2006-08-15 13:56:00 · 7 answers · asked by BarbieQ 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You mean the Masoretic Bible.
At the time of Jesus there were two major collections of the old testament scriptures (they didn't call it bible back then). The Septuagint and the Masoretic texts. The Septuagint was in Greek while the Masoretic was in Hebrew. When we study the places in the New Testament where they quote the Old Testament we find that Jesus quoted from both the Septuagint and the Masoretic bibles. However, Jesus quoted from the Septuagint about 75-80% of the time.
The Catholics and the Orthodox and the Ethiopian Christians all used the Septuagint for their Old Testament. They figure that if it was good enough for Jesus it was good enough for them. However around the year 1530 the Protestants decided that Christians should dump the Septuagint for the Masoretic. The switch was made because they said the old testament should reflect the Jewish canon and the Jews decided in the year 90 (Council of Jamia) that God only gives inspiration in Hebrew.
You can read more about the Masoretic and Septuagint texts here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masoretic
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septuagint
2006-08-15 14:12:51 · answer #1 · answered by Dr. D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is a Masonic Bible?
Many times MSA is asked this question. Is a Masonic Bible different from other Bibles? The answer is no. There really is no such thing as a "Masonic" Bible, other than its additional use as a presentation Bible. The traditional Bible used in Freemasonry is the King James Version. Several additional pages are added, which usually include a presentation page to be signed by the lodge officers who participated in the degree work, explanations of Bible references used in the degrees, explanation of Masonic terms, and places mentioned in the Bible that are used in Masonic Ritual.
2006-08-15 21:00:36 · answer #2 · answered by aethermanas 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is the King James Bible, but please understand that the Masons held no religious belief above another. They were more about enlightenment, than spiritual bondage. The Bible is where they took all of the moral beliefs from. The do have a hand book though.
2006-08-15 21:05:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you are a mason you know and if you want to find out become a mason. other than that we cannot talk about it
2006-08-15 21:01:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The book the Masons go by........I have the original document from when my step father joined in England...kind of gave me the creeps.
2006-08-15 21:01:29 · answer #5 · answered by WitchTwo 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Back away from the masons.......
2006-08-15 21:19:05 · answer #6 · answered by luvnlvn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it has something to do with cement finishing.
2006-08-15 21:01:34 · answer #7 · answered by valcus43 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