[B-Greek] ?`s - PLEASE HELP!
James Tauber
jtauber at jtauber.com
Wed Dec 20 16:40:33 EST 2006
It is entirely possible for an interlinear to have a theological bias.
Even worse, it can make it easier for someone who doesn't understand
Greek to import their own bias whilst believing they are somehow just
reading what the Greek "really" says.
A literal translation can mislead just as well as an idiomatic one,
albeit for different reasons.
James Tauber
http://morphgnt.org/
On 20/12/2006, at 5:32 PM, Edward Andrews wrote:
> David:
>
>
>
> I do not wish to sound a bit concerned, but you asked a question
> about a
> very important Biblical tool, and a handful of personal opinions
> come in,
> wham you are not even going to investigate it further. What if a
> few bitter
> men told you: "you're better of not marrying!" Well, I guess that
> means a
> life without a companion for you. I will tell you one thing a good
> interlinear will do for you; it will help you realize which
> translation is
> being the most honest and accurate. There is a standard among many
> translators (KJV, ASV, RSV, NASB, ESV), which does not allow any
> rendering
> outside of this standard. I believe you will find that although
> the RSV,
> NASB and the ESV are very accurate, they contain more theological
> bias than
> the average churchman is aware of. Moreover, you will discover that
> idiomatic translations are even more offline in this area of
> theological
> bias.
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