[B-Greek] NET - Novum Testamentum Graece Diglot (Greek / English)

Harold R. Holmyard III hholmyard at ont.com
Thu Aug 26 23:13:45 EDT 2004


Dear Eduard,

>You are right, the abbreviation NET was what confused me in the 
>first place. This morning, though, I went to the web site and 
>checked the mentioned New English Translation. As usual, I look at 
>some known passages in order to get a feel of the translation work 
>and I have to say that I was disappointed. This NET seems to me more 
>like a paraphrase than a "real" translation. I am familiar with the 
>literal or word for word translations and with the dynamic 
>equivalent translations, but this is more like an interpretation of 
>the original text which I find of little use. I guess I got so 
>accustomed to going to the original text that I became "spoiled" and 
>lost patience with the "translations" that bring in the ideas of the 
>interpreters. The notes added to the text also seem rather 
>amateurish, most of them just personal opinions with little textual 
>support and confused exegesis.


HH: The quality of the translation varies because individuals were 
responsible for both a book and its notes, from what I understand. 
The notes can be more valuable than the translation. Many of the 
notes are quite informative and helpful.

				Yours,
				Harold Holmyard



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