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Talk:Conservative Bible Project (view source)
Revision as of 07:25, April 11, 2017
, 07:25, April 11, 2017→Example of where the CBP elevates American culture over Ancient Near Eastern culture and obscures original intent of biblical authors
::But wait, that is exactly how the [[CBP]] works!
::But wait, that is exactly how the [[CBP]] works!
::--[[User:AugustO|AugustO]] ([[User talk:AugustO|talk]]) 03:07, 11 April 2017 (EDT)
::--[[User:AugustO|AugustO]] ([[User talk:AugustO|talk]]) 03:07, 11 April 2017 (EDT)
:I indicated above that being fluent in biblical Greek/Hebrew is a necessary and crucial step. I didn't say it is the only step. But you and some other editors of the project haven't even taken that crucial first step. If you want to be an excellent Italian chef, you need to at least know how to chop vegetables and boil water. Do you need to know more to be a great Italian chef? Of course.
:And of course, there is the second important step: knowing ANE culture.
:Did I say that there are other steps as well? If you review what I wrote, you will see that there are other steps as well.
:The very great Bible translations often use a team approach due the multidisciplinary nature of Bible translating (Fluency in the language, linguistics, ANE culture and history, theology,etc. Here is a whole list of disciplines that are helpful in doing Bible exegesis for example: [http://www.tektonics.org/af/calcon.php Why Critics of the Bible Do Not Deserve Benefit of the Doubt] Nevertheless, there have been some good OT/NT translations done by studious single individuals: Luther, Tyndale, etc.
:One of the greatest coaches in football, Vince Lombardi, constantly stressed the importance of the fundamentals. He told his team, "Gentlemen, this is a football". You can't be excellent at anything, if you first don't master the fundamentals. There are no shortcuts to excellence. I think you know this already. Harvard University doesn't offer an associates degree in law. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]])