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Talk:Conservative Bible Project (view source)
Revision as of 00:07, April 11, 2017
, 00:07, April 11, 2017→Example of where the CBP elevates American culture over Ancient Near Eastern culture and obscures original intent of biblical authors
:::You doubtless have access to mailing lists from the Eagle Forum and probably other activist networks, too. Try sending out a pitch for Conservapedia and particularly the CBP, and see what kind of responses you get. I suspect most of the feedback will echo User:Conservative's concerns. [[User:JohnZ|JohnZ]] ([[User talk:JohnZ|talk]]) 19:42, 10 April 2017 (EDT)
:::You doubtless have access to mailing lists from the Eagle Forum and probably other activist networks, too. Try sending out a pitch for Conservapedia and particularly the CBP, and see what kind of responses you get. I suspect most of the feedback will echo User:Conservative's concerns. [[User:JohnZ|JohnZ]] ([[User talk:JohnZ|talk]]) 19:42, 10 April 2017 (EDT)
Who is the central character of the Bible? Is it God? Of course it is.
When your translation methodology is not even getting the translation of the central character of the Bible right, which was happening with the CBP, that should be a loud warning siren that something is very wrong with your approach you are taking.
When tackling a any complex problem you have to prioritize the skill sets that are needed and the determine the level of skill that is required for each skill.
Now if I wanted to translate an Italian book in a way that produces excellent results, what is the most important skill that I must know? Italian? Of course it is. And to do an excellent job of translating the book, I would have to be very fluent in Italian. And if I wanted to translate a very old Italian book, I would also need to know the history of the Italian period that book was written and also have a better understanding of that periods culture.
Is Mr. Schlafly fluent in New Testament Greek? No, he is not. Is Mr. Schlafly very familiar with Ancient Near Eastern culture? No, he is not. Mr. Schlafly expertise is in the law. The law is helpful in weighing evidence, which has some relevance in decision making, but it is not going to help him overcome his two most glaring deficiencies - his lack of fluency in Hew Testament Greek and his lack of knowledge about ANE culture. And when you add to this Mr. Schlafly lack of expertise in linguistics and theology he is woefully unprepared to translate the Bible in a way that produces a quality translation.
Am I saying that Mr. Schlafly is incapable of becoming fluent in New Testament Greek? No, I am not. Am I saying that Mr. Schlafly is incapable of learning about ANE culture? No, I am not. Mr. Schlafly attended some tough academic programs and is certainly capable of learning new skills. But he has to roll up his sleeves and do the work of acquiring fluency in New Testament Greek and being very familiar with some of the basics of ANE culture before he could be an asset to a Bible translating project. If he doesn't learn these two skills and he has a strong influence on the translation process, he is going to be more of a hindrance than an asset. In addition, there is the matter of knowing Christian theology. To be an ordained minister, you can have as little as 30 credit hours of study. Setting aside that you don't need to go to an academic institution to learn new things, generally speaking, a rule of thumb is that for every credit hour, you should study 3 hours. So at a bare minimum, Mr. Schlafly would also need to spend about 90 hours to learn Christian theology in order to translate the Bible. I know this sounds like a lot of work. That is because it is a lot of work. Very few people say translating an ancient Holy book is easy. Why? Because it requires a lot of hard work. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 20:07, 10 April 2017 (EDT)