[B-Greek] The Elephant on the List
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theomann at comcast.net
Thu Feb 18 13:26:47 EST 2010
Mark L. wrote:
<“The biggest Urban legend of all is when the preacher gets up and says: All the translations get this wrong. What the Greek really says is…” The truth is exactly opposite; all the translations get it right.
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Well, I'm not certain this is exactly right, although I'm always wary of anyone who says, "What this really means in the Greek is...," especially if their known skills don't extend beyond Strong's Concordance. I'm guessing that some translations probably get it better than others. But, in most cases at least, if several reputable translations (as defined by the scholars one trusts ) of a given passage are examined, I think the reader will probably come away with a pretty accurate and complete grasp of its meaning, without having to spend untold hours in the classroom .
Perhaps two of the better reasons for studying biblical languages are the ability to understand when preachers and Sunday School teachers are misusing the languages, and the ability to grasp some of the more technical explanations provided by biblical language experts, like those who faithfully contribute to bGreek.
Ted
Theodore H. Mann
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