Subject: Good News Bible? |
Bible Note: Tim, I agree that translators have a tough job. If I'd spend years studying Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic ... so that I could think in the orginal, then have to translate into English I'd be afraid. My fear is that we lead people astray becuase we say this is worship (or another thing) and push the real meaning away. When Revelation becomes real, I want to practiced up. The English dictionary meaning of the word worship is interesting, in light of all the translations we have. As noted, we have changed the meaning of the word gentleman, gay and probably other words. I have an Arabic friend who I ask what a passage says in his language, as well as my parent, for Japanese. My Japanese is very rusty. It helps me see how bad English is. Steve |