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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.  

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.  

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's expertise is the law. The law is helpful in weighing evidence, which often 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)

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)