Jonathan Cooper
Introduction to the Ministry of Bible Translation
Nathan Davenport
March 8, 2010
Transformation Follows Translation.
As one reads the dedications of the book, The Great Omission, a heart-warming miracle comes in view. The author’s dedications are addressed to each of his father’s killers. Addressing the man who baptized him, Steve wrote, “I know you regret having killed so many people, among them your own wife’s family and five missionaries. But as soon as you heard that you could walk God’s trail, you were ready and have been faithfully following it ever since.” Nearly hidden below the prose is the miracle perhaps more spectacular than Saint’s forgiveness of the savages: the savages became saints.
Translation of Scripture’s meaning was pivotal in this miracle of God transforming the Waodani into saints. Although they had forgotten God, God had not forgotten them. He reached down into their darkness with the light of the Gospel. As a result, the eyes of the W...
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These people used to be useful for something - not that long ago, even. Now, it's the opposite. They're the savages! They're infecting the world with nonsense!
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HERE BE CANNIBALS
RECENT CANNIBALISM IN NEW GUINEA
‘It was difficult to believe that these kind and friendly people were cannibals.’
Whenever the men left the huts, either to go hunting or to go to the fields, they [the Kukukukus] always took their weapons with them. They were always ready either for defence or attack. They maintained a constant distrust of their neighbours; but towards us, who were complete strangers, their attitude was different. I gave them various presents in exchange for the specimens I gathered for the National Museum of Denmark; I joked with them, showed them photographs of other natives and let them listen to the tape recorder. They had an attractive, spontaneous sense of humour, and there was something very touching in the pleasure they evidentl...
(It was Ed Maxey that I met.)
These people used to be useful for something - not that long ago, even. Now, it's the opposite. They're the savages! They're infecting the world with nonsense!
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HERE BE CANNIBALS
RECENT CANNIBALISM IN NEW GUINEA
‘It was difficult to believe that these kind and friendly people were cannibals.’
Whenever the men left the huts, either to go hunting or to go to the fields, they [the Kukukukus] always took their weapons with them. They were always ready either for defence or attack. They maintained a constant distrust of their neighbours; but towards us, who were complete strangers, their attitude was different. I gave them various presents in exchange for the specimens I gathered for the National Museum of Denmark; I joked with them, showed them photographs of other natives and let them listen to the tape recorder. They had an attractive, spontaneous sense of humour, and there was something very touching in the pleasure they evidentl...
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"Certainty" The third triangular number (Luke) is the nail that "nails down" the visible to the invisible. Luke actually contradicts Matthew. That's very important in understanding what is the message and what isn't - not historical, for example.
"Certainty" was my own translation of a Greek word in the context of the opening sentence (which is the length of a paragraph) based on its common definition and biblical occurrences.
Here's me, by the way, from a few years ago, before I got the central concept here - about the exact one "swimming upstream" from the Father breaking the egg, providing the only way to the life - the resurrection - that God offers us. I did not grow up Communist at all or Muslim, etc. I don't even have any funny accent, even though my grandad was "PA Dutch":
I apologize for not getting the central concept at this time in my life. But, hopefully, you get the idea that they're insane. I was an evangelical Christian pastor presenting the Bible, as best I knew how, from the original Greek. And they didn't tolerate it, complaining about predestination. These people are useless, whatever the older generation may have been. (The older missionary, by the way, I was referring to at the beginning was a guy who influenced cannibals in Papua New Guinea to stop being cannibals, etc.)
Here's me, by the way, from a few years ago, before I got the central concept here - about the exact one "swimming upstream" from the Father breaking the egg, providing the only way to the life - the resurrection - that God offers us. I did not grow up Communist at all or Muslim, etc. I don't even have any funny accent, even though my grandad was "PA Dutch":
"Certainty" The third triangular number (Luke) is the nail that "nails down" the visible to the invisible. Luke actually contradicts Matthew. That's very important in understanding what is the message and what isn't - not historical, for example.
Here's me, by the way, from a few years ago, before I got the central concept here - about the exact one "swimming upstream" from the Father breaking the egg, providing the only way to the life - the resurrection - that God offers us. I did not grow up Communist at all or Muslim, etc. I don't even have any funny accent, even though my grandad was "PA Dutch":
These Americans freaked out about something that I told them FROM THE BIBLE itself. I didn't even know what I was talking about, quite, not yet. And they freaked out ABOUT THE BOOK. I assure you; they're crazy. They deserve everything that they're about to get, if it's not good.
"Pope to visit Moroccan imam school to boost moderate Islam"
The world is changing. Christianity, Europe, etc. is going away as primarily important, partly because you people don't care. But it's happening, whether you all of a sudden whine about it or not. As someone who's had to put up with you people, let me assure: you're the problem. Not the Pope. Not even the American government, per se. You. You're the problem. You won't even put up with serious biblical study or scientific study or anyone asking you to give a damn or actually do anything to solve a problem, including even think about solving it, even if it's explicitly in the constitution. You don't tolerate sane thoughts. To Hell with you!
I support Islam, Communism, Asia (especially, China), and artificially intelligent robots, and these will correspond well with science. Your era is over.
https://cruxnow.com/church-in-africa/2019/02/10/pope-to-visit-moroccan-imam-school-to-boost-mo...
Here's me, by the way, from a few years ago, before I got the central concept here - about the exact one "swimming upstream" from the Father breaking the egg, providing the only way to the life - the resurrection - that God offers us. I did not grow up Communist at all or Muslim, etc. I don't even have any funny accent, even though my grandad was "PA Dutch":
"Pope to visit Moroccan imam school to boost moderate Islam"
The world is changing. Christianity, Europe, etc. is going away as primarily important, partly because you people don't care. But it's happening, whether you all of a sudden whine about it or not. As someone who's had to put up with you people, let me assure: you're the problem. Not the Pope. Not even the American government, per se. You. You're the problem. You won't even put up with serious biblical study or scientific study or anyone asking you to give a damn or actually do anything to solve a problem, including even think about solving it, even if it's explicitly in the constitution. You don't tolerate sane thoughts. To Hell with you!
