When people say something is "the gospel truth", do they mean that there are at least four versions of it, which contradict each other?
2007-04-13 12:29:56 · 9 answers · asked by garik 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I should perhaps point out to one or two of you that I do actually know what people mean when they call something "the Gospel truth". I do, however, find the inherent ambiguity of the statement rather amusing.
Oh, and as a very minor example of what I'm thinking of: what was Joseph (as in Mary and Joseph)'s father called?
2007-04-13 22:18:29 · update #1
Yes! You have hit the nail right on the head.
2007-04-13 13:27:32 · answer #1 · answered by Afi 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
When people say the "Gospel Truth they mean that God's word is truth. Also just because the stories are told different in the four Gospels they do not contradict each other. They are told from a different perspective.
2007-04-13 12:34:28 · answer #2 · answered by ruthie 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
First of all.. the saying "the gospel truth" is not always used in reference to the Bible.
Second, the Bible does not contradict its self.
Third, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are four different perspectives (points of view) on the same story.
When you read the Bible and something seems like a contradiction, then you have misinterpreted something.
The Bible is the infallible, inerrant word of God.
2007-04-13 12:36:09 · answer #3 · answered by Proverbs31woman 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You are getting close. The English translation of the Hebrew language is difficult. In Hebrew there are at least four versions of the truth and all are truth. It is like putting 4 versions in a box and calling the box truth. All are correct.
2007-04-13 12:34:17 · answer #4 · answered by Jeancommunicates 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
um, no. The Gospels don't contradict each other, I think it means it's as true as the Gospels.
2007-04-13 12:40:18 · answer #5 · answered by Michelle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thank God for the translations of the Bible. Maybe you speak Hebrew and Greek, I haven't learned those languages yet. Wish it could have originally been in English, but...oh well.
2007-04-13 12:34:40 · answer #6 · answered by tobinmbsc 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
...you know, normally, if you get a contradiction somewhere in a system of sentences, then the system will permit you to derrive from it *any* sentence you can utter within the respective language... :D
2007-04-13 12:34:03 · answer #7 · answered by Trillian, Moon Daisy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Idiot! Different versions do not mean that that the words convey different meanings.
2007-04-13 12:35:47 · answer #8 · answered by gnostic 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
hahahahahahahahaahhaahahah. oh man, that is too damn funny!!
2007-04-13 12:32:35 · answer #9 · answered by Rosalind S 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