I'm not generally a Gnu Atheist type, but I do occasionally play one on Twitter.
And, so I did a couple of weeks ago, when "Son of God" was trending. I quoted my catchphrase riff on Muhammad from this blog and added Psalm 82:6, in response to several people, including here:
Well, that person responded to my response. His second response tweet said I didn't quote anything from the bible, even with the link, but his third did."There is no god but Allah and I am his prophet" — Muhammad.— I come to Bari Weiss, not to praise her 🚩🌻 (@AFCC_Esq) August 19, 2020
"There is no god and I am his prophet." — me.
Obviously there is no son of god.
Besides:
I said, 'You are "gods"; you are all sons of the Most High.'https://t.co/YGBtqqi0dI
NEVER mess with a bible-sharp secularist.
His next response after that? Self-embarrassment:
As shown by my reply tweet:Context matters, capital letters matter. pic.twitter.com/brn9Vveo7r— SantanaBanana ✝️🇺🇸🇮🇱 (@yosantana12) August 19, 2020
Said fundy came back at me, with the claim that I didn't know the context, and still refusing to admit he knew nothing about Hebrew. When I checked his feed and saw he was a MAGA, too? Block.I told you not to mess with a bible-sharp secularist.— I come to Bari Weiss, not to praise her 🚩🌻 (@AFCC_Esq) August 19, 2020
You don't even know that Hebrew doesn't have capital letters.
Seriously, fundies? Even if you don't believe that the King James Version/Authorized Version is itself inerrant as a translation? If you don't want to make Apologetics 101 rookie mistakes, learn at least a modicum of actual knowledge about the biblical languages.
Besides, yes, contra Mr. Fundy Zionist, I know that it's a Psalm of judgment. It's judgment on one or more 'kings" or other rulers. Per Psalm 2, rulers in the ancient near East were generally known as "sons of god." Isaiah 9 is lifted straight from the Pharaonic coronation ritual.
So, knowing the basics of Hebrew and Greek writing is a minimum. Knowing the true details of common biblical language at the time they were used is second.
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