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Dec 09 2009
This man has no real clue about bible translations or relating the truth. No Gossip? Hardly. The bible, for the first time, open to the public for translation? Hardly. The ‘public’ has been translating the bible for a very, very long time. And economic parables? Really?
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This might be the full episode, so skip to 13:45.
Oct 15 2009
I wouldn’t give you 30 wooden nickels for Conservapedia, and only a tad bit more for Wikipedia, but try Theopedia -
Just like the Bible, it sticks – as far as I have seen – to matters of Faith and Theology
Continue reading “Wikipedia or Conservapedia? Try Theopedia”
Oct 06 2009
Oct 03 2009
The fine and esteemed biblioblogger, Professor James McGrath, notes,
So on to the news, reported by both Ann Fontaine and Deirdre Good, that there is a Conservative Bible Project underway to “translate” the Bible in a more conservative way that will prevent liberal “misinterpretations” or “misconstruals”. Or, to put it another way, the plan is to replace what the text says, which is open to other interpretations than their own, with a rendering that will say what they think the text means and really ought to have said. These “translators”, if they are serious, are exalting themselves above the Bible and, from the perspective of conservative Christianity, above God. How that shores up a conservative understanding of the Bible is hard to fathom.
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