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So say back in the day, someone picked up some papyrus or biblyos as the new thing and started reading it. The original generation may have said, read it regular .. but that is not written in the bible .. here's why:
After the first generation, there was another generation that saw the teachings completely differently. The first generation Christians were eyewitnesses to a crime against God, the second generation and onward needed to rely on what was written and handed down by tradition, the primary focus became about the written text because the age of the (real) apostles was over, the faith that healed the sick and turned the world upside down .. for a time ... became tamed, domesticated, and later became state religions.
But it doesn't stop there .. so later on, you have conflicts between different regions because of what the translations amount to, especially the difference between the latin and the greek on many issues.
It doesn't stop there either, from age to age, there was a different perspective, a different way of doing and seeing things. In effect, the education system of our education system of our educations systems going all the way back has made the information that was apparently so simple (according to scripture) ... not an ordinary affair to interpret properly.
On top of that, we have the greek translated to latin traditions flavouring the translations from the greek into english today, the waters are indeed muddy .. and there are a variety of manuscripts to choose from if you really want to dig that deep.
In that sense . I do not expect anyone today to interpret the bible properly or have a plain reading of the scripture . Reading regular is not a simple thing, because nothing is regular about today compared to back then.
For the action oriented believers, my general work around for this is to examine every possible conclusion, every possible translation, every possible rendition of any scripture, and apply it .. once you have applied all the possible true renditions ... regardless of how you "feel" which is better ... examine which gets better fruit, through the whole bible, through your whole life.
Since the old ways are becoming archaic again ... thought I'd post this for your consideration, pride is sin that blinds us ... and the assumption that we know something that we logically cannot know ... can be a detriment. . . and it may be why there are so many opinions among us .. perhaps in the future we can say ... I tried this interpretation, this interpretation, and that interpretation ... these are the fruit I saw from it ... and this is why I agree with this interpretation may be more edifying for all involved in debates of a religious nature.
After the first generation, there was another generation that saw the teachings completely differently. The first generation Christians were eyewitnesses to a crime against God, the second generation and onward needed to rely on what was written and handed down by tradition, the primary focus became about the written text because the age of the (real) apostles was over, the faith that healed the sick and turned the world upside down .. for a time ... became tamed, domesticated, and later became state religions.
But it doesn't stop there .. so later on, you have conflicts between different regions because of what the translations amount to, especially the difference between the latin and the greek on many issues.
It doesn't stop there either, from age to age, there was a different perspective, a different way of doing and seeing things. In effect, the education system of our education system of our educations systems going all the way back has made the information that was apparently so simple (according to scripture) ... not an ordinary affair to interpret properly.
On top of that, we have the greek translated to latin traditions flavouring the translations from the greek into english today, the waters are indeed muddy .. and there are a variety of manuscripts to choose from if you really want to dig that deep.
In that sense . I do not expect anyone today to interpret the bible properly or have a plain reading of the scripture . Reading regular is not a simple thing, because nothing is regular about today compared to back then.
For the action oriented believers, my general work around for this is to examine every possible conclusion, every possible translation, every possible rendition of any scripture, and apply it .. once you have applied all the possible true renditions ... regardless of how you "feel" which is better ... examine which gets better fruit, through the whole bible, through your whole life.
Since the old ways are becoming archaic again ... thought I'd post this for your consideration, pride is sin that blinds us ... and the assumption that we know something that we logically cannot know ... can be a detriment. . . and it may be why there are so many opinions among us .. perhaps in the future we can say ... I tried this interpretation, this interpretation, and that interpretation ... these are the fruit I saw from it ... and this is why I agree with this interpretation may be more edifying for all involved in debates of a religious nature.