tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11875966.post112102718506052481..comments2023-10-20T07:28:50.948-07:00Comments on Better Bibles Blog: ESV: a Bible translation for everyone?Wayne Lemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18024771201561767893noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11875966.post-1121375532561820152005-07-14T14:12:00.000-07:002005-07-14T14:12:00.000-07:00Church English or Theological terms? Interesting ...Church English or Theological terms? Interesting question. The point is how much do we dumb down. I believe the ESV is about like the NIV in ease of read. <BR/><BR/>I do not belive the ESV provides all that much challenge. Certain theological terms will be in the text. Although most can read the text and understand most of what it is saying. I do not believe it churchese, but the text speaking. Do we tell people what to think like the Priests of the Middle Ages, or do we allow the Holy Spirit to do that. Understand that I am not saying make it as hard as possible, but don't dumb it down to the point that you are becoming interpretor rather than the Holy Sprit and text itself.<BR/><BR/>A great challenge indeed one I believe the ESV handles very well. Not perfectly but well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11875966.post-1121067128197742342005-07-11T00:32:00.000-07:002005-07-11T00:32:00.000-07:00Wayne, as so often you have got to the heart of th...Wayne, as so often you have got to the heart of the issue. ISTM that we have (and probably need to have)different Bibles for different cultures (churched, unchurched, inquirer, scholar, child, youth etc.) but this, sadly, makes sharing and communicating the faith all the more difficult.<BR/>David DeweyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com