Theos-Talk Archives (April 1996 Message tl01131)

Virginia - I am looking into this one.  Alan.

In message <199604252119.RAA05951@mail-e2b-service.gnn.com>, Virginia
Behrens <SeussInUse@gnn.com> writes
>Could anyone tell me if I am correct in my reading of the article,
>"Facts Underlying Adept Biographies" by HPB in Collected Writings
>(V. XIV, page 137 but especially pages 146-50) that the Ebionite
>"Gospel of Matthew" in Hebrew was not available when HPB wrote and
>is still not accessible?
>
>If this is correct, could anyone also tell me if am correct in
>my reading of the quotes from Skinner's "...Source of Measures"
>that Skinner derived his Hebrew translation from the Greek version
>of Matthew's gospel - (sort of a back translation)?
>
>Usually I don't pay much attention to Bible translation debates but
>this one about the words "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken
>me?" vs. "My God, my God, how thou dost dazzingly glorify me!"
>comes up rather frequently among people I know who profess to be
>variously New Age, mystic, or esoteric Christians.  If I'm in the
>midst of such discussions again I'd like to add, as best I can,
>what I've read from this article.  Thanks much in advance!
>
>Virginia Behrens, Member TI, TSA
>
>
>

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