Where is the term formless void? We already covered this in previous
discussions, whereby we split along philosophical presuppositions. I
personally say that it means lifeless and still (the stillness of empty of
life) but others say it has other meanings.
Karl W. Randolph.
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From: "Dora Smith" <villandra AT austin.rr.com>\
> PS - The reason for the greatly differing translations of the first chapter
> of Genesis is clearly lack of clarity of what the words mean, metaphorical
> concepts (like deep sea), the meaning of which is lost on many or all modern
> scholars, and terms like the two words for formless void that do not
> translate into English. One has to come up with approximate English
> concepts.
>
> Yours,
> Dora Smith
> Austin, Texas
> villandra AT austin.rr.com
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