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by Fullofkittens 06/16/2009, 6:19pm PDT |
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- and I should point out that she frequently gives me bad information about things, but this seems very plausible - the original legends in the Old Testament didn't even have numbers associated with lengths of time, just a bunch of Aramaic words for "a long ass time." As in "Moses wandered in the desert for a long ass time."
When the Big Scary Religion Conspiracy Conference convened in the 300s or whatever, they used the closest translation they could, which was "40." So, Moses wandered in the desert for 40 years, instead of "many years." So if Methuselah lived to be, say "a generation many times over" thats... 20 years times 40!? That dude lived to be 800!
She's uncovered a lot of interesting tidbits like that one. Dunno what she's basing her information on but it sounds plausible to me. |
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Discussion on longetivity by Last 06/16/2009, 4:06pm PDT 
Re: Discussion on longetivity by laudablepuss 06/16/2009, 4:37pm PDT
Maybe he thinks the earth spun faster then NT by col.schickn 06/16/2009, 4:41pm PDT
Oh laudable, REALLY. by Zsenitan 06/16/2009, 4:42pm PDT
ACTUALLY by laudablepuss 06/16/2009, 4:44pm PDT
I assumed he was referring to the Bible by Last 06/16/2009, 5:04pm PDT
Quite a lot of Viets are serious Catholics. ASK ME HOW I KNOW. NT by Zsenitan 06/16/2009, 5:22pm PDT
So other than Methuselah, any other Bible dudes fall into this category? by laudablepuss 06/16/2009, 5:37pm PDT
Noah, Jared, Adam, Seth, Kenan, Enos, Mahalalel, Lamech, Shem....... NT by Fortinbras 06/16/2009, 5:52pm PDT
Why was Methuselah so great then? by laudablepuss 06/16/2009, 6:00pm PDT
He wasn't, his only claim to fame is being world's oldest man NT by Fortinbras 06/16/2009, 6:11pm PDT
He was the last to live so long. The span of man's years decreased, LP. by Zsenitan 06/16/2009, 6:12pm PDT
The last and also the first; Methu-chan was the oldest guy in biblical history NT by Jerry Whorebach 06/16/2009, 7:17pm PDT
According to my Bible-dissecting Mom by Fullofkittens 06/16/2009, 6:19pm PDT
I heard the same thing on pastor Arnold Murray's program by Jerry Whorebach 06/16/2009, 8:04pm PDT
I'm disappointed in you laudablepuss NT by GOD 06/16/2009, 5:21pm PDT
damn we fought bigger guys than this guy Joe by Xan 06/16/2009, 7:07pm PDT
Dude, just carry the scalps, okay? by laudablepuss 06/17/2009, 10:24am PDT
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