- 03 Jul 2004 20:12
#374289
Alright, Socialist-BLUE-Gonzo, Communist, Hamilcar- here are my replys:
Actually, Torah is only the first book of the old testament("Tanach") wich is the holiest(because, by the Judaism, it was written by god himself) and it combined of the thirst five books: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. There are two more books: "Prophets" and "Writings" which combined from the rest of the books in the old testament- people usually get mixed up and call all the Jewish "Torah"- but it's not exactly true. Anyway, I also read only the old testament- but it is known as "bible" as well.
Thanks for the complement
Actually, the Greeks were farmers- and their culture wasn't greater then the culture of the "mystical shepherds". And from who do you think that the Greek farmers got their culture? From the Phoenicians and the Danite Israelits who made trade with them(yeah, those middle eastern "mystical shepherds")- and the Phoenicians along with the Israelites got their culture from the Shumerians and Babylonians(Mesopotamia). By the way, the Babylonian culture was much more developed then the Greek one. So, my freind, the bedrock of western civilization is Mesopotamia(Shomer and Babylon), Canaan(Phoenicia and ancient Israel kingdom), Greece and Rome. From other hand, the bedrock of the eastern civilization was Egypt, Assyria(Syria of today) and Arabian peninsula.
Hmph. Do NOT type in another color.
Socialist-BLUE-Gonzo wrote:I haven't read the bible simply because, I don't believe in the new testament. I am a jew and have read the old testament (Torah), but never read the bible.
Actually, Torah is only the first book of the old testament("Tanach") wich is the holiest(because, by the Judaism, it was written by god himself) and it combined of the thirst five books: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. There are two more books: "Prophets" and "Writings" which combined from the rest of the books in the old testament- people usually get mixed up and call all the Jewish "Torah"- but it's not exactly true. Anyway, I also read only the old testament- but it is known as "bible" as well.
Communist wrote:nobody reads boring fiction, unless they are simply curious or boring themselves...
Thanks for the complement
I wrote:I actually like the bible very muchLOL
Hamilcar wrote:The bedrock of western civilization is Ancient Greece, not mystical shepherds from the Middle East.
Actually, the Greeks were farmers- and their culture wasn't greater then the culture of the "mystical shepherds". And from who do you think that the Greek farmers got their culture? From the Phoenicians and the Danite Israelits who made trade with them(yeah, those middle eastern "mystical shepherds")- and the Phoenicians along with the Israelites got their culture from the Shumerians and Babylonians(Mesopotamia). By the way, the Babylonian culture was much more developed then the Greek one. So, my freind, the bedrock of western civilization is Mesopotamia(Shomer and Babylon), Canaan(Phoenicia and ancient Israel kingdom), Greece and Rome. From other hand, the bedrock of the eastern civilization was Egypt, Assyria(Syria of today) and Arabian peninsula.
Hmph. Do NOT type in another color.
Your god is dead and only the ignorant weep. And if you claim there is a hell,
then we shall meet there! Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra
then we shall meet there! Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra