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| | [[Eternity]] is infinite time, a concept that was also first introduced and emphasized by Jesus. The [[Old Testament]] has few references to "eternity" and "eternal", while the [[New Testament]] repeatedly teaches it. For example, Jesus taught about infinity in connection with [[Judgment Day]] when "these will go off to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life."<ref>Matt 45:26 ([[NAB]]).</ref> | | [[Eternity]] is infinite time, a concept that was also first introduced and emphasized by Jesus. The [[Old Testament]] has few references to "eternity" and "eternal", while the [[New Testament]] repeatedly teaches it. For example, Jesus taught about infinity in connection with [[Judgment Day]] when "these will go off to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life."<ref>Matt 45:26 ([[NAB]]).</ref> |
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| | + | == Mistranslated as "unsearchable" == |
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| | + | Many translations of the [[Bible]] mistakenly use the term "unsearchable" when "infinite" is the intended meaning. For example, the otherwise superb [[English Standard Version]] mistranslates with "unsearchable" rather than "infinite" in six places: |
| | + | *Job 5:9 - Who does great and unsearchable things, Wonders without number. |
| | + | *Job 36:26 - Behold, God is exalted, and we do not know Him; The number of His years is unsearchable. |
| | + | *Psalm 145:3 - Great is the Lord, and highly to be praised; And His greatness is unsearchable. |
| | + | *Proverbs 25:3 - As the heavens for height and the earth for depth, So the heart of kings is unsearchable. |
| | + | *Isaiah 40:28 - Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth Does not become weary or tired. His understanding is unsearchable. |
| | + | *Romans 11:33 - Oh, the depth of the riches, both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His ways! |
| | + | Among the above, the translation of "The number of His years is unsearchable" rather than "infinite" is the most obvious error. |
| | == Anselm and Shakespeare == | | == Anselm and Shakespeare == |
| | [[Anselm]] focused on infinity to prove the divinity of [[Christ]]. [[Chaucer]] referenced "infinity" in 1374, according to the Oxford English Dictionary. But [[Shakespeare]] used infinity more than anyone up until his time, in such classics as [[Hamlet]] ("A king of infinite space") and [[Romeo and Juliet]] (“My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep; the more I give to thee, The more I have, for both are infinite.”). This passage from Hamlet is particularly memorable in referring to the infinite:<ref>Hamlet, 2.2.314</ref> | | [[Anselm]] focused on infinity to prove the divinity of [[Christ]]. [[Chaucer]] referenced "infinity" in 1374, according to the Oxford English Dictionary. But [[Shakespeare]] used infinity more than anyone up until his time, in such classics as [[Hamlet]] ("A king of infinite space") and [[Romeo and Juliet]] (“My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep; the more I give to thee, The more I have, for both are infinite.”). This passage from Hamlet is particularly memorable in referring to the infinite:<ref>Hamlet, 2.2.314</ref> |