Ken Kixmoeller (ProFox) wrote: > On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 5:18 PM, Stephen Russell <[email protected]> > wrote: >> On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 4:05 PM, Pete Theisen <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> That you have to change your life of luxury and few people can do >> that. That is why it is easier for the camel or the rope to fit >> through a needle. > > The "eye of the needle" is a gate in old Jerusalem. It is very narrow. > Wealthier people had larger packs on their camels. Ergo, it was hard, > not impossible, for them to fit through. Allegory taken as fact, as > usual. No, not a sewing needle.
Hi Ken, You are free to believe that if you wish, I do not. I heard a theory along the same lines that it was about a gate that was so narrow that only a person could fit, not a camel at all. And, if Jesus had what you suggest in mind would he not have said "a rich person's camel", rather than just "camel"? Just asking, of course. -- Regards, Pete http://pete-theisen.com/ http://elect-pete-theisen.com/ _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
