medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Quoting Jim Bugslag <[log in to unmask]>:
>
> In a similar vein, I recently read that the Greek word for "camel" is similar
> to that for
> "rope", and that Christ's famous -- and, as it stands, rather curious --
> parable about
> a camel passing through the eye of a needle may have initially been
> enunciated by
> Christ himself, in somewhat more sensible terms, as a rope passing through
> the eye
> of a needle. FWIW.
> Cheers,
> Jim Bugslag
Response: Doesn't this only work if Jesus was speaking Greek. Isn't the point of
the saying the same either way--it's impossible.
V. Kerry Inman
>
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