January 26, 2010 – God Didn't Say That

Top Translation Traps: Pretending Some Words Don’t Exist

The KJV popularized the tradition of using italics to mark the English words of a translation that are not actually in the original Hebrew or Greek (or Aramaic) of the Bible. But I think this typographic custom creates the false impression that translation words come in two varieties, with the first kind supposedly representing words…
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JoelMHoffman January 26, 2010 11

A Sweet Translation

I stumbled across this blog post that laments what the author calls “Cultural Diabetes.” She starts by pointing out that Americans (in particular) have become so accustomed to sweetened food that anything unsweetened seems unacceptable, but her point is that the problem is more widespread: Just as the American palette cannot bear the taste of…
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JoelMHoffman January 26, 2010 4

Ancient Wisdom, Modern Lives

Recent posts from my Ancient Wisdom, Modern Lives:

What in Blazes Are the Ides of March? A lighthearted romp through treachery, betrayal, and murder
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

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Top Translation Traps: Pretending Some Words Don’t Exist

A Sweet Translation

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