DSS and Trees

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In a message dated 11/29/1999 2:49:26 PM Eastern Standard Time,

aoclery writes:

 

<<

The Catholic Encyclopedia states, " The Dead Sea

Scrolls, however show grounds for suspecting

considerable influence, which does nothing to destroy

the originality of Christianity."

 

...councils that established 'modern purgated

Christianity'. >>

 

Dearest All,

 

Yes, by the Emperor Constantine at the first Council of Constantinople,

and further by others. Beautiful post Tony, thanks.

 

Always enjoy the beginning of the Bible in Aramaic ... "Elohim"' ...

translated ... "There were Light Beings."

 

El ~ There;

o ~ were;

him ~ light in plural third person direct object

 

There are other possibilities for translation, but, according to most Aramaic

scholars, this is the closest possible.

>From the Dead Sea Scrolls, translated by a team of scholars, including

a great-uncle, James van der Veldt, (lots of initials here, including some

Ph.D.s and M.D.) who i adored ... i have some really odd

stories of "knowing" with James when we were on different continents

I met him when he was 68 and I was born, he died when I was

living in the desert of Arizona. I didn't know as no one told me, and so,

I walked for a day and night grief stricken in the desert, listened to

Emerson, Lake and Palmer's "The Our Father," cried, and finally, I called

home and cried out "Who died? Why am I in agony?" He

gave me a great gift in this, as it was the first time i understood my agony

was personal, ego, and not related to the joy he felt to return to the Source

of Love and Light.

 

I have very beautiful memories of him, with his Roman nose, light blue laser

eyes, and shock of white hair, he intimidated the hell out of everyone,

including presidents (laughing, who went to their knees which I thought

just great as a small girl) except of course me, outrageous child that I

was, and luckily for me, he adored me and i was his favorite.

 

Between the Indian, Persian and Roman scholars, i must say i was an

incredibly lucky little girl, and now i may listen to all of you, love, light

and

luck ... my cup runneth over *g*

 

Dead Sea Scroll translation:

 

Jesus said: Blessed is

he who was before he came into being.

If you become disciples to Me

and hear My words, these stones

will minister to you.

For you have Five Trees in Paradise,

which are unmoved in summer (or) in winter

Whoever knows them will not taste death.

 

The disciples said to Jesus: Tell

us what the Kingdom of Heaven is

like. He said to them: It is like

a mustard-seed, smaller than

all seeds. But when it

falls on the tilled earth, it

produces a large branch and becomes

shelter for the birds of heaven.

 

Love and Light,

un colombe

a petal of the sun