One of the commonly suggested solutions for overcoming bad Bible translations is to “learn Hebrew and Greek” and “read the Bible in the original.” While there are many good reasons to learn biblical Hebrew and Greek, I don’t think that better insight into the original meaning of the Bible is one of them. This came…
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In a widely-quoted post earlier this week on Koinonia, Bill Mounce delineates six “translation procedures”: 1. Concordance. [Translate the Greek consistently into English.] 2. One for one. Prefer a single word translation for one Greek word. 3. Less interpretive. 4. Euphony. 5. Must make some sense. But wait! Theres more! (Sounds like a Greek infomercial.)…
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In a comment on A. Admin’s post about Bill Mounce, Mark Baker-Wright takes Dr. Mounce to task for writing (originally here): Have you noticed the new advertisement for the Prius: “Harmony Between Man, Nature And Machine.” I’ll bet Toyota would be glad to sell to women. Dr. Mounce is using the point to support his…
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