are in control of our days? Well, at least the main body of the week. Then there's the Sun's, Moon's, and Saturn's days. Where does Yahweh, or JHWH or Jehova fit in here? Is He not being equated with the Sun? Some verses of the Bible seem to agree with that .. lives in bright light, cant be looked at ... etc. etc.
2006-10-17 12:56:06 · 14 answers · asked by eantaelor 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It does grate on the ears of true Christians to be reminded of the vestiges of paganism in modern life, such as names on the calendar and weekdays. However, bible students recognize that even faithful Jews of the bible used the chronology names designated by secular authorities.
For example, the name "Tammuz" was pushed upon the Jews as the name for one of their months, and they did use the name. Tammuz was a pagan god of the day, and interestingly his symbol was later coopted by so-called Christendom as the idolatrous cross.
Of course, Jesus almost certainly died while impaled on a simple stake, rather than a cross of two intersecting beams. Of course the Romans had the ability to create such devices, and probably did. But ask yourself: why they would have bothered when a simple stake would have worked just as well or better?
It is also enlightening to examine other relevant Scriptures.
You may be interested to see how your own copy of the bible translates Acts 5:30, Galatians 3:13, Deuteronomy 21:22, 23, and Acts 10:39. The King James, Revised Standard, Dyaglott, and Jerusalem Bible translate the instrument of Christ's death simply as "stake" or "tree" because the original wording simply does not support the idea that this was more than a piece of upright wood.
It is also eye-opening to examine how the first-century Christians felt about idols of any kind, much less one that glorified an instrument of death.
Learn more:
http://www.watchtower.org/library/g/2005/5/8a/article_01.htm
2006-10-17 20:13:51 · answer #1 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the calendar become created lower back thousand of years in the past the names for the days of the week have been generalized lower back then as what their english names could be you do not could desire to believe in any fake god's to apply the names of the days of the week epic fail on your area
2016-11-23 16:39:50 · answer #2 · answered by duffield 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would not invest too much in the etymology of a word. It's diachronic use does not carry any theological meaning for us today any more than looking at Roman art does.
2006-10-17 13:05:40 · answer #3 · answered by Dick Dawkins 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I believe in Norse Gods. I consider it my religion. The nearest name I've heard for it is Odinese.
"...can't be looked at" maybe because he's not there.
Oh well, we're all entitled to our own beliefs.
2006-10-17 13:26:30 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I beleive in the Norse Gods.
2006-10-17 14:51:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
SHhhhhhhhhhhh! Don't tell everyone! Just kiddin'. Yeah, so the Pagans were around when the current calendar was created. Why don't you make up your own? :)
2006-10-17 16:00:25 · answer #6 · answered by Ivy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
english is a germanic language. the norse were a germanic tribe. the norse took over england. that is the only reason it is this way.
2006-10-17 13:00:40 · answer #7 · answered by Lfeata 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sorry. Pagans came first, so, we dominate the calendar.
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- 16 yo Pagan
2006-10-17 13:00:11 · answer #8 · answered by Lady Myrkr 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You know what? The earth revolves around the sun ,yet I always say "Did you see that sunrise this morning?"Get over that psuedo-intellectual crapola.
2006-10-17 13:08:14 · answer #9 · answered by AngelsFan 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
So what are we going to do with July and August?
2006-10-17 13:09:24 · answer #10 · answered by Alan Turing 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