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Post by slartibartfast on Apr 3, 2013 19:21:59 GMT 10
. . .find guys called Peter, John, Matthew, Andrew, Philip, Thomas and Simon . . . . . in the Middle East?  |
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Post by garfield on Apr 3, 2013 19:33:13 GMT 10
Thankfully Dib will be along shortly to explain this conundrum to us godless heathens ... just as soon as he's hacked off his own foreskin and tossed it at some poor bastard in the name of jesus christ thy lord of course  |
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Post by slartibartfast on Apr 3, 2013 19:57:21 GMT 10
I'm still waiting for the Vicar of Dibley to explain how woman was created from Adam's rib!
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Post by pim on Apr 3, 2013 20:14:43 GMT 10
Peter got his name from the Greek for "rock". You see it in "petrify" or "petroleum" (oil from rocks). Christ gave him this name because he identified "Simon" (as he'd been hitherto called) as the "rock" upon which he'd build his church. Catholics therefore identify Peter as the first Pope and the basilica in the Vatican, which would have to be the world HQ of Catholicism, is named St Peter's Basilica. Protestants would have a different point of view.
All Greek to me!!
The other names are Greek as well. Except for "Simon" which is Hebrew.
It was the Roman Empire, after all, and Palestine/Judea was located in the Eastern part which was Greek-speaking.
But this is a shallow agenda-laden question, Spindrift. It's a troll's question, and the fact that you enlist the support of the Board Troll so you can indulge in a spot of pack behaviour means that you shouldn't really expect Dib to take it seriously. And nor me.
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Post by slartibartfast on Apr 3, 2013 20:36:39 GMT 10
Lighten up, Pim - it was tongue in cheek - except the bit about the rib! And it was me, not Spindrift!
I know that John goes back to Hebrew and Yahweh.
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Post by jody on Apr 3, 2013 20:37:09 GMT 10
well said Pim.
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Post by Occam's Spork on Apr 4, 2013 9:58:45 GMT 10
He also had a brother named, Bob.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2013 0:51:17 GMT 10
Roses are redish
Violets are Blueish
If it wasn't for Jesus
You lot would all be Jewish.
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Post by pim on Apr 19, 2013 7:30:28 GMT 10
Peter got his name from the Greek for "rock". You see it in "petrify" or "petroleum" (oil from rocks). Christ gave him this name because he identified "Simon" (as he'd been hitherto called) as the "rock" upon which he'd build his church. Catholics therefore identify Peter as the first Pope and the basilica in the Vatican, which would have to be the world HQ of Catholicism, is named St Peter's Basilica. Protestants would have a different point of view. All Greek to me!! The other names are Greek as well. Except for "Simon" which is Hebrew. It was the Roman Empire, after all, and Palestine/Judea was located in the Eastern part which was Greek-speaking. But this is a shallow agenda-laden question, Spindrift. It's a troll's question, and the fact that you enlist the support of the Board Troll so you can indulge in a spot of pack behaviour means that you shouldn't really expect Dib to take it seriously. And nor me. Grovelling apologies to Spindrift. Dunno how I came to make that mistake.  |
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Post by Occam's Spork on Apr 19, 2013 9:23:57 GMT 10
Roses are redish Violets are Blueish If it wasn't for Jesus You lot would all be Jewish. Don't know where you are going with this hunter... Are you saying that's a bad thing? Jesus was Jewish, so were all of the disciples. Lost the plot, have we? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2013 10:16:34 GMT 10
Roses are redish Violets are Blueish If it wasn't for Jesus You lot would all be Jewish. Don't know where you are going with this hunter... Are you saying that's a bad thing? Jesus was Jewish, so were all of the disciples. Lost the plot, have we? Why wold it be a bad thing if we were all Yids ? Bagels and Brisket for all, I say. |
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Post by Occam's Spork on Apr 20, 2013 10:38:19 GMT 10
Don't know where you are going with this hunter... Are you saying that's a bad thing? Jesus was Jewish, so were all of the disciples. Lost the plot, have we? Why wold it be a bad thing if we were all Yids ? Bagels and Brisket for all, I say. L'Chaim! |
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Post by jody on Apr 20, 2013 13:25:37 GMT 10
Thank God for Jesus.
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Post by slartibartfast on Apr 20, 2013 17:11:36 GMT 10
Oh dear, someone's let them out.
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Post by Occam's Spork on Apr 20, 2013 19:37:26 GMT 10
Oh dear, someone's let them out. I suppose that if you just want to get folks on your side, an easy way to do it is to pick a group like Christians, make up some caricatures, and dismiss them with a comment that amounts to “Those people sure are crazy, am I right?”  Problem is, atheism is the minority here. And 'crazy' all depends on who's in the box, and who's holding the key. |
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Post by fat on Apr 22, 2013 18:07:36 GMT 10
Careful readers of the bible will note that Jesus had 4 brothers and 2 sisters. (but none were named Bob LOL)
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