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Crashfreak said:Very true, I agree with you 100%. I think in my post I emphasized the guidance of the Holy Spirit, maybe a bit too much. As you noted it is extremely beneficial to understand the original text. My point was more that if you nit pick over single words here and there, you kinda miss the point as well. And I feel that you can abuse the scriptures just as badly that way. By not looking at the overall context and themes, individual words will not make any sense. Hence the reason why I believe that it really isn't all important over which translation you read.
Unfortunately whether you feel guided by the Holy Spirit or not, you always bring your own ideas into the text and believe what you feel is true. It is the nature of us humans.
Uncle Bud said:I thank the Salvation Army for giving away Bibles for free at some of their locations
Hey Crazy Liz, you are in seminary right?
Crashfreak said:I don't think translations are that important. I believe in the word of God and that the Holy Spirit will guide me while reading his word. I tend not to nitpick over individual words and rather try get a good feel of the themes, emotions and important concepts that are being told through the stories, parables and history. Any translation is going to be off from the original texts in Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek, simply because the English language is not able to translate it correctly. For example there are various different synonyms for the word Love in Hebrew, so all those words are just translated into love when you go from Hebrew to English. So if you want to understand word for word and make sure that "the" doesn't actually mean "a" (stupid example I know) then it would probably be better to learn hebrew, and greek and read the original text.
It's what the Holy Spirit guides you to understand through his word rather then each individual word themselves.
Stefan Davidovich said:In principle i prefer formal equivalence because I like the opportunity to figure out the what the author is trying to say rather than reading the interpretation according to the scholars. For this reason I find the KJV less useful because it was (as I understand it) a dynamic equivalence in its day.
ksen said:I like what the KJV does. It puts the words that are not explicitly in the text in italics so we can see what the translators added for ourselves.
Gold Dragon said:The NASB is another formal equivalence that does this.
ksen said:I didn't know that. It seems to me like that device helps to keep the translators "honest." I'll have to check out the NASB. Do you know which Greek Text it uses?
Bible Researcher - New American Standard Bible
The publication of the New American Standard Bible began with the Gospel of John in 1960, followed by the four Gospels in 1962, the New Testament in 1963, and the entire Bible in 1971. The Greek edition used by the NASB revisers was the 23rd edition of the Nestle text.
Bible Researcher - NASB > Preface
HEBREW TEXT: In the present translation the latest edition of Rudolf Kittel's BIBLIA HEBRAICA has been employed together with the most recent light from lexicography, cognate languages, and the Dead Sea Scrolls.
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GREEK TEXT: Consideration was given to the latest available manuscripts with a view to determining the best Greek text. In most instances the 26th edition [previous editions read, "23rd edition"] of Eberhard Nestle's NOVUM TESTAMENTUM GRAECE was followed.
Gold Dragon said:It isn't the TR so you probably wouldn't be interested in it.
ksen said:You're right, I wouldn't be interested in using it as my everyday Bible. It still may be useful for help in understanding some of the more difficult passages in the KJV though.
DiscipleOfIAm said:I've recently ordered the Nelson Study Bible in NKJV and the Life Application Study Bible in NLT. I'm going to have to choose between these two and send one back, but may keep both. Any thoughts on these two books?
God Bless
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