On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:28:29 -0500, Christopher A. Lee
optonline.net> wrote:
>On Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:54:23 +1030, Michael Gray
>
newsguy.com> wrote:
>>>On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:43:24 -0500, Christopher A. Lee
>>
optonline.net> wrote:
>>>>>On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:25:36 -0500, Darrell Stec
>>>
webpagesorcery.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> Well I guess Satan must one of those creepy Uncles you don't invite to
>>>>> Thanksgiving.
>>>>
>>>>Why? He never did the evil things that Yahweh did. He was only blamed for
>>>>committing evil by later Hebrews and Christians.
>>>
>>>Satan or Lucifer (literally the carrier of light: lux, fero) would
>>>appear to be rather similar to Prometheus, but punished differently.
>>>
>>>Especially considering that the people of the early NT would appear to
>>>have been polytheists.
>>>
>>>With your background, could you comment on what has always seemed
>>>obvious to me:
>>>
>>>Jupiter declines as
>>>
>>>Jupiter
>>>Jupiter
>>>Jovem
>>>Jovis
>>>Jovi
>>>Jove
>>>
>>>Can a connection with Jehova be traced?
>>
>>"Jehova" is a translation error comitted by ignorant 2nd millennium
>>so-called scribes.
>>I have detailed this elsewhere, but quickly:
>>
>>Biblical Hebrew had no vowels.
>>"Jahweh" was written "JHWH"
>
>I know.
>
>>The Bible was to be read out aloud, like much early hebrew.
>>The name "JHWH" was only to be pronounced out aloud by certain people
>>in certain places at certain times only.
>>This word was generally read aloud as "Eloha", the generic singular
>>for a god.
>
>>In later versions of the Torah, a visual aid was developed to remind
>>the reader to not pronounce it "Jehweh", but "Eloha".
>>The trick was (and still is) to write the consants "JHWH", but make
>>the vowel marks for Eloha, vis "EOA".
>
>Do you have a source?
I did have, when I learned this strange-"Hebrew"* stuff several
decades ago.
It is common knowledge amongst bible scholars, (and most traditionally
educated Jews for that matter), despite what Rogered Pierced may
claim.
I'll check, and probably get back to you, if you have no luck pursuing
it yourself.
Mr. Stec may wish to weigh in as well.
The yank hebrew bible scholar Prof Robert Oden propounds this
theory/fact most eloquently, if you are able to contact him.
He is possibly amongst the 5 or so most qualified scholars on the
planet to make such an assertion.
(DWRPMS**)
He is in wikipedia under:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_A._Oden
But that is dated 2002
As I stated, I have made detailed explanations on usenet in the past,
but am too lazy to index them for you! ;)
...............
* An oblique reference to a song by a band of your countrymen: Cream.
Now that's an ear-worm that I do not mind!
** Despite What Roger Pearse May Say
