Danny Jones
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Well, it's a cop-out if you're using it as an argument. Yes, exactly.
Well, it's a cop-out if you're using it as an argument. Yes, exactly.
Well, it's a cop-out if you're using it as an argument. Yes, exactly.
Right. So one of the folks I had on here recently believes that the Septuagint, it was originally written in Greek and that it was translated into Hebrew. And the reason he said that is because, and I'll try to elucidate this argument the best I possibly can, and you can basically deconstruct it and give me what you think. is that ancient Greek is a language that had over a million unique words.
Right. So one of the folks I had on here recently believes that the Septuagint, it was originally written in Greek and that it was translated into Hebrew. And the reason he said that is because, and I'll try to elucidate this argument the best I possibly can, and you can basically deconstruct it and give me what you think. is that ancient Greek is a language that had over a million unique words.
Right. So one of the folks I had on here recently believes that the Septuagint, it was originally written in Greek and that it was translated into Hebrew. And the reason he said that is because, and I'll try to elucidate this argument the best I possibly can, and you can basically deconstruct it and give me what you think. is that ancient Greek is a language that had over a million unique words.
Ancient Hebrew is a language that had maybe 7,000 at best unique words. And he made the argument that you cannot translate from something less technical Hebrew to something way more technical ancient Greek. He says you translate down. You don't translate up.
Ancient Hebrew is a language that had maybe 7,000 at best unique words. And he made the argument that you cannot translate from something less technical Hebrew to something way more technical ancient Greek. He says you translate down. You don't translate up.
Ancient Hebrew is a language that had maybe 7,000 at best unique words. And he made the argument that you cannot translate from something less technical Hebrew to something way more technical ancient Greek. He says you translate down. You don't translate up.
So you don't – like if I was to – the analogy I think of that I try to explain when I talk about this is like you find a flying saucer in the desert and you want to like reverse engineer it and make your own flying saucer. When you try to reverse engineer that flying saucer, you're not going to make something better than that flying saucer. It's going to be something not as good, right? So –
So you don't – like if I was to – the analogy I think of that I try to explain when I talk about this is like you find a flying saucer in the desert and you want to like reverse engineer it and make your own flying saucer. When you try to reverse engineer that flying saucer, you're not going to make something better than that flying saucer. It's going to be something not as good, right? So –
So you don't – like if I was to – the analogy I think of that I try to explain when I talk about this is like you find a flying saucer in the desert and you want to like reverse engineer it and make your own flying saucer. When you try to reverse engineer that flying saucer, you're not going to make something better than that flying saucer. It's going to be something not as good, right? So –
That was his main argument with the translation of the Septuagint, meaning that's why he thought it was an original Greek. And then it was translated into Hebrew after. But the argument of this is that the Greek that we read in the New Testament or the Old Testament is like Koine Greek. It's like a very unsophisticated Greek compared to like Homer and some of the ancient stuff.
That was his main argument with the translation of the Septuagint, meaning that's why he thought it was an original Greek. And then it was translated into Hebrew after. But the argument of this is that the Greek that we read in the New Testament or the Old Testament is like Koine Greek. It's like a very unsophisticated Greek compared to like Homer and some of the ancient stuff.
That was his main argument with the translation of the Septuagint, meaning that's why he thought it was an original Greek. And then it was translated into Hebrew after. But the argument of this is that the Greek that we read in the New Testament or the Old Testament is like Koine Greek. It's like a very unsophisticated Greek compared to like Homer and some of the ancient stuff.
Sure, but just going off evidence, right?
Sure, but just going off evidence, right?
Sure, but just going off evidence, right?
Sorry?