Frederick W. Franz: Main translator. Took liberal arts sequence at University of Cincinnati; 21 semester hours of classical Greek, some Latin. Partially completed a two-hour survey course in Biblical Greek in junior year; course titled "The New Testament--A course in grammar and translation." Left in spring of 1914 before completing junior year. Self-taught in Spanish, biblical Hebrew and Aramaic. Entered Brooklyn headquarters facility of Watchtower Society in 1920. "What a blessing it was to study Bible Greek under Professor Arthur Kensella! Under Dr. Joseph Harry, an author of some Greek works, I also studied the classical Greek. I knew that if I wanted to become a Presbyterian clergyman, I had to have a command of Bible Greek. So I furiously applied myself and got passing grades" (The Watchtower, May 1, 1987, p. 24). Franz only took one 2-hour credit class of "Bible Greek" but 21 hours of classical Greek. According to the course catalog of 1911, Arthur Kensella was not a professor of Greek, as Franz wrote, but an "instructor in Greek." Kensella did not have a Ph.D. and he therefore taught entry-level courses. Hmm seems misleading looking at the quote he made in the watchtower.mee said:
I am curious, I thought JW's were people too? Is it possible JW's can be mislead?mee said:
Perhaps this response of mine would be better placed in the comparative studies area, but the thread is here. Though i was raised nominally Christian, spent most of my years studying Buddhism and only in recent years have I given much thought to traditional Christian subjects. now when i do i tend to see many intersections between buddhist thought and Christian. Such is the case here and your notion of the Trinity as Mind, Flesh, and Spirit of God, got me to thinking of a similar notion in buddhism. They have the concept of the trikaya: in buddhist thought every buddha manifests 3 "bodies," the dharmakaya, the sambhogakaya, and the nirmanakaya. The dharmakaya is the "body of Truth," the supra-ontological, formless Ultimate Reality beyond any conceptual descriptions with their inherent limitations-i.e., the "Father?" The sambhogakaya is the "reward body," the body of pure light and bliss visible only to those of high spiritual attainment and are the energies of enlightenment; i.e., the "Holy Spirit?" The nirmanakaya is the body of transformation, ("on this level the Buddha has the power to assume any appearance for enlightening and liberating sentient beings"); i.e., the "Son?"Quahom1 said:
Have a good one, Earlearl said:Perhaps this response of mine would be better placed in the comparative studies area, but the thread is here. Though i was raised nominally Christian, spent most of my years studying Buddhism and only in recent years have I given much thought to traditional Christian subjects. now when i do i tend to see many intersections between buddhist thought and Christian. Such is the case here and your notion of the Trinity as Mind, Flesh, and Spirit of God, got me to thinking of a similar notion in buddhism. They have the concept of the trikaya: in buddhist thought every buddha manifests 3 "bodies," the dharmakaya, the sambhogakaya, and the nirmanakaya. The dharmakaya is the "body of Truth," the supra-ontological, formless Ultimate Reality beyond any conceptual descriptions with their inherent limitations-i.e., the "Father?" The sambhogakaya is the "reward body," the body of pure light and bliss visible only to those of high spiritual attainment and are the energies of enlightenment; i.e., the "Holy Spirit?" The nirmanakaya is the body of transformation, ("on this level the Buddha has the power to assume any appearance for enlightening and liberating sentient beings"); i.e., the "Son?"
Interesting, huh?
I wonder how the Vatican feels about that?And so the title says... perhaps somebody missed it...Quahom1 said:
SSSSSSTRIIIKE!!Quahom1 said:
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Interesting since I have posted scripture where it shows the trinity as being in the bible..mee said:
Try not to rely on NIV or this Forum too muchtruthseeker said:
