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1 | WEB Bible and capitalization. | 2 Tim 3:16 | kalos | 6930 | ||
Ray: Note the following re the World English Bible (WEB) and capitalization. I believe it will be of interest to you. "The WEB doesn't capitalize pronouns pertaining to God. This is similar to the NRSV and NIV, and the same as the original ASV of 1901. Note that this is an English style decision, *because Hebrew has no such thing as upper and lower case, and the oldest Greek manuscripts were all upper case*. I kind of prefer the approach of the KJV, NKJV, and NASB of capitalizing these pronouns, because I write that way most of the time and because it is a way of offering greater honor to God. I admit that it is kind of a throw-back to the Olde English practice of capitalizing pronouns referring to the king. This is archaic, because we don't capitalize pronouns that refer to our president. "It is also true that choosing to capitalize pronouns relating to God causes some difficulties in translating the coronation psalms, where the psalm was initially written for the coronation of an earthly king, but which also can equally well be sung or recited to the praise of the King of Kings. *Capitalizing pronouns relating to God also makes for some strange reading* where people were addressing Jesus with anything but respect. In any case, in the presence of good arguments both ways, we have decided *to leave these as they were in the ASV 1901 (which also gives us fewer opportunities to make mistakes*)." (emphasis added) This FAQ is maintained by Michael Paul Johnson (http://ebible.org/mpj/). Please mail comments or suggestions to mpj@ebible.org mailto:mpj@ebible.org. This page is kept at http://ebible.org/bible/web/webfaq.htm. |
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2 | WEB Bible and capitalization. | 2 Tim 3:16 | Ray | 6943 | ||
If English is going to be a world language, then perhaps now is the time that all things can become known. John 4:23,"But an hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for such people the Father seeks to be *(His) worshipers. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth." The woman said to Him, "I know that Messiah is coming (He who is called Christ); when that One comes, *(He) will declare all things to us."" Starred parenthesis mine for comparison. John 4:29, "Come, see a Man who told me all the things that I have done; this is not the (Christ) is it?" A noun is a person, place, or thing. I believe that all these things are there in the Bible for us to learn about Him so that we can know Him personally. Indeed, we must all interpret the Bible whether we are translators or new believers or searchers for the Truth. I would rather err on the side of upper case in the example of the psalms of David. I would rather err on the side of upper case in the pronouns that deal with disrespectful comments for God is God no matter what we think. I think that Michael Paul Johnson is not being true to himself if he does not follow what he feels is right. He is making a mistake in my mind in the wrong direction of lack of capitalization. The one place where he used too much upper case is where he talks of the King of kings. It is important that we determine who it is that certain Psalms are talking about, Jesus or David. I think that the words and context can tell us. And yes, it's about time to do so. People of the world are yearning to know *(Him). |
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