Clayboy on the Difficulty of Consistency in Translation
Clayboy has an excellent post on the difficulty of translating phrases consistently across the OT and the NT. Take a look.
On Contractions
The issue of contractions in English translations has come up again recently, so I thought a look at how contractions work in English might be a good idea. Spoken English Spoken languages tend to obey a general rule that less is more, or, more specifically, the shortest form possible is generally the only grammatical form.…
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Ancient Wisdom, Modern Lives
Recent posts from my Ancient Wisdom, Modern Lives:
Democracy, Oligarchy, and Free Speech An oligarchy replaces a democracy and a public figure is put on trial for his words. History or current events? Or both?
Money and Happiness: A Tumultuous Love Affair Does money make us happy? Yes, except no, because, well, it's complicated...
Why do People Suffer? Five Ancient Answers Timeless and time-tested answers to frame suffering in a better light
Interest Rates Old and New: How High is Too High? A short history of ancient interest rates, in light of a 10% cap on credit-card interest rates proposed in the US Senate by Bernie Sanders and Josh Hawley
