On Translations of the Bible
Rob Bradshaw at BiblicalStudies.org.uk recently uploaded an interesting lecture by H.F.D. Sparks, "On Translations of the Bible." Professor Sparks introduces us in a very personal way to translation issues over British and American revisions to the KJV (AV). The pdf download from Rob's blog is free.
posted by Wayne Leman at 8:22 AM
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seem perliously close to anti-Semitism
I'm glad you caught that and wrote about it. Typical of me, I was so limited on time that I only skimmed Sparks' article and missed a good deal. There should be no room for anti-Semitism in Bible translations.
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Matthew concluded:
Is it good to consult other Bibles? Absolutely, but I am not so ignorant as to suggest that it is not a built in desire of a majority of individuals to identify most closely with a particular translation.
I agree, Matthew. I confess to finding myself "floating" some for several years because I have not personally settled on a single Bible that I use for my main version.
I think your comments point out an important social motivation that people have, solidarity, fitting in, group-ness. Like every human motivation, it can be taken to excess, but it can also be used for good.
At this time, I don't see any contemporary English version gaining the "standard" status that the KJV enjoyed for so long. But individual faith communities, at least, can have their own standard version.
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