re: translations
Brendan McKennedy (suburbantourist@hotmail.com)
Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:54:02 -0800 (PST)
>A point to ponder: If you think about it, the Bible wasn't written in
>English. It was translated over and over again over many years, and I
>haven't seen a Christian yet who won't put their faith in the Bible
because
>of imperfect translation...
>
Not only over and over, but through many different channels. And it was
also censored, before and after every translation. And besides that,
all books of the bible were conscientiously chosen for the end result.
And the authors themselves are not necessarily credible. The book of
John, for instance, was not written by anyone named John, but the author
is thought to be the only Evangelist who actually lived during the time
of Jesus' life.
Think of all the murder and mayhem that this book has spawned. It's
sad, but also somewhat hilarious. And yet, through all this
mistranslation and deliberate alteration, Jesus still tells Peter in the
Garden of Gesthemane, "Put away thy sword." And yet Peter still draws
his sword at every whim, and isn't afraid to use it.
Now what was it that Scottie was saying about giving homilies...?
the reverend
Brendan
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