Uncle Doc J
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I'm not saying "the death/resurrection/ascension-story is a lie,' I'm talking about the commandment. And the commandment isn't talking about "telling lies," but about "bearing false witness."
What is "witness" (MOUNCE calls it 'testimony,' translating "pseudomartyreō" into "give false testimony")? Doesn't it involve 'actually having seen the event'?
And--if "only having heard from someone whose testimony you believe (who heard it from some one who heard it from someone who heard it from (etc. until) who heard it from someone who was actually there)" keeps it 'true'--how many repetitions of "hear-say" does it take to make it "false" again?
What is "witness" (MOUNCE calls it 'testimony,' translating "pseudomartyreō" into "give false testimony")? Doesn't it involve 'actually having seen the event'?
And--if "only having heard from someone whose testimony you believe (who heard it from some one who heard it from someone who heard it from (etc. until) who heard it from someone who was actually there)" keeps it 'true'--how many repetitions of "hear-say" does it take to make it "false" again?