Most of us have probably seen the misuse of the KJV rendering of I Tim. 6:20
used in "creationist" arguments. I'm aware that the word in the Greek is
some form of "gnosis" and should simply be translated as "knowledge."
A question that has come up with a correspondent is whether there is any
possibility that Paul could have had science in mind when writing that. Was
there a different Greek word meaning "science" (to the limited extent that
science existed at the time) that would have been used had Paul meant that?
If so, it would seem to rule out nearly 100% any idea that Paul was warning
Timothy against falsehood specifically in the guise of science. Not that
that seems very likely anyway, but some people have had "science falsely
so-called" drilled into their heads for so many years that it is hard for
them to read it any other way.
A side question if Ted Davis or some historian happens to know:
I think Harry Rimmer in particular liked to use the phrase "science falsely
so-called." Did others ever take him to task for this usage that can't be
justified by the original text? If so, did he have anything to say in
response?
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