Big ole story from the USA Today, March 27, 02
It seems there are/were too many He/Him/Thou/etc in the King James translation to fit our culturally diversified genderless society so, we now have "Todays New International Version"
a sampling-
vs.
Since, at the times of it's writing, women weren't the scholars & clerics of the faith, was it written to be read by men, or written using the male gender pronouns to be all inclusive of "mankind"? Is this sacriledge, to rewrite it using our sytax? How about genderless pronouns?
A brief timeline of the biblical changes:
<ul>
<LI><b>3rd-2nd Century BC:</b>
<UL><LI>Septuagint: first translation from Hebrew and Aramaic to Greek
</UL>
<LI><b>AD 4th Century</b>
<UL><LI>the Vulgate: translation to Latin from Hebrew & Greek. The Catholics Bible for 1100 years
</UL>
<LI><b>around 1384</b>
<UL><LI>Wycliffe's Bible: Challenged the church regarding Latin as the official language of God. Used English language. Branded a heretic.
</UL>
<LI><b>1455</b>
<UL><LI>Guttenberg prints first book-Latin Bible
</UL>
<LI><b>1522-1534</b>
<UL><LI>Luthers German Bible: based on Hebrew & Greek manuscripts. Established the Reformation idea that it should be accessible by the masses. No longer were the church teachings the only source of biblical information
</UL>
<LI><b>1526-1537</b>
<UL><LI>Tyndales Pentateuch. English, drawing from Hebrew scholarship advances, wants all people to be abler to read the word of God. Tynsdale is burned at the stake for this, afterall, it's forbidden, by law, for commoners to read the Bible.
</UL>
<LI><b>1557-1560</b>
<UL><LI>Geneva Bible: Carried by Pilgrims to the New World. Includes theological notes.
</UL>
<LI><b>1568</b>
<UL><LI>Bishops Bible: first Bible Authorized by the Church of England
</UL>
<LI><b>1611</b>
<UL><LI>King James version: From Hebrew & Greek and 10 competing English, Latin & German manuscripts.
</UL>
<LI><b>1881-1885</b>
<UL><LI>English Revised Edition: using manuscripts older than King James version, Updates English.
</UL>
<LI><b>1917</b>
<UL><LI>the Holy Scriptures: translated from Hebrew to English, using Hebrew scriptures(old testament) by Jewish scholars.
</UL>
<LI><b>1971</b>
<UL><LI>the Living Bible: English to English paraphrasing.
</UL>
<LI><b>1976</b>
<UL><LI>the Good News Bible: Uses modern syntax & meaning, not "archaic" Hebrew or Greek structure.
</UL>
</UL>
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It seems there are/were too many He/Him/Thou/etc in the King James translation to fit our culturally diversified genderless society so, we now have "Todays New International Version"
Scott Bolinder said:
a sampling-
King James version said:
vs.
Todays New International Version said:
Since, at the times of it's writing, women weren't the scholars & clerics of the faith, was it written to be read by men, or written using the male gender pronouns to be all inclusive of "mankind"? Is this sacriledge, to rewrite it using our sytax? How about genderless pronouns?
A brief timeline of the biblical changes:
<ul>
<LI><b>3rd-2nd Century BC:</b>
<UL><LI>Septuagint: first translation from Hebrew and Aramaic to Greek
</UL>
<LI><b>AD 4th Century</b>
<UL><LI>the Vulgate: translation to Latin from Hebrew & Greek. The Catholics Bible for 1100 years
</UL>
<LI><b>around 1384</b>
<UL><LI>Wycliffe's Bible: Challenged the church regarding Latin as the official language of God. Used English language. Branded a heretic.
</UL>
<LI><b>1455</b>
<UL><LI>Guttenberg prints first book-Latin Bible
</UL>
<LI><b>1522-1534</b>
<UL><LI>Luthers German Bible: based on Hebrew & Greek manuscripts. Established the Reformation idea that it should be accessible by the masses. No longer were the church teachings the only source of biblical information
</UL>
<LI><b>1526-1537</b>
<UL><LI>Tyndales Pentateuch. English, drawing from Hebrew scholarship advances, wants all people to be abler to read the word of God. Tynsdale is burned at the stake for this, afterall, it's forbidden, by law, for commoners to read the Bible.
</UL>
<LI><b>1557-1560</b>
<UL><LI>Geneva Bible: Carried by Pilgrims to the New World. Includes theological notes.
</UL>
<LI><b>1568</b>
<UL><LI>Bishops Bible: first Bible Authorized by the Church of England
</UL>
<LI><b>1611</b>
<UL><LI>King James version: From Hebrew & Greek and 10 competing English, Latin & German manuscripts.
</UL>
<LI><b>1881-1885</b>
<UL><LI>English Revised Edition: using manuscripts older than King James version, Updates English.
</UL>
<LI><b>1917</b>
<UL><LI>the Holy Scriptures: translated from Hebrew to English, using Hebrew scriptures(old testament) by Jewish scholars.
</UL>
<LI><b>1971</b>
<UL><LI>the Living Bible: English to English paraphrasing.
</UL>
<LI><b>1976</b>
<UL><LI>the Good News Bible: Uses modern syntax & meaning, not "archaic" Hebrew or Greek structure.
</UL>
</UL>
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