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in Heaven..” version we’re so accustomed to. Now that’s<br />
a Christmas card! I wonder how much else is different<br />
in the Aramaic version. After the translation into Greek,<br />
then Latin, then edited, then re-edited, then translated to<br />
English, I’m sure it’s a lot different than what we know it<br />
to be today. Even the Bibles from the 1800’s sound different<br />
than what we’re used to.<br />
The Septuagint is the original version of the Old<br />
Testament. It was originally translated from Hebrew to<br />
Greek somewhere in the third century B.C. It is also<br />
mistakenly, by some, considered to be the Hebrew Bible.<br />
They do, however differ some. This was the first Bible<br />
in the world that was translated by an American in 1808.<br />
It took Charles Thomson 19 years to complete an accurate<br />
translation. He was a friend of Thomas Jefferson<br />
and learned Greek so he could accomplish this colossal<br />
undertaking. The Apocrypha is a direct result of the<br />
translation of the Septuagint. As many of you know, the<br />
Apocrypha are books of the Bible that were taken out by<br />
the Romans in the 4th century A.D. It contains stories,<br />
histories, ancient wisdom, as well as additions to the canonical<br />
books, including the apocalyptic Book of Enoch.<br />
In 382 A.D., Jerome was commissioned by the Pope to<br />
do another translation of the Bible. He went to Palestine<br />
rather than Alexandria to get the original scripts. There he<br />
found 14 books that were included in the Alexandia texts<br />
that were not in the Palestinian texts. These texts became<br />
the Apocrypha, meaning “hidden things”.<br />
Ok, so that will cover your reading materials for a while.<br />
So, let’s celebrate what Christmas has really become.<br />
Being thankful to find a parking spot at the mall. Being<br />
thankful to get that last X-Box in the store and making it<br />
back to your car without having the crap beat out of you<br />
for aforementioned X-Box. Of course, gluttony to the extreme<br />
is a forgone conclusion. It’s the only time of year<br />
you can get eggnog. Strings of lights adorn your house,<br />
inside and out. There’s a tree in the living room! Here’s<br />
wishing you all a very happy Christmaskwanzasolsticechunnikah<br />
celebration and as always, I hope you don’t get<br />
too HOLIDAZED!<br />
Brevard Live December 2022 - 19
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