Re: Non-truths that do not transform

Briefly, no. Greek planetes means "wandering" so the planets were originally the "wanderers" as distinguished from the fixed stars. In Jude 13 "wandering stars" in a translation of asteres planetai. In a geocentric model the earth doesn't "wander" so of course isn't a "planet."

Shalom
George
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  ----- Original Message -----
  From: wallyshoes
  To: Vernon Jenkins
  Cc: gordon brown ; asa@calvin.edu
  Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 4:24 PM
  Subject: Re: Non-truths that do not transform

    
  Vernon Jenkins wrote:

    Just recently, I drew attention to the Apostle Peter's reference to the event (2Pet.3:6) whichsuggests, beyond reasonable doubt, that to translate the Hebrew word 'eretz' as 'land' rather than(planet) 'earth' amounts to a distortion and a 'wresting of the scriptures' (2Pet.3:16,17).
     

  "Planet"?

  Did the writers of the Bible consider the Earth to be a "planet" -- like mars or Jupiter?

  Anyone know?

  Walt
    
    
    
    
Received on Tue May 3 20:21:21 2005