[B-Greek] Accuracy of Biblical Translations on the Original Greek
Barry
nebarry at verizon.net
Tue Dec 9 10:05:11 EST 2003
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From: "Seth VM" <sethvm at hotmail.com>
To: <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 3:20 AM
Subject: [B-Greek] Accuracy of Biblical Translations on the Original Greek
> Greetings Everyone,
>
> I had a question regarding the accuracy of english translations on the
> original greek. For me personally, although I am in the process of learning
> koine, it is important for me to be able to use an english translation to
> read the scirptures before having mastered greek and to even compare and
> check my translation efforts of the original text into english.
>
> As a result, I would appreciate any input from you all regarding a reliable,
> readible, word-for-word based english translation that I could use for my
> studies that properly adheres to the original language.
>
> Thank you all in advance for your input.
Seth, I see you have already gotten several responses, including those who are
correcting what they see as the assumptions behind your request. That doesn't
mean they are not good answers! To supplement, I would suggest having several
English translations available. For non-Greek readers, I recommend the NASV as
a decent formal-correspondence translation, the NIV for rapid reading, and now
the ESV as a readable "compromise" between the two. It never hurts to have a
KJV for historical purposes, and also because Elizebethan era English is just
way cool. The NASV, by the way, as a fairly strict f-c translation, is often
helpful to beginning Greek students as they attempt to see how the constructions
in the Greek that they are learning actually work. Avoid the temptation,
though, of running to your EV's too soon before you have really worked on the
Greek!
N.E. Barry Hofstetter
Professor of Theological and Biblical Studies
The Center for Urban Theological Studies
Philadelphia, PA
http://mysite.verizon.net/vze1yfx7/
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