camel/needle in scripture
by zoss in deen“It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.”
(Matthew 19:24)
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُواْ بِآيَاتِنَا وَاسْتَكْبَرُواْ عَنْهَا لاَ تُفَتَّحُ لَهُمْ أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاء وَلاَ يَدْخُلُونَ الْجَنَّةَ حَتَّى يَلِجَ الْجَمَلُ فِي سَمِّ الْخِيَاطِ وَكَذَلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُجْرِمِينَ
(quran 7:40)
Comment by forsoothsayer — 5/5/2008 @ 12:17
two very different uses, if i may. i believe the christian right has ignored that verse for a while now…
Comment by zoss — 6/5/2008 @ 5:28
absolutely — as interesting as it is to note the metaphor being used in both, it is the different uses that really intrigues me — care to comment about the difference?