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2 Peter 1:
It was the former:
In fact, it is impossible to translate Hebrew and Greek manuscripts into English without the translators' translating and interpreting the original languages. Different translators can interpret exactly the same manuscript text differently, producing different versions of the Bible.
As readers of an English Bible, understanding a text inherently involves interpretation. The text "They were carried along by the Holy Spirit" is printed on paper. How do you represent this sentence to make sense of it in your brain? That process of going from textual representation to brain representation is technically called interpretation. The field of hermeneutics gives some guidance to this process.
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Was Peter talking about the writing of a prophecy or the interpretation of a prophecy after it had been written?
It was the former:
Peter pointed out that the prophecies in Scripture did not originate from humans (prophets); Prophecies originated from God. Peter was talking about Bible writers, not Bible translators or readers.
In fact, it is impossible to translate Hebrew and Greek manuscripts into English without the translators' translating and interpreting the original languages. Different translators can interpret exactly the same manuscript text differently, producing different versions of the Bible.
As readers of an English Bible, understanding a text inherently involves interpretation. The text "They were carried along by the Holy Spirit" is printed on paper. How do you represent this sentence to make sense of it in your brain? That process of going from textual representation to brain representation is technically called interpretation. The field of hermeneutics gives some guidance to this process.
See also
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