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AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is God-breathed [given by divine inspiration] and is profitable for instruction, for conviction [of sin], for correction [of error and restoration to obedience], for training in righteousness [learning to live in conformity to God's will, both publicly and privately--behaving honorably with personal integrity and moral courage]; |
Subject: WEB Bible and capitalization. |
Bible Note: You're quite on target, JVH, about the capitalization of personal pronouns that refer to Deity. In some sentence constructions it may enhance clarity concerning who the antecedent of the pronoun is. But, as you point out, in certain passages of the Old Testament, the process can force the translator into the role of interpreter. Moreover, whether writing "He" or "he" brings any more or any less honor to members of the Godhead is, it seems to me, rather a moot issue. Clearly with nouns, capitalization is of prime importance; for example, we understand that "God" can mean only one person, the God of the Bible, but that "god" can refer to a pagan deity, or even to wealth, as in "making money one's god." Preoccupation with this subject can become almost a fetish. One thing is certain: We'll never know how the writers of the Biblical autographs viewed the issue, because their vehicle of expression, the ancient alphabets, gave them no choice in the matter. --Hank |