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Talk:Disputed Biblical Translations (view source)
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, 19:07, August 27, 2009Grumbling about paraphrasing.
Paraphrased Bibles are different as their goal is not a literal translation but a simplistic one that speaks to the audience of today. They are not meant for specific accuracy, but for people to be able to read the Bible more easily and still understand the meaning. I had a Living Bible in the 1970s, which is paraphrased. I remember one of the sayings of Jesus to the Pharisees was 'Talk is cheap'. I can tell you that was not literally in the original Greek, but was put in that form for the audience reading it to better relate. [[User:Learn together|Learn together]] 14:22, 11 December 2008 (EST)
Paraphrased Bibles are different as their goal is not a literal translation but a simplistic one that speaks to the audience of today. They are not meant for specific accuracy, but for people to be able to read the Bible more easily and still understand the meaning. I had a Living Bible in the 1970s, which is paraphrased. I remember one of the sayings of Jesus to the Pharisees was 'Talk is cheap'. I can tell you that was not literally in the original Greek, but was put in that form for the audience reading it to better relate. [[User:Learn together|Learn together]] 14:22, 11 December 2008 (EST)
:Personally, I strongly dislike these paraphrased bibles, most espicially The Message. I'm not even a believer, but I do have a respect for history and the cultural significence of the bible in both testaments - paraphrased 'translations' often bear little simularity to the origional text. And, though I can only speak for The Message on this, I have noticed that particular version is quite willing to subtly distort meanings to steer readers towards a desired interpretation. Most often by giving a clear, unambiguous phrasing for something which is much-disputed in the origional. If an atheist can give the text the respect a document of such sigificence deserves, I would hope believers are willing to do so as well and reject those pseudo-translations. Surely the bible is important enough to put a little effort into ensuring you are reading it correctly? I think the worst for me though is The Message doesn't even label itsself as a paraphrasing - it's introduction boasts about how it's an accurate translation direct from the origional greek. Well, it isn't. [[User:Suricou|Suricou]] 15:07, 27 August 2009 (EDT)
==Conflicts w/ Jesus emphasis on Hell==
==Conflicts w/ Jesus emphasis on Hell==