The book of Revelation

@rajk999 said
Who cares. There are just two issues here.
1. What bible did the Apostles and early Christians use?
2. Was the Maccabees included and how many books were there?

Answers
1. the Septuagint
2. Yes, 4

Here are the books:

Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
Kings I
Kings II
Kings III
Kings IV
Chronicles I
Chronicles II
Ezra ...[text shortened]...
Naum
Ambacum
Sophonias
Aggaeus
Zacharias
Malachias

http://ecmarsh.com/lxx/Genesis/index.htm

@kellyjay said
I looked it up and found this. 🙂

The books of 3 and 4 Maccabees – What are they?
https://www.compellingtruth.org/third-fourth-Maccabees.html

Most agree 4 Maccabees was written prior to AD 70. It is listed as canon in the Georgian Orthodox Bible. The other Maccabees, 5 Maccabees, is also known as the Arabic 2 Maccabees, and was written much later. Most Protestant chur ...[text shortened]... ns do not consider any of the five Maccabees books to be canon, or part of the inspired Word of God.

@medullah said
@divegeester
Which passage (no pun intended) do you want to take issue with?
Or was this a question to everyone else but not me?

@divegeester

When Jesus said that the Pharisees were hypocrites it wasn't a personal attack, but a statement of fact.

When I use English slang (naughty me) to describe him as having a very high opinion of himself it wasn't a personal attack, it's a statement of fact.

I didn't call him names, I just called him for what he is; somebody with a distinct lack of humility.

Now if you are going to snipe at me, and I know of no more proficient an exponent of that practice than yourself, I suggest that you pick something with a little more solid a foundation, rather than scraping the barrel and getting your fingers full of splinters.

@medullah said
@divegeester

When Jesus said that the Pharisees were hypocrites it wasn't a personal attack, but a statement of fact.

When I use English slang (naughty me) to describe him as having a very high opinion of himself it wasn't a personal attack, it's a statement of fact.

I didn't call him names, I just called him for what he is; somebody with a distinct lack of humilit ...[text shortened]... more solid a foundation, rather than scraping the barrel and getting your fingers full of splinters.

You know full well the sky in Rajk's world is a totally different colour to everybody else's. He doesn't have to be self righteous and talk down to people but he chooses to.

This isn't really about Rajk though, he's a convenient excuse for your disingenuous indignation. Do you seriously think I give a monkey's at this point about what you do and don't note?

I'm afraid that you are getting boring. Go and snipe at somebody that doesn't mind you acting like a great peevish tart, or grow a pair and we can have a proper discussion.

@medullah said
You know full well the sky in Rajk's world is a totally different colour to everybody else's. He doesn't have to be self righteous and talk down to people but he chooses to.

This isn't really about Rajk though, he's a convenient excuse for your disingenuous indignation. Do you seriously think I give a monkey's at this point about what you do and don't note?

I'm afra ...[text shortened]... esn't mind you acting like a great peevish tart, or grow a pair and we can have a proper discussion.

@kellyjay said
Apparently, you care since your still harping on the topic. I thought it odd between two and four there turns out to be five, which you choose to ignore. You can say what you will about this; I really don't care.

@suzianne said
5-8 came much later, and there is disagreement whether they belong with the other 4.

I have a link about it, but it will have to wait for later. I have little time these days, work has hit the busy season and I'm now doing 12.5 hour workdays.

@medullah said
Do you seriously think I give a monkey's at this point about what you do and don't note?

@divegeester said
As a matter of fact yes I do; and if you ask me nicely I will you why...

@caesar-salad said
Why should anyone ask you anything nicely, ever, you brambly James Blunt?

@caesar-salad said
Why should anyone ask you anything nicely, ever, you brambly James Blunt?

@caesar-salad said
Of course now I recognize that "twisted James Blunt" would have been better for the double-entendre. 😉