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Subject: How far would you go in a translation? |
Bible Note: kalos, thanks for relating. I have graduated from the NLT to NIV and to a leaser degree NASB. I just think we have to very careful about the Christians who do need to be spoon-fed. Isn't God's, hands down, absolute, # 1 goal, to reconcile as many as possible to him. Don't know a particular verse... just an impression. Do I need a verse? I agree with you about the Art analogy, but when I first start reading that NLT it was like Rembrandt to me. Again the child doesn't appreciate high literature or poetry (KJV). They just need Paul's milk... and grow from that. I do read the RSV for the power of the words... the literary merit?... but I don"t study it. I looked at KJV recently, but still don't "get it" Evidence on the assertion that the apostles (fisherman) were virtually illiterate? No, just an impression of a drum beat through-out the NT of the Apostles as polar opposites of the learned religious scholars. Doesn't it scream out to you ? It's not exactly subtle. I would guess the written words were not common to fisherman... that their knowledge was based on memorization. Even Jesus, did he write anything? Just a rhetorical question... I think tone (the drumbeat?) is more important than nuance (a snare?), because God says the important things over and over again. You can't miss them, even in the NLT. God Bless You,kalos |