⬜This episode starts with a rather unique translation of John 14:23: And Jesus told him, "If anyone longs to be with me, they will safeguard my words."

◻But first, a bit of podcast background: My agenda for The Heretic Christian was to introduce contemplative prayer and share how to do what some call the prayer of faith.

This May, I posted Dogma: Nest of Vipers on Reddit. (This is an updated link.) My podcasts have few downloads on Spotify and such, and 50-60 views on Reddit. But Nest of Vipers? 949. Surprised the hell out of me. Or would, if there was a hell to be surprised out of. Clearly it's time to bring the Gospel in it's most trustworthy form to people without attached agendas.

⬜WHICH BRINGS US BACK TO THE OPENING QUOTE. Biblegateway has a page of 58 English translations of this verse. Most are standard but for the one that added a whole sentence: “Because a loveless world,” said Jesus, “is a sightless world." Yet, none have the meaning/connotation of the Greek word they are translating "keep." In these cases, as a translator, I will comment for clarification. Here, He said something meaning far more than "be obedient."

◻Bringing the Gospel in it's most trustworthy form also means choosing the earliest reliable English translations. I copied what's below from "FanFic" episode notes

KJV: Matthew 5:22

But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: ...

When Jerome translated the Canon into Latin, he realized that sine causa was added later and thus did not include it. It is not found in any Alexandrine text, such as the Codex Sinaiticus. Its not found in the NAB or the NIV or other translations that use earliest sources. When scholars note these discrepancies, they often use this language: "Not found in the earliest manuscripts."

⬜Here are the text types and their timeframes:

• The verse is absent from all known "Alexandrian family" of manuscripts, which date from 200 to 400 AD.
• The verse is present the majority of Old Latin copies, dating from the 4th and 5th centuries and a majority of medieval (mid 5th to 14th centuries) Greek manuscripts.
• The verse appears in the "Byzantine family" of manuscripts, which are from 500 to 1000 AD.

◻Unless otherwise noted, I'll be using the Codex Sinaiticus and other Alexandrian texts, like the Jerusalem Bible, NIV and NAB. You might like this Wikipedia article on the Alexandrian and other text-types.

---Kyrie Discentis - a Galilean (Because "Christian" has come to imply ignorance and hate) following "THE Galilean."

TEXT Kyrie here.

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