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| − | The '''Bible Retranslation Project''' recognizes two fundamental aspects of a modern language that causes it to be a constant state of flux or change. In addition, [[liberal creep]] constantly dilutes or alters the meaning of the [[Bible]], and there is a never-ending need to safeguard against and eradicate this. Examples of phrases that might be better translated today are: | + | The '''Bible Retranslation Project''' recognizes that modern language is constantly changing, and thus translations must be frequently updated:<ref>If a word inevitably alters its meaning after an approximate number of uses, then the time period for the change in meaning will shorten due to improved technology, just as the length of a [[sound bite]] likewise shortens. Likewise, the rate of emergence of new terms may be directly correlated to the frequency of communication. In the [[internet]] era, combating the effect of language degradation and creation on the understanding of the [[Bible]] becomes more important. </ref> |
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| | + | **[[liberal creep]] dilutes or alters the meaning of modern terminology. |
| | + | *new, more precise terms appear at a rate of about 1000 per year.<ref>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2006/06/22/word/?rsssource=1</ref> ''See'' [[Essay:Best New Conservative Words|Best New Conservative Words]]. |
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| | + | Examples of phrases that might be better translated today are: |
| | *[[eternal life]] -> "infinite life"; and | | *[[eternal life]] -> "infinite life"; and |
| | *[[harden not your hearts]] -> "close not your minds". | | *[[harden not your hearts]] -> "close not your minds". |
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| − | Two effects—due to culture and the emergence of new terms—may be increasing as communications increase:<ref>If a word inevitably alters its meaning after an approximate number of uses, then the time period for the change in meaning will shorten due to improved technology, just as the length of a [[sound bite]] likewise shortens. Likewise, the rate of emergence of new terms may be directly correlated to the frequency of communication. In the [[internet]] era, combating the effect of language degradation and creation on the understanding of the [[Bible]] becomes more important. </ref>
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| − | *familiar terms change their meanings, so text using them becomes subject to misinterpretation
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| − | *new, more precise terms appear at a rate of about 1000 per year.<ref>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2006/06/22/word/?rsssource=1</ref> ''See'' [[Essay:Best New Conservative Words|Best New Conservative Words]].
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| | Terms that were clear and meaningful to one generation are often unclear and less meaningful to the next; meanwhile, entirely new terms are constantly emerging, some of which may facilitate more precise translation from the Biblical Greek and Hebrew (and Aramaic in the case of parts of the books of Ezra/Nehemya and Daniel). | | Terms that were clear and meaningful to one generation are often unclear and less meaningful to the next; meanwhile, entirely new terms are constantly emerging, some of which may facilitate more precise translation from the Biblical Greek and Hebrew (and Aramaic in the case of parts of the books of Ezra/Nehemya and Daniel). |