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There is no such thing as "the original English." I assume that you just made an accidental slip in writing that in your message to me.
There is no such thing as "the original English." I assume that you just made an accidental slip in writing that in your message to me.
Are you saying that English is more precise than Greek? If so, what leads you to believe that? How much Greek have you had?<br />
'''Are you saying that English is more precise than Greek? If so, what leads you to believe that?'''<br />
How do you know that "concepts which are only vaguely expressed in Greek can be made crystal clear in English."
How much Greek have you had?<br />
If they Lord gave us passages which have studied ambiguity, who are we to change that?
Perhaps you are an expert in math and physics. Though I took calculus and physics at Georgia Tech, I am not a major in those areas, and I would be wary of posting articles on those subjects. If Bible and Greek are not your majors, you ought to back off from translating the Bible. Pardon me if indeed you have a graduate degree in Greek.
'''How do you know that "concepts which are only vaguely expressed in Greek can be made crystal clear in English."'''
If they Lord gave us passages which have studied ambiguity, who are we to change that? Greek is to theology as math is to science. Now don't tell me that concepts which are only vaguely expressed in math can be made crystal clear in English.
My colleague, you are in the process of producing a product which is not a translation at all, and which will bring Conservapedia into ridicule. Students of Greek will disparage the product as the product of uneducated hybris. The only service you can do to readers is to enable them to read God's word accurately. Of course you could do them a service by giving them something to roll on the floor laughing at, including the entire Conservapedia. But I don't think you want to do that.
My colleague, you are in the process of producing a product which is not a translation at all, and which will bring Conservapedia into ridicule. Students of Greek will disparage the product as the product of uneducated hybris. The only service you can do to readers is to enable them to read God's word accurately. Of course you could do them a service by giving them something to roll on the floor laughing at, including the entire Conservapedia. But I don't think you want to do that.