Synod of Catholic Bishops: Israel Can't Use Bible to Justify Claim to Land
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“The final statement of the two-week Synod of Bishops of the Middle East in Rome that ended Saturday blamed Israel for the conflict between the Jewish state and the Palestinians.It rejected the use of the biblical position of the Promised Land to justify Jewish settlement of the West Bank.” More (JTA)
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“When there is wide divergence among Bible translations, readers have no way of knowing what the original text really says...”
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“…It’s like being given four different scores for the same football game or three contradictory directions for getting to a town in the middle of the state.” - Leland RykenHow many versions of the Bible do we need?
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