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On Thursday 06 April 2006 08:23, G. Alex Janevski wrote: > I could be wrong, it wouldn't be the first time, but I have always been > under the impression that "walking on water" was a mistranslation of a > phrase that actually meant "walking by the (river, lake, ocean, insert > body of water here)." Yes! Which supports the authors' statement that, > Whether this happened or not is an issue for religion scholars, archeologists, anthropologists, and believers to decide on. Good point. Tests of the possibility, probability, feasibility or support for historical accounts, legends, and even certain aspects of belief, are not outside the realm of science. This seems to be an interesting paper, and the authors should not be held responsible for any subsequent misinterpretations or abuses. Having said that, it seems that Jesus would have been required to be of pretty slim build to be supported by the springs ice! -- Dr. Peter D. Roopnarine, Assoc. Curator Department of Invertebrate Zoology & Geology California Academy of Sciences 875 Howard St. San Francisco CA 94103 Phone: (415) 321-8271 FAX: (415) 321-8615 WWW: http://www.calacademy.org/research/izg/roopnarine/peter.htm "there's a mansion on the hill"
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