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January, 2000 |
December 22, 1999 -- The Bible has been handed down through the centuries as 'The Word'. The versions of 'The Word', however, have changed with time, and there are half a dozen or more English-language versions of the Bible, including the King James, the New American Standard and the New International Version. But are any of these really 'The Word'? Not exactly, according to a new website, located at http://www.yhvhsbook.com.
Using the 'found' format in the New American Standard Bible 1988, (repeatable proof shown on the site) Michael Eashoo's book has found a way to 'reformat' the original Hebrew texts into easily readable 'poetry-like' English while 'keeping more of the meaning' than any of the previous translations. "This is a first in literature," says Eashoo, manager and editor. "There is not a word in any language to say what was done." Eashoo continues, "I copied the words in order from an existing Bible, yet found these formats. So, I guess the old Hebrew formats have been found! They sure read better."
With these newfound formats, Eashoo's book is blowing away much of the dust and mythology surrounding the Bible. Eashoo feels his site, located at http://www.yhvhsbook.com, is a way in which believers and non-believers alike can find that the 'true writings' of the Old Testament are now known 'by reading the changing of the writers'."
Many books in the Old Testament aren't actually holy at all, according to Eashoo. "There are many books that have too many errors to call them holy books," he says. Some of the books Eashoo lists as not being truly holy include Micah, Zephaniah, Esther, Ruth, Job, Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes and the revered Proverbs. "Of the 240 so-called 'added text' found in other manuscripts," Eashoo says, "maybe only forty are correct when read under the found formats. More than ten books aren't holy: the Jewish Holiday for Esther is a false story. It was the 'only' book not following any of the found formats!"
http://www.Yhvhsbook.com offers 85% the Old Testament books, rewritten in the newfound formats, which makes them easier to read. "I want everyone to be able to 'read the truth' about God in the Bible," says Eashoo, "the proof is reading the changing of the writers."
For more information or to view the found format and Yhvh's Book, visit http://www.yhvhbook.com.
DR. DOBB'S JOURNAL WEBCASTS MIT'S 'GOD AND COMPUTER' SERIES
SAN MATEO, Calif., Oct 6, 1999 -- Today Dr. Dobb's Journal magazine webcasted live the first installment of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's "God and Computers" lecture series via the magazine's Technetcast.com Internet Broadcast division (http://www.ddj.com/technetcast/). Presenting this year's lecture series, which is cosponsored by the MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Religion and Science Course Program, is renown computer scientist and Stanford University professor emeritus Donald Knuth, who is addressing the topic of "Things a Computer Scientist Rarely Talks About." Knuth's initial lecture was webcasted worldwide exclusively by Dr. Dobb's Journal from the MIT campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Today's lecture has also been archived on Dr. Dobb's Journal web site for later viewing (http://www.ddj.com/technetcast/).
"This is a rare opportunity for people around the world to get inside the mind of a legendary computer scientist," said Dr. Dobb's Internet Broadcast Manager Philippe Lourier, "and it is only possible because of the capabilities of the Internet and World Wide Web."
Live webcasts of future installments of the lecture series will begin at 1:30 PM EST on October 13, 1999 ("Randomization and Religion"), October 27 ("Language Translation"), November 3 ("Aesthetics"), December 1 ("Glimpses of God"), and December 8 ("God and Computer Science"). Additionally, a panel discussion will convene on November 17. Audio and/or video webcasts of all lectures are available on http://www.ddj.com/technetcast/.
Now in its 24th year of publication, Dr. Dobb's Journal is the premier magazine for computer programmers and based at 411 Borel Ave., San Mateo, California, 94402. For more information, contact Holly Vessichelli at 516-562-5984, or at hvessichelli@mfi.com.