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   >>Friend james acting on behalf of the jw vatican could not answer if the   
   >>water Moses parted was the "red sea"; given the hebrew text.   
   >>   
   >>He had also demanded the greek word for simple"pole" in the NT confirmed   
   >>the jw vatican theory that a secret conspiracy in the 4th century changed   
   >>the meaning of "pole" to "crosss reflecting a "pole" with a crossbar".   
   >>That is a historical theory and easily tested.   
   >>   
   >>2nd century church fathers using the the same NT greek word for "pole" said   
   >>it had a crossbar upon which Christ was nailed through His hands.  The jw   
   >>vatican historical secret conspiracy is false.  and fails the test of   
   >>history.   
   >>   
   >>Here we give friend james another chance to show the jw vatican has crack   
   >>scholors of biblical languages and 1st century history of bible   
   >>cultural and social matters in which the NT was embedded..  One must have a   
   >>good grasp of all of it to understand NT writings.   
   >>   
   >>Was Christ a Carpenter given NT greek?   
   >   
   Friend james doesn't answer; spin ensues:   
      
   >What Scripture are you referring to?   
      
   Oh come now, just answer; was He a carpender or not?   
      
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    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)