- Inspiration and translation, continued:
- Acts 22:16
- What is the original meaning of the text?
- II Peter 3:14-18 – If God wants each of us to just come up with his own interpretation, there would be no such thing as distorting God’s word, which Paul warns against here.
- There is an ongoing need for translations.
- Matthew 14:15 (KJV): “victuals”
- II Corinthians 12:1
- I Thessalonians 4:15
- English changes over time.
- Matthew 6:9-10 – original KVJ vs current KJV and ESV
- Translation philosophy
- No translation is inspired or perfect.
- The pros and cons of different translation philosophies.
- Word-for-word (formal equivalence or literal)
- Thought-for-thought (functional equivalence, dynamic equivalence, or idiomatic)
DW
November 29, 2017
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