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Bible Translation Issues (view source)
Revision as of 04:06, February 21, 2010
, 04:06, February 21, 2010Does an insistence on translating the drink as "wine" rather than "grape juice" lose the support of many teenagers who identify better with "grape juice"? Faith is decided by many before age 21,
#Has the word "angels" changed its meaning to be something less powerful, and less serious, than their meaning in the Bible? "Angels" do not seem to fit the messengers from God who visited Sodom.
#Has the word "angels" changed its meaning to be something less powerful, and less serious, than their meaning in the Bible? "Angels" do not seem to fit the messengers from God who visited Sodom.
#The repeated references to the Greek terms for "master" or "teacher": why not translate as "Lord", or "lord" as in feudal times? See talk page for further discussion, especially how "lord" may not work in some contexts and may be outdated as a synonym for "master.
#The repeated references to the Greek terms for "master" or "teacher": why not translate as "Lord", or "lord" as in feudal times? See talk page for further discussion, especially how "lord" may not work in some contexts and may be outdated as a synonym for "master.
#Does an insistence on translating the wedding drink as "wine" rather than "grape juice" lose the support of many teenagers who identify better with "grape juice"? [[Faith]] is decided by many before age 21, the minimum age for drinking wine.
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.