In a message dated 01/24/2000 6:26:40 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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> Actually, Pat, the Lord's Prayer is very Jewish. There's nothing overtly
> Christian
> about it, apart from it being given in a Christian gospel and its use by
> Christians for almost 2,000 years. Any Jew could pray it--and Jesus likely
> originally said it in Hebrew or Aramaic.
>
> Steve Cartwright
I was wondering how many actually do or would, rather than making any
judgment on whether one should. I suppose all the prayers are
interchangeable (could be used by either Jews or Christians) except those
that affirm Christ as the Messiah or refer to a specific Jewish or Christian
holiday. So many Christian hymns consist of settings of the (Jewish or
Hebrew) Psalms. I'm more certain a crossover occurs in editions of the Bible
to be used by Jews. I've seen it said that if a Masoretic translation isn't
available (many bookstores carry only Protestant Bibles), the King James Old
Testament is often used. The same question comes up with Protestantism and
Catholicism. I don't know how often they actually use one another's prayers
and hymns. I don't think it's an aversion to "their" prayers or hymns so much
as a preference for "my" prayers or hymns.
pat sloane
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