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For example, {{bibleref|Psalm|147|5}} refers to the infinite understanding by [[God]], and yet most English translations (37 out of 53) instead use other terms such as "boundless", "beyond measure" ([[ESV]]), or "no limit" ([[NIV]]).<ref>https://www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/Psalm%20147%3A5</ref> | For example, {{bibleref|Psalm|147|5}} refers to the infinite understanding by [[God]], and yet most English translations (37 out of 53) instead use other terms such as "boundless", "beyond measure" ([[ESV]]), or "no limit" ([[NIV]]).<ref>https://www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/Psalm%20147%3A5</ref> | ||
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| + | == Miracles about Infinity == | ||
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| + | Multiple [[miracles]] reveal the existence of [[infinity]], and its usefulness. These include: | ||
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| + | == Parables about Infinity == | ||
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| + | Many of the [[parables]] touch indirectly or directly upon the concept of [[infinity]]. Here's a list: | ||
| + | *The Parable of the Vineyard Workers - Matthew 20:1-16 - makes perfect sense when the master has infinite wealth | ||
| + | *[[The Parable of the Sower]] - Matthew 13:1-23, Mark 4:1-20 | ||
| + | *[[The Parable of the Weeds]] - Matthew 13:24-30 | ||
| + | *The Parable of the Talents - Matthew 25:14-30 | ||
| + | *[[The parable of the prodigal son]] - Luke 15:11-32 - makes perfect sense when the father has infinite wealth | ||
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== Epistle to the Hebrews == | == Epistle to the Hebrews == | ||
The [[Epistle to the Hebrews]] -- which is written in flawless and the highest quality [[Greek]] found anywhere -- refers to [[infinity]] four times with Greek terms that lack full appreciation of this powerful concept: | The [[Epistle to the Hebrews]] -- which is written in flawless and the highest quality [[Greek]] found anywhere -- refers to [[infinity]] four times with Greek terms that lack full appreciation of this powerful concept: | ||
Revision as of 01:04, May 28, 2023
Infinity and the Bible concerns the many direct and indirect references to the innovative concept of infinity in the Bible. The concept of infinity was disfavored by the ancient Greek philosophers and mathematicians. Bible translation committees typically lack anyone with a STEM background.
The combination of infinity with the Bible can be helpful to overcoming worldly addictions, which afflict nearly everyone in some form.
There is a failure of English translations to use the term "infinity" or "infinite", and instead to mistranslate the text as "unsearchable" or "without limit" or another less precise term.
For example, Psalm 147:5 refers to the infinite understanding by God, and yet most English translations (37 out of 53) instead use other terms such as "boundless", "beyond measure" (ESV), or "no limit" (NIV).[1]
Miracles about Infinity
Multiple miracles reveal the existence of infinity, and its usefulness. These include:
Parables about Infinity
Many of the parables touch indirectly or directly upon the concept of infinity. Here's a list:
- The Parable of the Vineyard Workers - Matthew 20:1-16 - makes perfect sense when the master has infinite wealth
- The Parable of the Sower - Matthew 13:1-23, Mark 4:1-20
- The Parable of the Weeds - Matthew 13:24-30
- The Parable of the Talents - Matthew 25:14-30
- The parable of the prodigal son - Luke 15:11-32 - makes perfect sense when the father has infinite wealth
Epistle to the Hebrews
The Epistle to the Hebrews -- which is written in flawless and the highest quality Greek found anywhere -- refers to infinity four times with Greek terms that lack full appreciation of this powerful concept:
- Hebrews 1:4 τοσούτῳ (tosoutō): Strong's 5118. Translates as "so great/far/vastly", but today can be translated as "infinitely")
- Hebrews 1:12 οὐκ ἐκλείψουσιν (ekleipsousin): Strong's 1587: Translates as "your years ... never end," but today can be translated as "your years ... are infinite."
- Hebrews 11:12 ἀναρίθμητος (anarithmētos): Strong's 382: Translates as "countless" or "innumerable", but today can be translated as "infinite".
- Hebrews 12:22 μυριάσιν (myriasin - root of myriad): Strong's 3461: Translates as an "an indefinitely large number,"[2] but today could be "infinitely" in this context of angels
- μυριάσιν is also used by Luke at Luke 12:1, Acts 19:19 and Acts 21:20, by Jude (the brother of James and a relative of Jesus) at Jude 1:14, and by John at Revelation 5:11 (in an interesting compounded manner - and infinite of infinites) and Revelation 9:16 (again compounded).
"Everlasting"
The 26 times that the KJV uses the term "everlasting" in the New Testament are opportunities to use "infinity" today.
"Eternal"
The KJV uses the term "eternal" a total of 45 times in the New Testament, each of which is a candidate for using "infinity" to convey the full meaning today.