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Old 11-02-2009, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by gansao: I am the Lord, and there is no other; apart from Me there is no God. I will strengthen you, though you have not acknowledged Me, so that from the rising of the sun to the place of its setting men may know there is none besides Me. I am the Lord, and there is no other. I form the light and create darkness, I bring prosperity and create disaster; I, the Lord, do all these things (Isaiah 45:5-7 NIV).

Another version.

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Originally Posted by trebor View Post
Yes, christians have change(d) the translation of the term 'Ra'. However, it does not appear that the use of the exact term used in the "Tree of knowledge of Good and Evil' in Isaiah is an accident.

This demonstrates that someone's theology will influence their translation.
Why don't you bold/underline the word in that passage Christians changed, and from what to what? Spell it out.

I smell another Trebor gaffe, or at least an incomplete argument.
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