Where in the Bible . . . ?

Sorry, Craig- not this time! No half-quotes; no out-of-context cites; no running; no hiding behind some unidentified 'scholar' or 'scholars'; no redefinining anything "on the fly" to fit your own presuppositions; no bait and switch. Play games, if you choose. Even if I happen to be one of those who you would like to consider as one who does something

"based upon the grossest imaginable ignorance"

implying, of course, that YOU have arrived at YOUR contusions

"based upon many years of highly academic scholarship with a very detailed and comprehensive knowledge of the original languages, the original culture, and 2,000 years of biblical scholarship",
or at least borrowed the same, a la Joe Biden, from someone who has already done this, (without telling us how you know this to be accurate and correct, of course), I ain't joining in this game!

FTR, my post of Feb.17, 2006 - 5:19 PM , a third of the way down page four of this thread stands, as written, despite your opinion of it.

Craig quoted and wrote:

I responded by quoting 'Steve', [whom I suspect you know something of, but I AM guessing here. I also suspect you may know a certain cow-breeder from PA (who also knows Steve), who happens to be my closest friend. We'll see.] I noticed you did not acknowledge Steve's remarks about the-

"Origin of the Concept: The term `fundamentalism' has its origin in a series of pamphlets published between 1910 and 1915. Entitled "The Fundamentals: A Testimony to the Truth," these booklets... ".

Again YOU, not me, provided the link from which I quoted.

My post from Feb. 18, 2006 - 12:11 AM, halfway down the page, likewise stands, despite your comments. I plan on rebuttal to your remarks about the publications, but that will have to wait until tomorrow, as I'm falling asleep.

Until then, you finally quoted me and wrote:

I was not referring to syntax!

Language Cop checked for spelling and could find no errors!
Ed

 

My personal philosophy is to treat someone as I am treated, so as my own pastor never wakens this , during our church services, I shall try and do likewise.
For the record, you apparently have not crossed paths with my cow-breeder friend, I don't think, now, as he does not remember conversing with anyone named Craig. So, go back and take a nap for a while longer.
Ed

 

HankD - Sorry I missed your response earlier - we've been gone a good deal, and I hadn't checked back on this post.

Webster's 1828 lists both only as adjectives. They have been "pressed into service" as nouns by usage, but they are primarily "descriptive nouns" rather than names of persons, places, or things - that is, nouns only because they have been mis-used as if they had substance in themselves. Barry Goldwater always said he was one of the greatest 18th century liberals. These are "chameleon" words. A "liberal Catholic" might be a better Baptist in many ways than some "liberal Baptists"! (IMHO)
A conservative Moslem might be a bit different than a conservative Baptist (though the media likes to tar us all with the same brush and call us "fundamentalists." There's another adj. that has been kidnapped!) Next to people, words are the most fascinating things on this earth, because they are the ways in which people express (or hide) their thoughts. Thanks for the note.

 

Well, I thought I added a note to this, but as it doesn't show here, just one more quick word - I did some checking on grammar, and a better term would be "substantive adjectives." Modern dictionaries, reflecting usage, grant the possiblity that these can be nouns, but give the primary definitions as adjectives. Best to all - Charles - Ro. 8:28

 

Well, I thought I added a note to this, but as it doesn't show here, just one more quick word - I did some checking on grammar, and a better term would be "substantive adjectives." Modern dictionaries, reflecting usage, grant the possiblity that these can be nouns, but give the primary definitions as adjectives. Best to all - Charles - Ro. 8:28

 

And now it is there! Sorry, Mioque, but I am persuaded that the noun "computer" is feminine in Greek. Best again - Charles - Ro. 8:28