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Re: Latter-(day) Re: Inflecting Jesus Christ (was: Never violate a universal ...)

From:Tristan McLeay <zsau@...>
Date:Saturday, September 6, 2003, 15:00
On Fri, 5 Sep 2003, David Barrow wrote:

> So, 'latter-day' is a compound adjective with a different meaning to > 'latter'. I suppose Latter-Day Saints comes from them being likened in > some way to those of Jesus' time, what do the Mormons here say? And > maybe the German and Dutch speakers can say how the above definition > fits in with their translation of the term
That's certainly how I always interpreted it; saints always seem to come from a long time in the past. When was the most recently born saint born? -- Tristan <kesuari@...> Yesterday I was a dog. Today I'm a dog. Tomorrow I'll probably still be a dog. Sigh! There's so little hope for advancement. -- Snoopy

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