What is your favorite translation?

topic posted Mon, March 24, 2008 - 9:05 AM by  Josh
I grew up on the KJV and prefer it for private reading.

I like the NRSV for studying.
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Josh
Boca Raton
  • Re: What is your favorite translation?

    Mon, June 2, 2008 - 10:28 PM
    For ease of reading, I prefer the NIV, for study the NASB. Though I like all the translations. Have you ever read the Peshitta? That is the Aramaic translation.
    • Re: What is your favorite translation?

      Tue, June 3, 2008 - 3:52 AM
      1901 American Standard
      • Re: What is your favorite translation?

        Tue, June 3, 2008 - 8:31 AM
        I haven't read the Peshitta, though I've read a bit *about* it. I used to have a Lamsa Bible but I don't know what became of it.
        • Re: What is your favorite translation?

          Tue, June 10, 2008 - 9:59 PM
          I have a signed copy of the Lamsa translation of the Aramaic or Peshitta, which means" the straight truth".
          • Re: What is your favorite translation?

            Wed, June 11, 2008 - 8:00 AM
            What insights have you gained from it that you would not know without it?
            • Re: What is your favorite translation?

              Wed, June 11, 2008 - 8:47 AM
              Actually, what I learned is rather controversial. It doesn't change anything as far as theology is concerned. But Lamsa claims that the New Testament was originally written in Aramaic, which led to some spelling and grammatical errors when translated to the Greek. Most, if not all scholars disagree, but it is an interesting read. Here is a link to an on-line repository- www.aramaicpeshitta.com/
              Be sure to read the pdf " Was the New Testament Really Written in Greek?"
              • Re: What is your favorite translation?

                Fri, June 20, 2008 - 7:28 AM
                Darby.

                First published by Klaudio Zic Publications, 2007, www.lulu.com/astrology. Copyright © 2007 by Klaudio Zic. All Rights Reserved. No part of this abstract may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or otherwise, for commercial purposes or otherwise, without the written permission of the author, except when permitted by law.






                ASTROLOGICAL LEGACY
                A further purport to Bible Works


                ABSTRACT
                The Academy of Scientific Astrology is based on astronomic principles confirming to the IAU convention. The calculations are performed on the HORIZONS integrator by Jon Giorgini of NASA JPL, Pasadena CA.
                Subject headings: solar system – zodiac, astrology – synastry, precession – ascendant, religion - exorcism
                Online material: www.lulu.com/astrology


                Job 26:7 He stretcheth out the north over empty space, he hangeth the earth upon nothing;


                1. INTRODUCTION




                Is it legal to be an astrologer? Astrology is rare as any art, even more secret than music. As there were not many composers in the past, so the number of astrologer is perhaps five or less. Thus, it is probably legal to be an astrologer. Johan Sebastian Bach is a sublime example of religious excellence. Astrologers were much as Bach, unique in their art and religious to the core. When *GOD* pronounced the sentence against Chaldean art, it was clear that primitive people could not handle precession. Lingering superstition does not account for astronomic changes such as the precession of the ascendant1.


                2. OBSERVATIONS


                Europe never had any astrology at all, while India kept to the old ways. Chinese astronomy was damaged by communism, but still stands as valuable equatorial alternative to Indian systems. It is clear that astrology has degraded to superstition at hands of Newton, Nostradamus and Kepler. There is still lingering belief in fixed ascendants, which are equaled to the zodiacal signs. With two signs of error people consciously believe in their wrong natal sun sign. The swindle is legal as you are warned that we are late for precession and the alike, then a figure of 24 degrees is flashed at you and all is forgotten. Solution seems to wave from the Indian continent but this is not true. The flowery as well as imaginative ways of Indian astrology must confirm to astronomical laws, which is not the case. We complimented Sai Baba with his birthday. He was born on November 23rd when the Sun is still in Libra. His observatory can confirm to that. It is all written in the stars. Thus, albeit your natal Sun is in Virgo, you believe that you are a “Scorpio”. That is, two signs of error, since Libra separates Scorpius from Virgo2. Astrology is not a forgotten art as it is fostered within such institutions as NASA and Harvard PC. This astrology is called astronomy. The astronomers determine the real position of the planets. There is no dispute about this since astrologers have to go somewhere for their data and they go to NASA. The best integrator developed fro the NASA model is Solex by Aldo Vitagliano. SOLEX is the basis of good astrological programs3. Although such programs mangle all data fro purpose of superstition, sometimes authors allow for modest planetarium simulation as well as true ephemeris of the planets. An example of such program that is readily available and capable of showing the real position of the planets is Astrolog.


