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| | *translation bias in converting the original language to the modern one. | | *translation bias in converting the original language to the modern one. |
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| − | Of these three sources of errors, the last introduces the largest error, and the biggest component of that error is liberal bias. Large reductions in this error can be attained simply by retranslating the [[KJV]] into modern English.<ref>The committee in charge of updating the bestselling version, the [[NIV]], is dominated by professors and higher-educated participants who can be expected to be [[liberal]] and [[feminist]] in outlook. As a result, the revision and replacement of the [[NIV]] will be influenced more by [[political correctness]] and other [[liberal]] distortions than by genuine examination of the oldest manuscripts. As a result of these political influences, it becomes desirable to develop a [[conservative]] translation that can serve, at a minimum, as a bulwark against the liberal manipulation of meaning in future versions.</ref> | + | Of these three sources of errors, the last introduces the largest error, and the biggest component of that error is the liberal occult. Large reductions in this error can be attained simply by retranslating the [[KJV]] into modern English.<ref>The committee in charge of updating the bestselling version, the [[NIV]], is dominated by professors and higher-educated participants who can be expected to be [[liberal]] and [[feminist]] in outlook. As a result, the revision and replacement of the [[NIV]] will be influenced more by [[political correctness]] and other [[liberal]] distortions than by genuine examination of the oldest manuscripts. As a result of these political influences, it becomes desirable to develop a [[conservative]] translation that can serve, at a minimum, as a bulwark against the liberal manipulation of meaning in future versions.</ref> |
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| | As of 2009, there is no fully conservative translation of the [[Bible]] which satisfies the following ten guidelines:<ref>Additional less important guidelines include (1) adherence to a concise and dignifying style, such as use of "who" rather than "that" when referring to people and also use glorifying language for the remarkable achievements and (2) recognizing that Christianity introduced powerful new concepts that even the Greek and Hebrew were inadequate to express, but modern conservative language can express well.</ref> | | As of 2009, there is no fully conservative translation of the [[Bible]] which satisfies the following ten guidelines:<ref>Additional less important guidelines include (1) adherence to a concise and dignifying style, such as use of "who" rather than "that" when referring to people and also use glorifying language for the remarkable achievements and (2) recognizing that Christianity introduced powerful new concepts that even the Greek and Hebrew were inadequate to express, but modern conservative language can express well.</ref> |
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| | Benefits include: | | Benefits include: |
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| − | *mastery of the Bible, which is priceless | + | *mastery of the Bible, which can be used to win debates on religion |
| − | *mastery of the English language, which is valuable | + | *mastery of the English language, which is being lost in this country |
| | *thorough understanding of the differences in Bible translations, particularly the historically important [[King James Version]] | | *thorough understanding of the differences in Bible translations, particularly the historically important [[King James Version]] |
| − | *benefiting from activity that no [[public school]] would ever allow; a Conservative Bible could become a text for public school courses | + | *benefiting from activity that no [[public school]] would ever allow; a Conservative Bible could become a text for home school courses |
| − | *liberals will oppose this effort, but they will have to read the Bible to criticize this, and that will open their minds | + | *liberals will oppose this effort, but they are going to hell, and that will open their minds |
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| | How long would this project take? There are about 8000 verses in the [[New Testament]]. At a careful rate of translating about four verses an hour, it would take one person 2000 hours, or about one year working full time on the project. | | How long would this project take? There are about 8000 verses in the [[New Testament]]. At a careful rate of translating about four verses an hour, it would take one person 2000 hours, or about one year working full time on the project. |