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Shalom
שָׁלוֹם
Today’s Topic:
Adding to the Word
Different bible versions again
Nothing new, same
old thing, repackaged (which is exactly the same things
from the past) J
I still can’t understand why anyone would
try to create a new bible version when the score has been settled centuries
ago.
The people, from the past, had the actual manuscripts
and were fluent in Hebrew and Koine Greek, which does
not exist today.
Whatever the archeologists of today find is
of no value today when it comes to different writings.
All the information below is from the net
Today we shall look up on the net the Eth Cepher
Bible.
I
do believe people have good intentions and are sincere. However they are sincerely
wrong and in error.
Let’s review:
The
eth Cepher Bible has 87 books (full of Pseudepigrapha books)
Full list below:
Sets
forth a transliteration, rather
than a substitution, of the names of the Father (Yahuah), Son (Yahusha) and Holy
Spirit (Ruach HaQodesh).
Transliterates
over 3100 other Hebrew names and places.
Looks like (Nazi) Kittle’s
Theological dictionary of the New Testament again:
Click here:
They say,
Restores the Aleph Tav (את) more
than 1400 times; previously omitted in other English translations.
They say - includes all of the 81 books, plus another 6
books considered to be inspired and/or historically
significant:
Chanok (Enoch)
Yovheliym (Jubilees)
from the Dead Sea Scrolls
Yashar (Jasher)
4 Ezra,
2 Baruk
(Baruch)
Hadaccah (Additions to Esther),
for a total of 87 books.
They say:
Restores
an accurate order to the books as they
were originally written.
Corrects many notorious errors found in
virtually all previous English translations, such as Yeshayahu
(Isaiah) 14, Zakaryahu (Zechariah) 5, and Mattithyahu (Matthew) 23.
Restores Chapters
151-155 of Tehilliym
(Psalms).
Restores the Missing Fragment of 70 verses in 4 Ezra Chapter 7
Restores the 29th chapter of Ma’asiym (The Acts of the Apostles)
chronicling Pa’al’s (Paul’s) journey to Spain
and Britain.
Some of them don’t believe in the writings
of Paul.
Some of them also believe that there is
no heaven or hell.
Some of them affirm
that Jesus was black.
Some say, all Israel are black
people
From
the net:
The Cepher is a
non-scholarly book based on information provided by its own
publishers.
The authors added the books that were not part of the
Bible which contradicts the truths of the Scriptures. Therefore, it
is not a reliable source of information.
From
their website:
Most of our work was transliteration, rather than
translation.
The
translations were accomplished through Strong's concordance, with cross
references to other translation software programs, to the extent that
translation was used.
We
relied on existing English translations which were in the public domain
(Tyndale, the 1611 KJV, the Stephanus Textus Receptus, and the Masoretic Hebrew) as foundational texts.
New
translations were had only in a few locations: the Song of Solomon, and Zechariah
5 are the two major departures, and they were derived from the Masoretic text.
The conclusion concerning Matthew 1 was done in accord with Peshita, and the conclusion in Matthew 23 was first
reached by Nechemiah Gordon (a well known Karaite that does not believe in Messiah Yeshua
as God in the flesh) in reliance on the Shem Tov gospel of Matthew. (poisen)
This
project has been a labor of love that originated from a genuine calling by Yahuah and the guidance of the Ruach
Ha'Qodesh;
neither of which required
a specialized degree from a theological seminary or a Hebrew university.
In
truth, Yahuah has long been using similarly uncredentialed men and women to accomplish his
kingdom purposes, so it should come as no surprise to anyone that he has once
again done so in choosing us to publish the את Cepher scriptures.
Of course, the את Cepher isn’t
our only work, as we have gathered some of the other writings which typically
do not appear in any single collection of sacred scripture: writings like the Shepherd of Hermas,
the Didache, the Ascents of James, the Books of Adam
and Eve, the Testimony of Moses and so on.
Either way, you will find exciting new discussions concerning the
age-old stories you might remember: stories about the sacrifice of Isaac (Yitshaq), or the
loss of Joseph (Yoceph), the dream of Abraham (Avraham), or the work
of Ezra in securing the word. In addition, because the Eth Cepher includes the books of the Maccabees (Makkabiym) you can also see what happened to the
prophecy given in Daniel 11.
