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From: rcd@opus.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.religion
Subject: Plea for modern language
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Date: Tue, 3-Apr-84 02:00:14 EST
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Posted: Tue Apr  3 02:00:14 1984
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Would it be unreasonable to ask those who quote from the Bible to quote a
reasonably modern translation - say something at least within the last
hundred years or so?
1.  The Bible was not written in the time of King James, nor was it written
in English.
2.  Few of us have a background in older English dialects which will allow
us to grasp the finer points of what is said.  Words change meaning over a
few hundred years - sometimes drastically.
3.  The King James translation is not regarded to be all that accurate
anyway.  It is a beautiful piece of poetry, but that's not the point when
you're discussing meaning.  Modern translators have done a lot of research
to make the Bible a more accurate and understandable translation.

I would like a translation that replaces "host" with something that people
are likely to understand.  I would like to do without, "...nay, verily I say
unto thee..."
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