--- Kakki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Ecclesiastes reads almost like an amalgam of the
> ideas of many different
> > belief systems. Fascinating reading.
many (and i am one) would say that it is an amalgam of
different belief systems. many of the
stories/parables/teachings in the bible existed in the
mythology and ideology and identity of countless other
cultures.
> I know you are joking, Rick, but I found something
> interesting. Because it
> was kind of difficult to read in email format I went
> to my Catholic Douay
> bible to follow along and was surprised to find that
> while the thoughts are
> essentially the same, it is often worded in a
> sometimes significantly
> different context.
kakki, if you are really interested in this, you
should read the everett fox translation of the bible
(The Five Books of Moses) which is a newer, some would
say more "pure" translation of the actual hebrew text.
it is absolutely fascinating, particularly when read
alongside the king james version. i had to do it for
school (semiotics, deconstruction and god, oh my!).
alison e. in nyc
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