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| | The '''Conservative Bible Project''' is a project utilizing the "[[best of the public]]" to render [[God]]'s word into modern [[English]] without [[liberal denial]] and dilutions.<ref>A superb source that has the Hebrew and Greek text with clickable links to English translations is the [http://study.interlinearbible.org/ Interlinear Bible]. Another terrific source is the [http://www.blueletterbible.org/ Blueletter Bible], where anyone can click on "SHOW STRONG'S" at the top right to obtain the Greek, and then edit a book in the chart here (upper right). A third resource, which has the original Greek, is the [http://www.greekbible.com/ Greek Bible].</ref> A ''Colbert Report'' interview featured this project.<ref>[http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/258144/december-08-2009/andy-schlafly The Colbert Report Videos: Andy Schlafly], ColbertNation.com, December 08, 2009.</ref> Achievements include these 33 insights: | | The '''Conservative Bible Project''' is a project utilizing the "[[best of the public]]" to render [[God]]'s word into modern [[English]] without [[liberal denial]] and dilutions.<ref>A superb source that has the Hebrew and Greek text with clickable links to English translations is the [http://study.interlinearbible.org/ Interlinear Bible]. Another terrific source is the [http://www.blueletterbible.org/ Blueletter Bible], where anyone can click on "SHOW STRONG'S" at the top right to obtain the Greek, and then edit a book in the chart here (upper right). A third resource, which has the original Greek, is the [http://www.greekbible.com/ Greek Bible].</ref> A ''Colbert Report'' interview featured this project.<ref>[http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/258144/december-08-2009/andy-schlafly The Colbert Report Videos: Andy Schlafly], ColbertNation.com, December 08, 2009.</ref> Achievements include these 33 insights: |
| − | *[[John]] was a [[Samaritan]], and the four [[Gospels]] were written by a [[Jew]], a [[Gentile]], a [[Greek]], and this Samaritan, which proves their authenticity because they verified each other's accounts amid their ethnic differences; | + | *[[John]] was a [[Samaritan]], and the four [[Gospels]] were written by a [[Jew]], a [[Gentile]], a [[Greek]], and this Samaritan, which proves their authenticity because they verified each other's accounts amid intense ethnic conflicts; |
| | *the [[New Testament]] is a terrific handbook against [[addiction]], which afflicts all: the original [[Greek]] uses the root term "adikia" 25 times in 24 verses yet modern translations fail to translate it as addiction;<ref>See [[addiction etymology]].</ref> | | *the [[New Testament]] is a terrific handbook against [[addiction]], which afflicts all: the original [[Greek]] uses the root term "adikia" 25 times in 24 verses yet modern translations fail to translate it as addiction;<ref>See [[addiction etymology]].</ref> |
| | + | *the original endings of the Gospels of [[Mark ending|Mark]] and [[John ending|John]] are inspiring, spectacular finales, as when women are startled at the [[Tomb]] by a powerful young man and react with ecstasy,<ref>''See'' [[Mark ending]] and the first half of {{bibleref|Mark|16|8}} .</ref> but [[liberal]] professors refuse to clean off the obscuring, later-added conclusions that are akin to cheap overpaint of a masterpiece; |
| | *there is a [[Humor in the Bible|winsome humor]] throughout the [[Gospels]] which [[liberal]]s -- who generally have a poor sense of humor -- fail to translate properly to capture [[Humor and the Bible|it fully]]; | | *there is a [[Humor in the Bible|winsome humor]] throughout the [[Gospels]] which [[liberal]]s -- who generally have a poor sense of humor -- fail to translate properly to capture [[Humor and the Bible|it fully]]; |
| | *[[political correctness]] causes [[liberal denial]] that the [[Apostles]] were ethnic rivals, by including [[Samaritan]]s, a [[Greek]], and a mixture of [[Jewish]] and [[Gentile]] followers of [[Jesus]] - their extraordinary unity amid their ethnic conflicts corroborates Jesus's divinity;<ref>[[Mystery:Unsolved_Gospel_Mysteries#What_ethnicity_was_John_the_Apostle.3F|What ethnicity was John the Apostle?]]</ref> | | *[[political correctness]] causes [[liberal denial]] that the [[Apostles]] were ethnic rivals, by including [[Samaritan]]s, a [[Greek]], and a mixture of [[Jewish]] and [[Gentile]] followers of [[Jesus]] - their extraordinary unity amid their ethnic conflicts corroborates Jesus's divinity;<ref>[[Mystery:Unsolved_Gospel_Mysteries#What_ethnicity_was_John_the_Apostle.3F|What ethnicity was John the Apostle?]]</ref> |
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| | *the [[Gospel of Mark]] is a tremendous text for teaching a child how to read with the superior method of [[phonics]], its content has simplicity and entertaining surprises without any discouragingly tedious passages, and the special translation [[Phonics and Gospel of Mark|here]] is freely available; | | *the [[Gospel of Mark]] is a tremendous text for teaching a child how to read with the superior method of [[phonics]], its content has simplicity and entertaining surprises without any discouragingly tedious passages, and the special translation [[Phonics and Gospel of Mark|here]] is freely available; |
| | *the term "world" is overused in translations, incorrectly connoting [[globalism]] and nature rather than people, and a better translation in many contexts is "[[God]]'s [[creation]]" rather than "world"; | | *the term "world" is overused in translations, incorrectly connoting [[globalism]] and nature rather than people, and a better translation in many contexts is "[[God]]'s [[creation]]" rather than "world"; |
| − | *the original [[Mark ending|ending of the Gospel of Mark]] is one of the most spectacular in all of history and literature, when women are startled by a powerful young man at the tomb and react with ecstasy while running back to tell others, but [[liberal]] distortions conceal it;<ref>''See'' [[Mark ending]] and the first half of {{bibleref|Mark|16|8}} .</ref>
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| | *the archaic word "disciple" (used 261x by [[ESV]]) is better translated as "student" today, as the meaning of the Greek term is "learner",<ref>https://biblehub.com/greek/3101.htm</ref> and today "student" captures and conveys that meaning the best; | | *the archaic word "disciple" (used 261x by [[ESV]]) is better translated as "student" today, as the meaning of the Greek term is "learner",<ref>https://biblehub.com/greek/3101.htm</ref> and today "student" captures and conveys that meaning the best; |
| | *"[[God's paradise]]" should be used rather than "[[kingdom of God]]" (used 69x by [[KJV]]) and "infinite life" rather than "[[eternal life]]" (26x by [[KJV]]), in order to fully convey the immediate benefits intended by the original text; | | *"[[God's paradise]]" should be used rather than "[[kingdom of God]]" (used 69x by [[KJV]]) and "infinite life" rather than "[[eternal life]]" (26x by [[KJV]]), in order to fully convey the immediate benefits intended by the original text; |