Biblical Hebrew Forum

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Really, what is "eternity" but an indefinite time?  Can anyone count  the 
years in an eternity, to make it a definite time?  I really see no  problem 
with 
"time indefinite" or an "indefinitely-lasting" time, which the NWT  also uses 
occasionally.  The Tanach speaks in the language of men, and no  man knows 
how 
long an eternity is.  From our standpoint it is "time  indefinite."
 
If "olam" is related to "alam," there is the concept of hiddenness.   Again, 
hidden from the human standpoint.
 
What I had a real problem with was the once-popular translation  
"age-abiding." (Rotherham and others.)  That called for quite a bit of  
interpretation.
 
Solomon Landers
 
 
 
In a message dated 11/13/2005 5:50:07 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
kgraham0938 AT comcast.net writes: .....................

Response:  Thanks, for this conversation, this is really an  eyeopener.  I 
apologize in advance if I misread or misrepresented your  arguments.  They 
are 
pretty complicated.  But I think I got the  basic idea.