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Originally Posted by Fozzie_DeBear
Another interesting point that I'd like to see Bible literallists address...the original texts for the gospels were written in some other language (Greek? It doesn't matter) and have gone through numerous translations and edits over the centuries, for example four gospels were included others excluded (Gospel of Thomas).
My point is that the Bible many evangelicals hold as the literal truth is an edited, revised document. Not to say it doesn't have good stuff in it someplaces, but c'mon people give your heads a shake...
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There have been a couple pretty famous, so to speak, mistranslations as well. Some that I have heard (correct me if I'm wrong, not a bible expert) that the parting of the Red sea, actually said parting of the Reed sea, which was a considerable smaller body of water (lake to river type of thing).
Another was one I read from the God Delusion, which was the mistranslation of the 72 virgins. It was actually berries or something minimal like that. I can't confirm if that is true or not, but I think less people would be blowing themselves up if the reward was a basket of berries.