Apparently, most of the Greeks understood very well the message of Christ through St. Paul since they abandoned their beliefs in the Olympian gods. Perhaps, the switchover was a natural progression of human consciousnes given the background of the mythical and anthromorphic--albeit fickle--dieties in their early culture.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Xenophaneros Anartaxius" <anartaxius@...> wrote: > > > > Somewhere in the New Testament, in Greek, there are three words listed in > order of their progression: 'pneuma' (wind or spirit), 'psyche' (usually > translated as soul), and 'soma' (body). There is another word 'nous' > variously translated as mind, intellect or something like intuitive > understanding, but where that fits in this scheme I do not know. The word > 'pneuma' is the word translated variously as Ghost or Spirit. The word > 'hagios' which means veneration or religious awe is the word translated as > Holy. The New Testament documents are presumed to have been originally > written in Greek, which was a common language at the time, used by Jews, > Romans and the Greeks, and not written in Aramaic. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Yifu" <yifuxero@> wrote: > > > > I find it interesting that Catholics say "Holy Ghost" but Evangelicals say > > " The Holy Spirit". I'm not exactly sure what the role of this enigmatic > > Entity is - perhaps to inspire people to speak in Tongues, or play Gospel > > music on 12-stringed guitars. Also, I've never encountered any reports of > > people having visions of the "Holy Ghost". Maybe he/she prefers to stay out > > of the limelight. > > > > http://i1-news.softpedia-static.com/images/news2/Casper-Friendly-Ghost-Mobile-Game-for-Halloween-2.jpg > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "PaliGap" <compost1uk@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" <jr_esq@> wrote: > > > > > > > >> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "PaliGap" <compost1uk@> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" <jr_esq@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "PaliGap" <compost1uk@> > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@> > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Practicing some kind of Cosmic Tantrum Yoga, He withdrew > > > > > > > > > Himself (or at least the Holy Ghost part of Himself, which > > > > > > > > > we all know is the cool part) from this world, for His own > > > > > > > > > reasons. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Cosmic Tantrum Yoga"! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > BTW - I have never understood this "Holy Ghost" business. > > > > > > > > I think the Muslims have a point about Christianity: "God > > > > > > > > is One: The Father, Son & Holy Ghost". Er.. say, what? > > > > > > > > Can someone enlighten me - what IS "the Holy Ghost"? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Not having been raised a Chrisschun myself, I shall > > > > > > > leave more scholarly explanations to others. I will > > > > > > > merely speculate that God may have had an unrequited > > > > > > > thang for Casper the Friendly Ghost, and chose to > > > > > > > play dress-up as him from time to time. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > MMY's idea of the rishi-devata-chandas relationship > > > > > > > > > > Little help here John please. What was that idea? > > > > > > > > > > > > > PaliGap, > > > > > > > > The rishi is the principle of the unifield that pertains to > > > > the Knower. Devata pertains to the Process of Knowing. > > > > And, chandas pertains to the Known. > > > > > > Thanks John (mapping to the Trinity seems a bit tricky > > > though) > > > > > > > These three principles are in constant flux within the unified field > > > > which can be considered to be the cause and dissolution of the universe > > > > or the omniverse. Similarly, we experience this dynamic relationship > > > > within our consciousness and meditations. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > comes close > > > > > > to the Christian Trinity. Even priests in the Catholic church > > > > > > cannot fully explain the Trinity. But it is part of church > > > > > > doctrine since it was conceived by the Church Fathers during > > > > > > the Council of Nicea. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
