Received: from spooler by stryx.demon.co.uk (Mercury/32 v2.01); 30 Nov 98 00:37:30 +0000 Return-path: Received: from punt-11.mail.demon.net (194.217.242.34) by stryx.demon.co.uk (Mercury/32 v2.01); 30 Nov 98 00:37:20 +0000 Received: from punt-1.mail.demon.net by mailstore for ia@stryx.demon.co.uk id 912275657:10:04155:0; Sat, 28 Nov 98 17:54:17 GMT Received: from listserv.cuny.edu ([128.228.100.10]) by punt-1.mail.demon.net id aa1003992; 28 Nov 98 17:54 GMT Received: from listserv (listserv.cuny.edu) by listserv.cuny.edu (LSMTP for Windows NT v1.1b) with SMTP id <2.000BBA58@listserv.cuny.edu>; Sat, 28 Nov 1998 12:56:38 -0500 Date: Sat, 28 Nov 1998 12:49:16 -0500 Reply-To: Sylvain Auclair Sender: Lojban list From: Sylvain Auclair Subject: Tower of Babel X-To: lojban@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu To: Multiple recipients of list LOJBAN Message-ID: <912275655.103992.0@listserv.cuny.edu> X-PMFLAGS: 33554560 7 1 Y00978.CNM Content-Length: 929 Lines: 22 coi rodo If one tries to find out in the Bible the origin of the language confusion, reading the story of the Tower of Babel in the chapter 11 of Genesis, he or she should read the end of the preceding chapter. He or she will learn that the earth languages had already begun to separate before the start of this huge building project. As a matter of fact, has anyone tried to translate parts of the Bible in lojban ? Zamenhof, the creator of Esperanto, translated the whole Old Testament from the hebrew text (as a Jew, he thought it was better to leave the New Testament to Christians). co'o bei la silVAN.oKLER.