Of course, we all remember the crazy questions which no one could
answer; questions like who did Cain
marry and so on. The book of Jubilees comes in and
answers those questions with details that will surprise you. Once you’ve
read it, you will have that sense of satisfaction that now, you finally know
the answer!
Here is their list:
Bere'shiyth (Genesis)
Shemoth (Exodus)
Vayiqra (Leviticus)
Bemidbar (Numbers)
Devariym (Deuteronomy)
Yovheliym (Jubilees)
Chanoch (Enoch)
Yashar (Jasher)
Yahusha (Joshua)
Shofetiym (Judges)
Shemu'el Ri’shon (1
Samuel)
Shemu'el Sheniy (2
Samuel)
Melekiym Ri'shon (1
Kings)
Melekiym Sheniy (2
Kings)
Yesha'yahu (Isaiah)
Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah)
Cepher Yirmeyahu (Epistle
of Jeremiah)
Yechezq’el (Ezekiel)
Toviyahu (Tobit)
Baruch Ri’shon (1 Baruch)
Baruch Sheniy (2 Baruch)
Husha (Hosea)
Yo'el (Joel)
Amoc (Amos)
Ovadyahu (Obadiah)
Yonah (Jonah)
Miykah (Micah)
Nachum (Nahum)
Chabaqquq (Habakkuk)
Tsephanyahu (Zephaniah)
Chaggai (Haggai)
Zakaryahu (Zachariah)
Mal'akiy (Malachi)
Tehilliym (Psalms)
Mishlei (Proverbs)
Iyov (Job)
Chokmah Shalomah (Wisdom of Solomon)
Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)
Shiyr Ha'Shiyriym (Song
of Solomon)
R'oth (Ruth)
Qiynah (Lamentations)
Qoheleth (Ecclesiastes)
Ecter (Esther)
Hadaccah (Additions to Esther)
Yahudith (Judith)
Divrei Hayamiym Ri’shon (1 Chronicles)
Divrei Hayamiym Sheniy (2 Chronicles)
Tephillah Menashsheh (Prayer of Manasseh)
Daniy'el (Daniel)
Tephillah (Prayer of Azariah)
Shushanah (Susanna)
Ba'al v'Tanniyn (Bel and
the Dragon)
Ezra v’Nechemyahu (Ezra)
Ezra v’Nechemyahu (Nehemiah)
Ezra Sheliyshiy (3 Ezra/1 Esdras)
Ezra Reviy'iy
(4 Ezra/2 Esdras)
Makkabiym Ri’shon (1 Maccabees)
Makkabiym Sheniy (2 Maccabees)
Makkabiym Sheliyshiy (3 Maccabees)
Makkabiym Reviy'iy (4 Maccabees)
Besorah Mattithyahu (Gospel
of Matthew)
Besorah Marqus (Gospel of Mark)
Besorah Luqas (Gospel
of Luke)
Ma’asiym (The Acts of the Apostles)
Ya'aqov (James)
Kepha Ri’shon (1
Peter)
Kepha Sheniy (2 Peter)
Yahudah (Jude)
Timotheus Ri’shon (1
Timothy)
Titus (Titus)
Tasloniqiym Ri’shon (1
Thessalonians)
Tasloniqiym Sheniy (2 Thessalonians)
Romaiym (Romans)
Galatiym (Galatians)
Timotheus Sheniy (2
Timothy)
Qorintiym Ri’shon (1
Corinthians)
Qorintiym Sheniy (2
Corinthians)
Eph'siym (Ephesians)
Philippiym (Philippians)
Qolasiym (Colossians)
Philemon (Philemon)
Ivriym (Hebrews)
Besorah Yochanon (Gospel
of John)
Yochanon Ri’shon (1 John)
Yochanon Sheniy (2 John)
Yochanon Sheliyshiy (3
John)
Chazon (Revelation)
Look
familiar to the books below, yes.
The
Hebrew language:
אֵת 'eth {ayth} sign of the definite direct object
Meaning: sign of the definite direct object,
not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the
accusative, simply used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or
preposition
Spurious - false or
fake
Pseudepigrapha (also as "pseudepigraph" or "pseudepigraphs")
are falsely
attributed works, texts whose claimed author is not the
true author, or a work whose real author attributed it to a figure of the past.