                3. DATA REDUCTION


                The best approach to astrology is to sit back and observe the eastern constellations as they rise. When the U.S.A. was giving birth to a nation, Serpens rose over Philadelphia with Aquila following. The spread-eagle is thus chosen by our Masonic ancestors as the symbol of the new nation. Aquila happens to rise in the horoscope of Carl Gustav Jung, whose guru was Adler4.
                4. MODEL


                The results of our research are enlisted as follow.


                That the Earth hangs in thin air was known to the ancients, otherwise it would not be stated in the Bible. Thus to have earth hanging in space is a Biblical fact, much as its roundness is expressed in Isaiah. Note that “circle” can be traduced as “globe” as commentators have5.
                Isa 40:22 It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a gauze
                Astronomy is in fact fostered by GOD who encourages the use of constellation for the measurement of seasons. Much as in the times of Cyrus the Great of Persia, messiah of *GOD*, kinship between monotheistic religions require accurate astronomy. The Zoroastrian roots of monotheism are obvious in the Holy Bible especially as associated with Cyrus who saved the Hebrew from the hands of Babylonia. Thus, modern Israel owes its very existence to Iran (sic).
                Astronomers all over the world agree on rising stars and constellations. It is best to ask them in “shoot the expert” fashion. Your local astrologer is perfectly incapable of determining one’s own natal position of the sun, but such people tend to give lecture.
                The world is a better place when we know the proper data about ourselves. The eastern star is the guardian angel as occult doctrine wants and this time European experts will agree. Theurgy has facilitating models like Bardon and Steinar, with 360 “heads” or angels of the degree in order to account for the ecliptic ascendant. The ecliptic ascendant for the U.S.A. is e.g. Ophiuchus.


                5. DISCUSSION


                The zodiac has 21 constellations because the Moon is not a planet6, however for astrological purpose we have 22 zodiacal constellations. This is very convenient as comparing to the previous models which had even over 40 constellations. With Pluto out of the system, our zodiac is much more applicable to incipient astrological study.


                6. SUMMARY


                The study of the zodiac is legal as concern religion, in that it answers to the real position of the planets in the sky. Superstition is banned as pertaining to the damned7. The 12 tribes of Israel are aligned for salvation as heaven rolls back as a scroll in Eridanus constellation. Eridanus is an ascendant between Taurus and Orion as present in rare horoscopes8. The WAP cold spot is the hub of apocalyptic astrology that has even more importance for our time than Cetus precession9 or the star gates10.


                Pro 8:27 When he prepared the heavens I was there; when he ordained the circle upon the face of the deep;




                1 Note that we don not use “precession of the meridian”. The meridian constellations are a separate field of research as omitted from this short treatise.
                2 Zodiacally speaking. As concern the ascendant set, Scorpius and Libra do not rise at due east for this epoch, thus there is no problem with Scorpius or Libra ascendants simply because there are no such ascendants at the present time.
                3 The best astrological program is, however, an astronomical program, like SKYGLOBE. It took minutes to set the basis for zodiacal operation on SKYGLOBE on a DOS i386 4Mb RAM/20 Mb HD. Simulations were run in DOSSHELL, also on Dance of the Planets by ARC Software.
                4 Note that neighboring Scutum is zodiacal but not presently ascendental. Venus in Scutum can not be at the ascendant.
                5 We use Darby Bible by default, with Fausset commentaries.
                6 It was proposed that the Moon be planet, however NASA dismissed such proposition.
                7 With 144 000 Hebrew survivors. The signs of the times are here, giant comets (Wild), holes in the sky (Witchallow), but superstition is from the devil and will keep billions of eyes closed as Uranus enters Cetus towards Mayan 2011.
                8 If Eridanus is rare, then Taurus must be unique, because rising only 5 minutes every day.
                9 The Age of Cetus.
                10 Auriga star gate and opposing WR 104 killer galaxy.

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