JamesH, although you came off as entirely dogmatic and unchangable, "maybe I need to shuwb (turn around, reconsider)" makes me want to re-engage.
Although I thought "sign" & "virgin" was more than adequately proven, it seems perhaps is far more related to a broader picture of - "because I was lied to, I will throw out the bath water, the baby, and the tub". Perhaps with time and further study, you will see how one must ignore or torture a lot of prophetic scripture to come to that conclusion.
For starters - Although I'm no expert on DSS vs Masoretic text, I've seen enough to conclude:
1) Often inserted "Master, Lord" associated with YHWH. Since they claimed to speak for him, gotta have a "lord" so people won't mind their oppresive works based religion.
2) Often altered text that strongly implied corporial manifestation of YHWH, because they didn't believe that.
3) Instead of YHWH afflicting himself, altered to man afflicting themselves and doing works earning favor.
4) In the DSS complete Isaiah scroll alone there are 2460 alterations (or was it 2640 ?). The people arguing they are typos, and doesn't change the meaning is a hoot, since change 1 letter in most hebrew words it renders an entirely different word and meaning.
5) A living example of GOd's endorsement of the Massoretes - NOT!! - was the poisoning of the Gihon Spring in 1033CE (5000 Yah) forcing them flee and move thier Jerusalem academy to Damascus. Incidentaly 1000s of xtian pilgrims were poisoned that same year. No doubt this water born illness made "the adulterous woman's thigh and belly rot" ;^)
Edited by user Monday, October 8, 2012 12:12:45 AM(UTC)
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