There is nothing wrong about this, if '''you are writing your own bible''' ("The Gospel according to Andy"). But when you are translating God's word, you should start with the meaning given by the Greek text. That is not what you are doing. You start with your infallible insight: '''Jesus wants to tell us that He is The Son [of God] ''and'' A Human Being'''. Then you look up the big words in a lexicon and fill in the little words (which are omitted because of the Greek grammar of which you know too little) according to your insight. | There is nothing wrong about this, if '''you are writing your own bible''' ("The Gospel according to Andy"). But when you are translating God's word, you should start with the meaning given by the Greek text. That is not what you are doing. You start with your infallible insight: '''Jesus wants to tell us that He is The Son [of God] ''and'' A Human Being'''. Then you look up the big words in a lexicon and fill in the little words (which are omitted because of the Greek grammar of which you know too little) according to your insight. |