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Unsolved Mysteries Version II
smoggy:
In Ghost Story, there is a reference fto Father Forthill's worn King James Bible.
The KJV isn't normally used in Catholic circles, there are 2 branches of the tree in the translations from early manuscripts. The KJV is on one branch, and the normally used Catholic Bible - the Douay-Rheims - is on the other branch.
MY question I guess - i why would a Catholic Priest be using the King James Version?
If he tried to preach from it, he'd have the whole Congregation up in arms right up to and including the bishop.
I love the stories.
I'm also a bible college student.
Comments?
mdodd:
--- Quote from: smoggy on November 12, 2011, 05:54:24 AM ---In Ghost Story, there is a reference fto Father Forthill's worn King James Bible.
The KJV isn't normally used in Catholic circles, there are 2 branches of the tree in the translations from early manuscripts. The KJV is on one branch, and the normally used Catholic Bible - the Douay-Rheims - is on the other branch.
MY question I guess - i why would a Catholic Priest be using the King James Version?
If he tried to preach from it, he'd have the whole Congregation up in arms right up to and including the bishop.
I love the stories.
I'm also a bible college student.
Comments?
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Welcome to the forum. The issue of the bibles was discussed at great length in one of the other threads and I don't think any agreement was made. Possibly it was discussed in the Ghost Story spoilers section.
OZ:
The speculation ranged from Father Forthill is enough of a scholar to familiarize himself with other translations especially the most popular to Father Forthill is a spy for the Black Council to Jim made an error. As stated above there was no consensus reached.
--- Quote ---Well, the thing that is shown is that anyone who takes up a coin, with enough will, can contort it into something good.
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I think that you are confusing the actual coin with the shadow that is left behind when someone picks up a coin then attempts to put it away and not touch it again. It took a very strong willed, experienced and sometimes just plain lucky Harry that seems to have a nack or outright ability to change things by naming them to change the shadow of Lasciel to the seeming ally Lash. Every indication is that this would be impossible if you were dealing with the actual fallen rather than their mere shadow.
TruffleShufflen:
What I really want to know is who's behind it all? In an earlier book it is thought that there is a "master" of all the planning. Making everything happen. Think of how much of a coincidence it is for all of these evil badies coming out and trying to start stuff.
Who is behind it all?
And what are they planning next?
KurtinStGeorge:
--- Quote from: TruffleShufflen on November 15, 2011, 01:49:53 PM ---Who is behind it all?
And what are they planning next?
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I have a feeling the Black Council is a very loose confederation. Sort of like the heirs of Kemmler; in that they seek a common goal, but that doesn't mean they like each other and won't stab each other in the back any chance they get.
I doesn't appear that every major bad guy we have seen is part of the BC. So there might be more than one party pulling strings. There could be some not so nice characters who have their own agenda and would oppose the BC for their own reasons. Harry might be forced to make alliances of convenience to fight the BC. For example, there has been some speculation in a couple of threads that at some time in the future Harry might be forced to work with a hated enemy like Nicodemus, against a more immediate threat from a BC member.
That would be fun to see, though I doubt a Harry/Nic partnership; even a temporary one, will ever occur.
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