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1 | What does "Edens Dawn Light Mean?" | Heb 2:9 | Hank | 200933 | ||
"The Message" is not a bona fide translation of Scripture. It is, at best, a very loose -- and in spots, a very wild -- paraphrase. I wouldn't think of ever using it for Bible study; I wouldn't even recommend it merely for reading. Can it, or any other paraphrases that take such liberties with the Hebrew and Greek texts, be called the word of God? I say no, absolutely not. They are not transparencies of the ancient texts. The reader is not getting in English a true translation of the ancient tongues. Instead, he is getting a paraphrastic substitute that has been filtered through the minds of men to give the reader not what God said, but what the people who make a living compiling paraphrased versions think He may have meant. ..... As an afterword, it is my conviction that loosely paraphrased renditions of Holy Writ deserve no space on the bookshelves of serious Bible students. Neither do they merit usage on Study Bible Forum unless it is purely didactic in order to point out how absurd and off-the-mark some of them are. ...... There are ample excellent translations available in English, e.g., KJV, NKJV, NASB, ESV (English Standard Version) and HCSB (Holman Christian Standard Bible). So why would anyone want to waste his money and time on loosey-goosey paraphrases when for the same money and in the same amount of time he can own and read a faithful translation? --Hank | ||||||
2 | What does "Edens Dawn Light Mean?" | Heb 2:9 | jlhetrick | 200940 | ||
Amen! | ||||||