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Originally posted by woodypusherThis is a very good example of a religious cult and their false teachings. They put on a front of being Christians and yet have graven images (sculptures) of cattle in there temple as gods to worship just like the ancient Egyptians and the Israelite slaves. Apparently their God named Elohim behind the vail is just another man. What a fake.
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Originally posted by RJHindsgraven images???
This is a very good example of a religious cult and their false teachings. They put on a front of being Christians and yet have graven images (sculptures) of cattle in there temple as gods to worship just like the ancient Egyptians and the Israelite slaves. Apparently their God named Elohim behind the vail is just another man. What a fake.
Heck we wouldn't want that. Just give me a dead jew on a cross instead, it makes sooooo much more sense 😉
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Originally posted by RJHindsEngraving, particularly intaglio engraving (use of the engraving for making copies), may have been frowned upon by the ancient religious elite, because it embodied some aspects of the printing press and could easily be turned to that use. Comparably, mass distribution of scriptures printed by the Gutenberg process was frowned upon by the religious elite because it opened up the scriptures to public scrutiny and diminished the role of the elite in interpretation of their meaning.
This is a very good example of a religious cult and their false teachings. They put on a front of being Christians and yet have graven images (sculptures) of cattle in there temple as gods to worship just like the ancient Egyptians and the Israelite slaves. Apparently their God named Elohim behind the vail is just another man. What a fake.
Edit: In fact the term "graven image" might not have come into prominence until the Gutenberg days, and then was "authenticated" by being used by the elite in reference to the ancient taboo on idol worship.
Originally posted by JS357It could be argued that Buddhism is the most idlolatrous religion because the Buddha has the most statues of him than any other religious person.
Engraving, particularly intaglio engraving (use of the engraving for making copies), may have been frowned upon by the ancient religious elite, because it embodied some aspects of the printing press and could easily be turned to that use. Comparably, mass distribution of scriptures printed by the Gutenberg process was frowned upon by the religious elite becaus ...[text shortened]... authenticated" by being used by the elite in reference to the ancient taboo on idol worship.
But even the most simple of Buddhist scholars would know that the statues are not there to be graven images to be worshiped .
I'm sure you know this [JS357], I just like to point this out to the others who might not get it.
Originally posted by JS357Not heard of that before but it is of course a really good reason for the religious elite to ban it.
intaglio engraving (use of the engraving for making copies), may have been frowned upon by the ancient religious elite, because it embodied some aspects of the printing press and could easily be turned to that use. .
It's the same as some religions clinging to their holy texts in the original
archaic language - more power to the priests - less to the people.
Religion has always been a scam!
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Originally posted by karoly aczelThe way i see it is that the prohibition was not against any image that represented the true God, like the crucifix or the image on the Shroud of Turin, but those images that represented false gods that were worshipped by the pagans, because our God is a jealous God.
graven images???
Heck we wouldn't want that. Just give me a dead jew on a cross instead, it makes sooooo much more sense 😉
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Originally posted by JS357Well, the English translation of the Holy Bible was not made until after that, so the translators used English words that the people of that time could relate to.
Engraving, particularly intaglio engraving (use of the engraving for making copies), may have been frowned upon by the ancient religious elite, because it embodied some aspects of the printing press and could easily be turned to that use. Comparably, mass distribution of scriptures printed by the Gutenberg process was frowned upon by the religious elite becaus ...[text shortened]... authenticated" by being used by the elite in reference to the ancient taboo on idol worship.
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Originally posted by RJHindsYeah well I disagree.
The way i see it is that the prohibition was not against any image that represented the true God, like the crucifix or the image on the Shroud of Turin, but those images that represented false gods that were worshipped by the pagans, because our God is a jealous God.
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