In biblical
studies, the term pseudepigrapha refers to an assorted collection of religious works
thought to be written c. 300 BCE to 300
CE.
They are distinguished by Protestants from the deuterocanonical books (by
the Catholic church) or Apocrypha ('hidden')
(by non Catholics), the books that appear in extant copies of the Septuagint in the fourth century or later and the Vulgate,
but not in the Hebrew Bible or
in Protestant Bibles.
The Catholic
Church distinguishes only between the deuterocanonical and all other books; the latter are called biblical apocrypha, which in Catholic usage
includes the pseudepigrapha.
In addition, two books considered canonical in the Orthodox Tewahedo churches, the Book of Enoch and Book
of Jubilees, are categorized as pseudepigrapha from the point of view of many historians
in biblical studies.
In the land of pseudepigrapha books, there are many to choose
from.
Check this list out:
Below are some of the most
common Pseudepigraphal books you might hear today:
Apocalypse of Abraham
Apocalypse of Moses
Tales of the Patriarchs
Letter of Aristeas
Martyrdom and Ascension of Isaiah
the story of Joseph and Asenath
Life of Adam and Eve
Lives of the Prophets
Ladder of Jacob
Jannes and Jambres
History of the Captivity of Babylon
History of the Rechabites
Eldad and Modad
History of Joseph
Odes of Solomon
Prayer of Joseph
Prayer of Jacob
Vision of Ezra
Book of Enoch
Book of Jubilees
the Apocalypse of Baruch
Psalms of Solomon
Revelation of Esdras
Psalm 151
Prayer of Azariah
Maccabees
The Apocrypha (hidden), books written in the same period or later than
the Old Testament.
The Apocrypha was included in the Septuagint, a Greek translation of the Old
Testament, and in the Vulgate Bible . The Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern
Orthodox Church, and a few other groups regard the Apocrypha as Scripture but other
churches say they are not inspired.
Another list:
The
Apocalypse of Abraham
The
Books of Adam and Eve
The
Apocalypse of Adam
The
Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch (or 2 Baruch)
The
Greek Apocalypse of Baruch (or 3 Baruch)
The
Biblical Antiquities (or Pseudo-Philo)
The
Book of Enoch
The
Book of the Secrets of Enoch (or 2 Enoch)
The
Fourth Book of Ezra (or 2 Esdras)
The
Books of Giants
The
Book of Jubilees
The
Lives of the Prophets
The
Book of Maccabees
The
Testament of Moses (or The Assumption
of Moses)
The
Sibylline Oracles
The
Testament of Solomon
The
Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs
The
Testament of Reuben
The
Testament of Simeon
The
Testament of Levi
The
Testament of Judah
The
Testament of Issachar
The
Testament of Zebulun
The
Testament of Dan
The
Testament of Naphtali
The
Testament of Gad
The
Testament of Asher
The
Testament of Joseph
The
Testament of Benjamin
The
Epistle of the Apostles
The
Gospel According to the Hebrews
The
Gospel of the Ebionites
The
Gospel of the Egyptians
The
Gospel of Mary
The
Gospel of the Nazarenes
The
Gospel of Nicodemus
The
Gospel of Peter
The
Gospel of Philip
The Gospel of Thomas
The
Gospel of Marcion
The
Gospel of Judas
The
Gospel of Barnabas
Maccabees
These works are not considered historically accurate.
These books don’t teach the same things or theme as Scripture.
There’s a line
of verification from the Old Testament to the New Testament.
Our Bible, the
KJV dovetails all the way through.
The canonical books of the Old Testament were verified over and over
again by the Jews and biblical scholars.
The “later Gospels” had been treated almost by everyone as false for centuries, and the same
thing applied to the older Pseudepigrapha books.
Notes:
I never met Mr.
Gorgon, probably a nice man, but Nechemiah
Gordon, is a well
known Karaite (does not believe in Messiah Yeshua as God in the flesh) in reliance on the Shem
Tov gospel of Matthew, (which is poison).
Read below:
http://oneinmessiah.net/HEBREWMATTHEW.htm
You can look all this up yourselves…
In
closing,
Nothing
new, same old thing, repackaged, adding and diminishing from the actual Word of
God
Oh
well,
by the way, the Maccabees
was preserved by the Catholic church because it has “praying for the dead” in
it.
Shalom