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Conservative Bible Project (view source)
Revision as of 00:45, September 6, 2009
, 00:45, September 6, 2009better intro explaining how politics has become more influential in new Bible translations than textual analysis
As of 2009 there is no fully [[conservative]] translation of the [[Bible]] which satisfies the following 12 conditions:
Politics has surpassed genuine textual ambiguities in translating the [[Bible]] for the most popular translation, the [[NIV]]. The committee in charge of updating that version is dominated by professors and higher-educated participants who can be expected to be [[liberal]] and [[feminist]] in outlook. As a result, the revision and replacement of the [[NIV]] will be influenced more by [[political correctness]] and other [[liberal]] distortions than by genuine examination of the oldest manuscripts. As a result of these political influences, it becomes desirable to develop a [[conservative]] translation that can serve, at a minimum, as a bulwark against the liberal manipulation of meaning in future versions.
As of 2009 there is no fully conservative translation of the [[Bible]] which satisfies the following 12 conditions:
:# full use of [[Essay:Best New Conservative Terms|conservative terms]] as they develop;<ref>For example, in 1611 the [[conservative]] concept of "accountability" had not yet developed, and the [[King James Version]] does not use "accountable to God" in translating Romans 3:19; good modern translations do.</ref> modern English translations use the word "comrade" three times as often as "volunteer"
:# full use of [[Essay:Best New Conservative Terms|conservative terms]] as they develop;<ref>For example, in 1611 the [[conservative]] concept of "accountability" had not yet developed, and the [[King James Version]] does not use "accountable to God" in translating Romans 3:19; good modern translations do.</ref> modern English translations use the word "comrade" three times as often as "volunteer"