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BigRed · 08-19-2005, 06:54 PM

I didn't share a couple of weeks ago something I found in the Bible that truly surprised me. (I was raised in a VERY religious house/family and had to read and memorize so much of the Bible .. so upon hearing that, I didn't think anything else could surprise me but I was wrong!)

OH... last week I found out that there was not one talking animal but two (can you name/place them? and man doesn't count!)
and now I find out that UNICORNS must be real! Numbers 23:22 and Deuteronomy 33:17
and dragons too! Deuteronomy 32:33

USexpat · 08-20-2005, 04:21 AM

Are you talking about Balaam's donkey?

You must be reading the KJV? Later translations show "unicorns" as "wild oxen," and "dragons" as "serpants." When it comes to the dragons, tho, check out www.answersingenesis.org. They used to have some comments about dragons, there, so I should imagine they're still on the site somewhere.

USexpat · 08-20-2005, 04:39 AM

Just did a search on Answers in Genesis. They've still got lots on dragons, and a couple of bits on unicorns, as well.

BAMA-GAL-60 · 09-05-2005, 12:25 PM

Balaams donkey and satan as the serpent in the garden of eden when he told eve to eat the fruit on the tree of life...................

BigRed · 09-05-2005, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by USexpat

Are you talking about Balaam's donkey?

You must be reading the KJV? Later translations show "unicorns" as "wild oxen," and "dragons" as "serpants."

yea... there's been more than a couple translations...

1380 (NT), 1388 (OT) - Wycliffe Bible
1535 - Coverdale Bible
1539 - The Great Bible
1557 (NT), 1560 (OT) - The Geneva Bible
1606 - Bishop's Bible - much of the KJV came from the Bishop's Bible
1611 - Authorized Version that contained the Apocrapha
(Authorized = Recognized not necessarily authorized by the church)
1629 - First Authorized Version without the Apocrapha
1631 - Wicked Bible - the word "not" was left out of 7th Commandment
1650 - Contained multiple printing errors
1701 - Insertion of dates of Archbishop Ussher in margins
1717 - Luke 20 "vinegar" instead of "vineyard"
1769 - Today's Authorized Version (Oxford Standard)
differs from the 1611 verson in over 75,000 details
1777 - First KJV NT printed in US
1782 - First KJV Bible printed in US
1795 - Mark 7:27 Misspelled "killed" for "filled" in Mark 7:27 called the Murder's Bible
1881, 1885 - English Revised Version
1901 - American Standard Version

not to mention:
21st Century King James (21KJV - 1994)
American Standard Version (ASV - 1901)
Basic English Bible (BEB - 1940, 1949)
Beck Translation (BECK - 1964, 1976)
Contemporary English Version (CEV)
Darby' New Translation (DAR -1961)
Today's English Version: Good News Bible (GNB - 1976)
English Standard Version (ESV-2001)
Goodspeed: The Complete Bible: An American Translation (1927)
International Children's Version (ICV)
International Standard Version (ISV - 1999)
Modern Language Bible (MOD - 1969)
King James Version (KJV - 1611, 1769)
New King James Version (NKJV - 1979, 1982)
New American Bible (NAB)
New American Standard Bible (NASB - 1963, 67, 71, 72, 75, 95)
New Century Version (NCV - 1987)
New English Bible (NEB 1961, 1970)
New Geneva Bible (NGB)
New International Version (NIV - 1973, 1978, 1984)
New Living Translation (NLT - 1996)
New Oxford Annotated Bible (OAB - 1977)
Moffatt: A New Translation (MOF - 1928)
Revised English Bible (REB)
Revised Standard Version (RSV - 1881, 85, 1946, 52)
New Revised Standard Version (NRSV - 1998)
The Amplified Bible (AMP -1958, 1965)
The Lamsa Translation (LAM - 1957)
The Living Bible (TLB - 1971)
The Message (MSG - 2002)
The Jerusalem Bible (JER - 1966)
The New Jerusalem Bible (NJB - 1985)
The Phillips Translation (TPT - 1972)
The Williams Translation (TWT - 1937)
Youngs Literal Translation (YLT - 1862)

But I like the online site:
http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/

I highly recommend it!!!
then you can doublecheck it's verses and comments at:
http://www.holybible.com

srm · 09-29-2005, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigRed

I didn't share a couple of weeks ago something I found in the Bible that truly surprised me. (I was raised in a VERY religious house/family and had to read and memorize so much of the Bible .. so upon hearing that, I didn't think anything else could surprise me but I was wrong!)

OH... last week I found out that there was not one talking animal but two (can you name/place them? and man doesn't count!)
and now I find out that UNICORNS must be real! Numbers 23:22 and Deuteronomy 33:17
and dragons too! Deuteronomy 32:33

serpent and ass

08-19-2005, 06:54 PM	#1
BigRed MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: East Coast Posts: 2,896 Gallery: BigRed	Bible Study I didn't share a couple of weeks ago something I found in the Bible that truly surprised me. (I was raised in a VERY religious house/family and had to read and memorize so much of the Bible .. so upon hearing that, I didn't think anything else could surprise me but I was wrong!) OH... last week I found out that there was not one talking animal but two (can you name/place them? and man doesn't count!) and now I find out that UNICORNS must be real! Numbers 23:22 and Deuteronomy 33:17 and dragons too! Deuteronomy 32:33 Last edited by BigRed : 08-19-2005 at 06:56 PM.

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08-20-2005, 04:21 AM	#2
USexpat Senior LCF Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: England Posts: 68 Gallery: USexpat WOE: Nourishing Traditions	Are you talking about Balaam's donkey? You must be reading the KJV? Later translations show "unicorns" as "wild oxen," and "dragons" as "serpants." When it comes to the dragons, tho, check out www.answersingenesis.org. They used to have some comments about dragons, there, so I should imagine they're still on the site somewhere.

08-20-2005, 04:39 AM	#3
USexpat Senior LCF Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: England Posts: 68 Gallery: USexpat WOE: Nourishing Traditions	Just did a search on Answers in Genesis. They've still got lots on dragons, and a couple of bits on unicorns, as well.

09-05-2005, 12:25 PM	#4
BAMA-GAL-60 Guest Join Date: May 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 354 Gallery: BAMA-GAL-60 Stats: start-325-current 225- goal 150 WOE: Atkins Start Date: Nov. 2000	Balaams donkey and satan as the serpent in the garden of eden when he told eve to eat the fruit on the tree of life...................