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Bible Translation Issues (view source)
Revision as of 19:57, November 1, 2009
, 19:57, November 1, 2009Should the phrase "children of God" be used? It is a gender neutral version of "sons of God," but "children of God" has a very different connotation, such as emphasizing submission and falsely ...
#Should the feminization of male nouns, as in "prophetess", be used? Note that [[Michele Bachmann]] prefers to be called "Congressman", because the office has a unique title and that title itself is male in gender, as in "sportsman" or "strawman".
#Should the feminization of male nouns, as in "prophetess", be used? Note that [[Michele Bachmann]] prefers to be called "Congressman", because the office has a unique title and that title itself is male in gender, as in "sportsman" or "strawman".
#"Elizabeth" or "Elisabeth" in Chapter 1 of Luke?
#"Elizabeth" or "Elisabeth" in Chapter 1 of Luke?
#Should the phrase "children of God" be used? It is a gender neutral version of "sons of God," but "children of God" has a very different connotation, such as emphasizing submission and falsely implying lack of harsh punishment (Hell)?
In deciding original intent, we keep in mind the availability of alternative terms in the Greek in assessing why the authors chose one word rather than the alternatives.
In deciding original intent, we keep in mind the availability of alternative terms in the Greek in assessing why the authors chose one word rather than the alternatives.