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imp@boulder.parcplace.com (Warner Losh) writes:

>>> Christian Brother Hood, when you listen to this women, consider the source
>>> of which the words Come. It's definitely not from God. Take it wit a Grain
>>                           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>I find it amusing that most people don't realize that all of the Bible
>was translated from languages that had words for "gender neutral
>group" that turned into brotherhood, etc.  So if your English Bible
>says "brotherhood" it is, at best, a translators best attempt to
>capture in a language a concept that doesn't express itself easily in
>that language.  None of the Bible was written in English originally.

>Look at the word "love" that is what both the greek works "eros" and
>"agape" get translated into.  They are rather different things,
>however.

If I remember correctly "eros" is carnal love (noun) but "agape" is to love
(verb) spiritually.  Charis (favor) evolved into Latin "caritas" , spiritual
love, into our modern "charity" (also care, etc).  I believe philos is
spiritual love (noun) but would welcome hearing from a more knowledgeable
source.

>Warner

>Disclaimer:  I'm not a relgious scholar...

Neither am I, but it's an interesting topic anyway :-)

>-- 
>Warner Losh		imp@boulder.parcplace.COM	ParcPlace Boulder
>"... but I can't promote you to "Prima Donna" unless you demonstrate a few
> more serious personality disorders

Best regards,

Melanie


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