Re: [asa] Empiricism, Faith and Science

Wayne,

To discover that the Hebrew of the first of the 31,102 verses of the
KJB =
reads fairly as a large triangular number whose reflective factors, 37 =
and 73, are numerical hexagrams, is surely no mean thing - and must =
deserve the serious attention of all who consider themselves to be =
intelligent, moderately numerate and possessive of a modest
appreciation =
of symmetry. Clearly, you represent the majority of Christians who
find =
this simple challenge unattractive - even _uninteresting_! This, in =
itself, is quite a mystery, wouldn't you say?

Quibbling about the structure of Genesis 1:1 is little more than a
'red =
herring'. Why are you not able to accomodate the idea that the whole =
matter is 'of the Lord'?; that He has ensured that what we currently =
find on synagogue scrolls and in Hebrew Bible's is precisely what it =
must be in order to produce the spectacular events we now observe?
Even =
the questionable 'aleph-tau' turns out to be a combination of the
first =
and last letters of the Hebrew alphabet - and therefore equivalent to =
'Alpha and Omega' (see Rev.1:8, 21:6 and 22:13; also Isaiah 41:4, 44:6 =
and 48:12) - representative of the Lord Himself !

May I invite you take a look at my page "A Theory of Divine Intent". =
This may help you see the truth of my thesis in broader perspective.

http://homepage.virgin.net/tgvernon.jenkins/TDI.htm

Vernon
www.otherbiblecode.com
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   Subject: Re: [asa] Empiricism, Faith and Science

   Vernon wrote:

     Thus the significance of 2701 (the fair reading of Genesis 1:1
as it =
is represented in Hebrew _today_) - which has the interesting =
factorisation, 37 x 73 - is immeasurably enhanced by the observation =
that it is also a _triangular number_ - always has been, always will
be, =
no matter where, or in what context, it appears. Enhanced even more =
when it is realised that each of its reflective factors is a 'star' =
number. And so on...

   Fine that you find it interesting, but why the Hebrew today?
   Almost every attribution of Gen 1:1 is to either Moses or some
   early author (even with JEDP). Why would a very late P editing=20
   be considered best? Is Moses' own hand less to be esteemed=20
   than the editing marks of a second century priest?

   Moreover, I'm not even sure this is Hebrew _today_ as you say.
   I wouldn't expect that native speakers of Hebrew just naturally
   know how to read these texts without additional education any=20
   more than we native English speakers would know how to read=20
   Chaucer in its original form without extensive education.

   At any rate, I am quite relieved to know that you do not pin=20
   your faith completely on the connection of your triangle=20
   numbers with Gen 1:1. As deep as math is, I would not pin
   my faith on it. Even mathematicans wonder what it is sometimes.
   Better that you keep it in the message of the saints.

   You may have the last word.

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Received on Thu Oct 5 22:52:14 2006