
> > evolution in public schools.
> >
> > In the Hindu texts, stories are narrated and are embedded with
> > symbols which corroborate the message inteded by the author.
> > Specifically, there is a story in the Shrimad Bhagavatam of two
> > guards in heaven by the name of Jaya and Vijaya. These guards
> > prevented the entry of the four Kumaras, who looked like children
but
> > are in reality very old and ancient seers, and who wanted to
enter
> > the gates of heaven. Because of this act the two guards were
cursed
> > by the Kumaras to live their next three lives on earth.
> >
> > Many astrologers believe that there is much more to this story
than
> > meets the eye. In a deeper sense, this story actually is
presenting
> > a jyotish principle which states that the entry to heaven is
shown in
> > the jyotish chart by the lunar node, Rahu and Ketu. And,
salvation
> > can be attained by the observation of the four pillars of life,
i.e.
> > dharma, artha, kama and moksha.
> >
> > There are many stories like these in the Hindu texts which shows
that
> > the ancients were very meticulous in conveying their messages
through
> > words and symbols. Their stories cannot be regarded as simple
myths
> > and fairy tales.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > ----- Original Message ----
> > > From: tertonzeno <tertonzeno@>
> > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
> > > Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 2:54:11 PM
> > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] blame it on Star Trek
> > >
> > >
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> > >
> > > A Rabbi writes (USA Today blog section):
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Rabbi wrote:
> > >
> > > Actually, come to think of it, Star Trek has definitely
contributed
> > >
> > > to my rejection of religious principles!!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I remember the first time I saw "Who Mourns for Adonais" -
wherein
> > >
> > > the erstwhile crew of the Enterprise ("A", if you willâ¦)
stumble
> > upon
> > >
> > > the lonely "God" Apollo, the last of the remaining figures of
Greek
> > >
> > > mythology after they all "retired' to a planet far away.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I remember thinking, "yeah, that makes as much sense as what
those
> > >
> > > Biblical stories claim about Yaweh talking with Adam in the
Garden
> > of
> > >
> > > Eden or walking with Moses in the desert."
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > But, as I said earlier, I grew up in Sci-Fi household â"
accepting
> > of
> > >
> > > science and rejecting the myths and fairy-tales of
scientifically
> > >
> > > illiterate cultures as just that: make believe stories!!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > So blame it on Star Trek!!
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