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We received | We have received two separate emails with the following specific questions relating to our article on [[Plagiarism|William Branham's plagiarism]]. Both of these questions seek to raise arguments that would be considered "red herrings". We will comment first on the nature of the red herring argument and then deal with the specific questions raised in each of the emails. | ||
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The answers to these questions are provided below: | |||
=Email #1= | |||
'''Question:''' Would you apply Jeremiah 23:30 to the following : | |||
#Paul on Aratus' poem "Phainomena" in Acts 17:28? | #Paul on Aratus' poem "Phainomena" in Acts 17:28? | ||
#Jesus' Sermon on the Mount on Moses? | #Jesus' Sermon on the Mount on Moses? | ||
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With respect to Enoch, we are unsure what the reference is as we are not aware of either Joshua or Samuel quoting Enoch. If the author of the question could send us a more detailed email containing a specific scripture reference, then we could address this issue more specifically. | With respect to Enoch, we are unsure what the reference is as we are not aware of either Joshua or Samuel quoting Enoch. If the author of the question could send us a more detailed email containing a specific scripture reference, then we could address this issue more specifically. | ||
=Email #2= | |||
The charge of plagiarism can also be leveled against the authors of the synoptic Gospels. An example would be Matthew 23:23 and Luke 11:42 which read respectively as follows: | |||
:''Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, '''judgment, mercy, and faith''': these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.<ref>The Holy Bible: King James Version, Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version. (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 2009), Mt 23:23</ref> | |||
:''But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over '''judgment and the love of God''': these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.<ref>The Holy Bible: King James Version, Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version. (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 2009), Lk 11:42.</ref> | |||
Matthew mentions law, judgement, mercy, and faith. Luke mentions judgement and love. Did one of the authors plagiarize the other? Who did not give due credit to the other? | |||
More importantly, should we reject one or both of the authors of Matthew or Luke because they were also guilty of plagiarism? | |||
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