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== [[Infinity]] ==

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The ~~word "infinite" is mentioned three times in the text~~ of ~~the [[King James Version]] (Job 22:5; Ps 147:5; Nah 3:9)~~, and ~~once in an explanatory footnote (Nah 2:9)~~.<ref>http://~~classic~~.~~net.bible.org~~/~~dictionary~~.~~php?word=Infinite~~</ref>

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The concept of infinity was generally shunned, even rejected, by Greek mathematicians and philosophers.<ref>http://descmath.com/diag/ancients.html</ref>

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~~In addition~~, ~~several~~ teachings of [[Jesus]] ~~allude to~~ the ~~infinite~~ nature of [[God]]:

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The word "infinite" is mentioned three times in the text of the [[King James Version]] (Job 22:5; Ps 147:5; Nah 3:9), and once in an explanatory footnote (Nah 2:9), all in the [[Old Testament]].<ref>http://classic.net.bible.org/dictionary.php?word=Infinite</ref>

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Modern understanding of the full nature of infinity is based on the work of devout [[Christian]] [[Georg Cantor]], who studied infinity as a way to understand [[God]] better. Several teachings of [[Jesus]] explain that infinity is the real nature of [[God]]:

* Matthew 20:1-16 (Parable of the Vineyard Workers)

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