Quote:
Originally Posted by tonybones2112
Will, I have the text of the Gospels in western Saxon from 990 AD and 1175 AD, both have the 36th verse of Luke 17:
(Western Saxon 990 AD) Twegen beoð æt æcere. an bið genumen & oðer bið læfed;
(Western Saxon 1175 AD) Twegen byð æt akere an byð ge-numen & oðer beoð lefed.
Luke 17 contains an interesting little doctrinal thingy, interesting in the light of the persecution of Galileo and Nicolas Copernicus by Rome in suggesting a centricity to all celestial objects in there makeup and their motion. In Luke 17 Jesus Christ is confirming Isaiah 40:22 in telling us the earth is round:
Tony
|
Hi Tony. Thanks for the info about the early Saxon versions. Very good point about the Luke passage confirming the round earth. I like that!
God bless,
Will K