The Importance of How to Interpret a Biblical Text
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I agree. The more I study and teach this topic, the more I have come to realize many have never been discipled at all. By discipled I mean taught how to read and study the Bible. I was blessed to have had a pastor who met me at 4:00 A.M. once a week for a year (I was coming off of night shift and he a retired navy guy woke up early anyways by habit).
Even in that, I was taught the basics that have helped lay a good foundation. But not everyone does that, much less spend time like Jesus's disciples who committed their life to His teachings for 3+ years.
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It is quite humbling though. It will nullify our pride knowing that there is always room to learn, grow and many theological topics if we're honest we just have to agree to disagree because there are secondary topics that are not worth dividing over.
Even in that, I was taught the basics that have helped lay a good foundation. But not everyone does that, much less spend time like Jesus's disciples who committed their life to His teachings for 3+ years.
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It is quite humbling though. It will nullify our pride knowing that there is always room to learn, grow and many theological topics if we're honest we just have to agree to disagree because there are secondary topics that are not worth dividing over.
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Why does the abundance of years dictate if something is more accurate than something else?
Better technology, more discoveries, and textual criticism have improved the KJV which was a great translation but it became evident that it was becoming outdated when compared to the ability to systematically cross-compare manuscripts that the translators did not have at the time.
I prefer the ESV as Bible translators used the English religious reformer William Tyndale works and thd King James Version of 1611 as it's foundation but they also used Septuagint, Dead Sea Scrolls and the Masoretic text with over 100 scholars who put the ESV together.
https://www.crossway.org/articles/10-things-you-should-know-about-the-esv-translation/
Here is one example why the update was needed to bring text accuracy.
In the area of gender language, the goal of the ESV is to render literally what is in the original.
For example, “anyone” replaces “any man” where there is no word corresponding to “man” in the original languages, and “people” rather than “men” is regularly used where the original languages refer to both men and women.
Just like the KJV the ESV is a Word for Word translation which in my opinion is the best type of translation.
Better technology, more discoveries, and textual criticism have improved the KJV which was a great translation but it became evident that it was becoming outdated when compared to the ability to systematically cross-compare manuscripts that the translators did not have at the time.
I prefer the ESV as Bible translators used the English religious reformer William Tyndale works and thd King James Version of 1611 as it's foundation but they also used Septuagint, Dead Sea Scrolls and the Masoretic text with over 100 scholars who put the ESV together.
https://www.crossway.org/articles/10-things-you-should-know-about-the-esv-translation/
Here is one example why the update was needed to bring text accuracy.
In the area of gender language, the goal of the ESV is to render literally what is in the original.
For example, “anyone” replaces “any man” where there is no word corresponding to “man” in the original languages, and “people” rather than “men” is regularly used where the original languages refer to both men and women.
Just like the KJV the ESV is a Word for Word translation which in my opinion is the best type of translation.
ESV is a particularly bad piece of work. Personally, I never touch it. Even the NKJV (which I do use) has been "watered down".
Yes, the KJV has its own set of problems. But it has the LEAST (and least onerous/offensive) set of problems IMO.
And as I have stated so prolifically (and accurately) earlier, the Masoretic is definitely corrupt.
Yes, the KJV has its own set of problems. But it has the LEAST (and least onerous/offensive) set of problems IMO.
And as I have stated so prolifically (and accurately) earlier, the Masoretic is definitely corrupt.
Fine. But bear in mind, in this day and age, sanctified called and faithful "scholars" are rarer than hens teeth.
Seminaries today are filled to the brim with abject unbelieving "scholars" who do not know Jesus Christ nor understand what He is saying. Not even a little bit. Most think the whole Bible thing is just a fraud and/or an aggregation of quaint platitudes, life lessons, fake history and cruel jokes. So-called Modernism abounds.
Seminaries today are filled to the brim with abject unbelieving "scholars" who do not know Jesus Christ nor understand what He is saying. Not even a little bit. Most think the whole Bible thing is just a fraud and/or an aggregation of quaint platitudes, life lessons, fake history and cruel jokes. So-called Modernism abounds.
