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Interpretation always happens – whether dealing with scripture or something else. One can't help it. We bring ourselves to everything we see. We are always a participant in the formation of meaning. What is “clear” to one person may not be “clear” to another. That is why I try to keep all my...

I don't know of any books that are specifically geared toward bible translation (at least, any I would trust), but I do know a few on translation theory and method that are very good: - Anthony Pym, Exploring Translation Theories - Gideon Toury, Descriptive Translation Studies — and Beyond On...

Oooooh boy. A lot of misinformation in this thread. I'll will take things back to the main question: is the use of the Greek phrase “I am” (εγω ειμι) the “same exact words that God told Moses to tell the Hebrews when they wanted to know who sent him”? The answer is NO. Absolutely, positively...

I guess I will take this further with a few observations... Perhaps I will start with the so-called letter to Polycarp. In the following, I reference the Short Recession – that is, the letter in the Syriac, which was translated by William Cureton in his “Corpus Ignatianum.” Since I have no...

For those who have studied any of the so-called letters of Ignatius of Antioch... Anything stick out to you? Anything that you liked? Anything you didn't like? Anything you want to know more about? Anything impact you? Do you prefer the longer or shorter versions? Latin, Greek, or Syriac? It...

Because the way people have read the Tetragrammaton for 2,000 years was “Lord.” God’s name hasn’t been used in thousands of years simply because no one knows what it is. It’s not an issuing of “not supposed to use” it’s an issue of “not being able to use.” People translate and pronounce...

Tell ya what, I'll give it a go! Full disclosure: I'm not Protestant. Hmm... Sorry, can't answer that one. I have no problem with calling Mary the Mother of God, Theotokos, or whatever. Don't really have a problem with that either. Considering that they're dead, I'm not really sure why...

That is because you come from a very different cultural context than that in which Christianity arose. In the ancient Near Eastern world, it was understood that there was only one who was “Son of God” - whether you were in Egypt or Babylon or Assyria or Israel - even if other people could be...

Peace and life to you Faithfulandtrue! >> "I'm trying to figure out which Bible translation I should be reading." Not to sound too dismissive, but, quite seriously: any bible translation. There's a lot of people in the world who hunger and thirst for the written word and they don't even have...

I will here transform Luther's thoughts from darkness into light by quoting my non-existence treatise “On the Freedom of The Will.” Unredeemed human beings are dominated by the divine image inherent in their creation. Satan, as the “god of this world,” has no power over that goodness...

Luther was not only wrong about the Jews, he was also wrong about justification. Heh. That's an understatement. Luther's being was so thoroughly wracked by terrible passions that he was, for extreme lengths of time throughout the day, incapacitated with a cringing terror that caused him to...

I fault Protestantism for a great many things... but none of them this. I have no love of Protestantism, and I don't wish to support it in any way. But I do have to say... I don't think you have any idea what it is all about. I think Luther, Calvin, Wesley, and Knox would all agree that none of...

As a piggyback from morecoffee's post here... There's a bible found in all sorts of places that, with a lot of editing, could be made quite good. Its word count would need to be trimmed down by about half in the Old Testament since it is unnecessarily prolix. Some deletions would be needed...

Some comments... A quick correction here to get rid of pesky generalities that can easily lead to confusion and error: The Galatians had been justified by grace through faith, but they had begun to listen to Jewish Christians who were telling them that they weren't justified unless they...

Sola Scriptura means scripture is the norm that cannot be normed (norma normans sed non normata). Where in Acts 17:11 does it indicate that those who “searched the scriptures daily to see if such things were so” believed that the scriptures they were searching could not be normed? Sola...

Heh, funny that someone should study so much language and have no idea that language is based on its usage, not on grammar. What was "bad grammar" 50 years ago might be "good grammar" today. And at any point in time, what some people might consider "bad grammar" can be considered by others...

That quote is good. It aligns with what I was taught when I took an online theology course through one of the biggest seminaries in the US. The basic idea of Sola Scriptura, which is talked about above, comes down to this historic statement: norma normans sed non normata (a norm of norms which...

Of course, the first thing you should have thought when I began the title of this thread "Letters of Ignatius" is "what version of the letters of Ignatius are you talking about?" because, as we all know (or SHOULD know), there are many different versions of the letters of Ignatius. And the...

Who says that? The truth of God is available to all. I thank YHWH that we don't live in a world where TULIP is true. And I thank God that our religion is founded on observable, measurable, verifiable evidence instead of "divine inspiration" like the pagans. "Trinity" isn't "inspired by God"...

Since I believe it is wrong to edit the Sabbath Commandment, I must also reject this: The Sabbath Commandment applies only to the seventh day – Saturday. It cannot be “bent” by man-made tradition to “week-day-1 after the cross.” One can either break the commandment or keep it. One cannot...