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1) Regarding the dictionary meaning of the word “trinity” meaning “three people or things”. Thomas replied: “Ah! I see! You're talking in the general sense, but applying it in a theological context.” The word "trinity" is not specifically, a "theological" word. A "trinity" of three people...

1) WHO IS THE “WE” THAT REFER TO A “TRINITY” AS A GROUP OF “THREE” THINGS OR INDIVIDUALS Clear said: “God, the Father; the Messiah/Son; and the Holy Spirit, seem to have special meaning to ancient Jews and to the Christians in their ancient literature. Because there are “THREE” most special...

Clear said: “The "annihilation" of the mortal body that I was referring to is the dissolution of the body as it disintegrates” TheLightWithin replied: “I see. I confused the use of the word "annihilation" with the annihilationist doctrine of soteriology.” Please be at peace TheLightWithin. I...

Hi Alter2Ego 1) AD HOMINEMS/PERSONAL ATTACKS ARE NOT HELPFUL Clear explained: Though I understand why individuals claim that they take their theology and theories “directly” from scripture, this is not what actually happens. What happens is individuals typically read the bible and, using their...

Hi Thomas 1) THE VARIOUS HISTORICAL VERSIONS OF THREE MAIN INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN JUDEO-CHRISTIAN LITERATURE (FATHER, SON, SPIRIT) Thomas said: “my point would be, one can neither ask for nor expect a definition of the Trinity equal to the later (4th century) dogmatic definition of the...

Hi Thomas 1) REGARDING WHETHER JERUSALEM HAD A LIBRARY Clear said: “Archbishop Timothy claims he found the text in a library in Jerusalem in the 300s. Can you provide some evidence to support the claim that neither the original source text nor a library existed in Jerusalem in the 300s?”...

Hi Thomas 1) HISTORY IS “LOOKING IN RETROSPECT” AND DATA IS INSUFFICIENT TO CONFIRM ONE CANNOT BUILD THE MODERN TRINITY FROM ANCIENT HEBREW TEXTS Thomas said: I rather think that we're looking in retrospect, and certainly Christians argue for a foreshadowing of the Trinity in the Hebrew...

I noticed I made a couple mistakes in my last post and want to repair one. Under the heading: 2) IS IT LOGICAL TO EXPECT SACRED TEXTS TO DESCRIBE A LIBRARY IN ANY TOWN? I wrote: WHY would the apostolic Fathers or the apostles care to describe a diary. This sentence should read: "WHY would the...

1) DID JERUSALEM HAVE A LIBRARY IN 384 A.D.? Clear said: “Archbishop Timothy claims he found the text in a library in Jerusalem in the 300s. Can you provide some evidence to support the claim that neither the original source text nor a library existed in Jerusalem in the 300s?” Thomas replied...

Hi TheLightWithin; Thank you for the information. The "annihilation" of the mortal body that I was referring to is the dissolution of the body as it disintegrates. For example, IF this person is one of billions that died 3000 years ago, their buried body is essentially decomposed and...

Hi Longfellow The reason that my comments remained in the context of INDIVIDUAL and PERSONAL revelation rather than a larger group ALL being inspired is that I think there may have been several individuals on councils who were inspired, yet many of the councils (in my estimation) were dominated...

1) PLACING SCRIPTURES BACK INTO THEIR ORIGINAL HEBREW HISTORICAL CONTEXT Alter2Ego said : “Who do you think has time to read all of that? It's obvious that you realize you can't talk your way around scripture at Ecclesiastes 9:5-6 “ I am not trying to talk my way “around” Ecclesiatest 9:5-6...

1) REGARDING JEWISH LITERATURE THAT DESCRIBES JUDEO-CHRISTIAN BELIEF IN GOD, IN THE LOGOS (SON/MESSIAH), AND IN THE HOLY SPIRIT. Thomas said: “I'm not aware of any early Jewish text that speaks of God the Father, his Son Jesus and the Holy Spirit. If you can point out the early Jewish texts...

Hi Thomas. I think I should clarify the above. I have heard of the observation that almost all texts of the early period (peri c.e.) are pseudographic, including all of the Old and New Testament books since no one knows who wrote any of these books. For example, no one know who wrote Old...

Hi Thomas. Thank you so much for providing more context for the "Two" and "Three" power theories. Am I correct to assume your comment in the last post mean that you now do not now hold to the "Two Power" theory you discussed earlier? Thomas said: “The point rather is, according to scholars...