I support Islam, Communism, Asia (especially, China), and artificially intelligent robots, and these will correspond well with science. Your era is over.
https://cruxnow.com/church-in-africa/2019/02/10/pope-to-visit-moroccan-imam-school-to-boost-mo...
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hahaha, is this Christian music that transitions to Muslim (in Arabic)? Hahaha, that's funny.
You know that's how it is in China. I could be a puppy. https://qz.com/1287606/introducing-little-puppies-the-ideal-boyfriend-type-for-chinas-young-women/
And it'd all be above board. I might have to pay for it. Or vice versa. Look, I don't care the feelings. I care about results, people! Damn lunatics over here don't understand that feelings are IRRELEVANT! Damn them! Insanity!
I'd like to see more arranged marriages around here. You can't get a good woman around here and know that you have her. In China, they can pay a price. They have a wife (or well, she has a puppy, whatever the case); it all makes sense, people! No, not around here. No puppies, no wives. No nada.
Enough of this damn craziness! Time for CHINA! China uber alles! Hail Xi Jinping!
"YOU MAY HAVE heard that China has cornered much of the world’s supply of strategic metals and minerals crucial for new technology, including lithium, rare earths, copper, and manganese used in everything from smartphones to electric cars. As of 2015, China was the leading global producer of 23 of the 41 elements the British Geological Society believes are needed to "maintain our economy and lifestyle" and had a lock on supplies of nine of the 10 elements judged to be at the highest risk of unavailability.
But you may not know that China is also on track to control most of the world's flow of high-capacity online services—the new industries, relying on the immediate communication among humans and machines, that will provide the jobs and opportunities of the future."
https://www.wired.com/story/china-will-likely-corner-5g-market-us-no-plan/
I'd like to see more arranged marriages around here. You can't get a good woman around here and know that you have her. In China, they can pay a price. They have a wife (or well, she has a puppy, whatever the case); it all makes sense, people! No, not around here. No puppies, no wives. No nada.
Enough of this damn craziness! Time for CHINA! China uber alles! Hail Xi Jinping!
"YOU MAY HAVE heard that China has cornered much of the world’s supply of strategic metals and minerals crucial for new technology, including lithium, rare earths, copper, and manganese used in everything from smartphones to electric cars. As of 2015, China was the leading global producer of 23 of the 41 elements the British Geological Society believes are needed to "maintain our economy and lifestyle" and had a lock on supplies of nine of the 10 elements judged to be at the highest risk of unavailability.
But you may not know that China is also on track to control most of the world's flow of high-capacity online services—the new industries, relying on the immediate communication among humans and machines, that will provide the jobs and opportunities of the future."
https://www.wired.com/story/china-will-likely-corner-5g-market-us-no-plan/
That's what I say. I speak for myself, not the PA Dutch. But the PA Dutch, I do believe, are quite tired of this damn craziness. And it goes beyond just the ingredients in the lay's potato chips. More concerns than just that.
Enough of this damn craziness! Time for CHINA! China uber alles! Hail Xi Jinping!
"YOU MAY HAVE heard that China has cornered much of the world’s supply of strategic metals and minerals crucial for new technology, including lithium, rare earths, copper, and manganese used in everything from smartphones to electric cars. As of 2015, China was the leading global producer of 23 of the 41 elements the British Geological Society believes are needed to "maintain our economy and lifestyle" and had a lock on supplies of nine of the 10 elements judged to be at the highest risk of unavailability.
But you may not know that China is also on track to control most of the world's flow of high-capacity online services—the new industries, relying on the immediate communication among humans and machines, that will provide the jobs and opportunities of the future."
https://www.wired.com/story/china-will-likely-corner-5g-market-us-no-plan/
"Twerking to me... if I'm out in my field with my wagon... I take a wrench and I have to twerk the bolt.... Sometimes, it takes a lot of twerking to get it loose."
"SHE DOESN'T HAVE ANY CLOTHES ON!?!"
"FRANKENSTEIN'S MONSTER THERE IN A BAG" hahaha
The god of this world - the bad math - is not our friend. And he runs the visible interface, doesn't he? Well, the math unto life doesn't collapse the universe on top of us. That much can be said. So, you're of the devil if you do. Is that an accurate statement? Do we have good reason to conclude that it does collapse? The math unto life does not do that. Remember - being the opposite of the interface is the idea. The interface darkens, we lighten; the interface lightens, we darken. We are in rebellion against the evil one. I don't know if there's any hope to stopping the universe from collapsing... goodness, that's a bit beyond this one, ok? You all trying to hurt my brain? You do know that you all - I guess you all have degrees? You all could use your brains, grow them, what have you? I don't have a degree. Very much a nuisance!
Of course, the universe may collapse, sigh, but that's not of the direct reflection, not itsrlf of life. That's bad math, however, even if so, it's part of a pattern that implies future expansion... Sigh! I ponder whether there is a better analogue than the Earth. I think there is got the universe. The living Earth, man. What implications? Oh goodness... Really? Ask someone else questions. Uh, robots, alright? Eh...
The F-35 may prove to be like France's fortifications for WWII. Technically, brilliant, but no use against Blitzkrieg.
"Oh, how I pray that America would be purged of the health, wealth, and prosperity 'Gospel'" - Pastor Dr. John Piper
Soon, a coding language might be the only language that anyone needs to learn - for international engagement.
That's a thought, haha, not necessarily a prophecy. Consider it a blind man's proverb or something like that.
