Fundamental Beliefs of Conservative Friends #11 Quakers and the Bible part 2

Henry starts out by rereading two quotes introduced at the last session.  In response to a question, he discusses how different languages express time. He goes on to explain the challenges posed by Biblical commentaries.  Responding to another question He recommends the Quaker Bible Index from Earlham School of Religion.Religious terminology and symbology of the Bible is discussed.  Examples of  doves, heavens opening, numbers and colors are presented as symbols.  Various English translations over the years are considered.    Important mistranslations are reviewed.  These are...Christ was revealed in (not to) Paul (Galatians 1:16)The kingdom of God is within  (not among) you (Luke 17:20). Finally, Henry goes through The Lord’s Prayer, line by line, often translating directly from the Greek and amplifying important words and verses.References:Origen quote from The Faith of the Early Fathers, Volume I, page 202, Section 480.Isaac Pennington Letter XVI — How the Scriptures must be Read to Avoid Your Own Opinions.The words to our music were paraphrased from Memoirs of the Life of Isaac Penington: by Joseph Gurney Bevan.   The music was composed and sung by Paulette Meier.Interested in discovering first hand some of the distinctives of Christ-centered, Conservative Friends, waiting, Quaker worship? Consider some of Ohio Yearly Meeting's online meetings for worship (linked here). We warmly invite everyone to attend our meetings for worship to get to know us (and our worship) better! A complete list of our podcasts,  organized into topics, is available on our website.We will be publishing video interviews with Conservative Friends on YouTube.  See our YouTube channel.  The first interview is with Susan Smith. To learn more about Ohio Yearly Meeting (Conservative) of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), please visit  ohioyearlymeeting.org. Those interested in exploring the distinctives of Conservative Friends waiting worship should consider checking out our many Zoom Online Worship opportunities during the week here. All are welcome! We also have several Zoom study groups.  Check out the Online Study and Discussion Groups on our website.   Advices read in these podcasts can be found on page 29 in our Book Of Discipline.We welcome feedback on this and any of our other podcast episodes.   Contact us through our website.