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Message 8 of 85 (190657)
03-08-2005 3:48 PM
Reply to: Message 7 by Monk
03-08-2005 3:23 PM


Re: Jerusalem Bible
Yes, I believe there is a difference. The difference is in the part left out, the timing of death and indirectly, what is meant by death.
The NLT and the NIV make death something that can happen at some indefinite time in the future. The change was made to try to allow a semi-literal interpretation of the verses without the issue of GOD lying. The idea stems from the concept that death first entered the history after the apple is eaten and/or, death was meant spiritually as opposed to literally.

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Message 13 of 85 (190773)
03-09-2005 11:44 AM


A source for some comparisons
One of the online sources for comparing different versions of the Bible can be found here. It is a handy reference but does not get into as deep an analysis as some others.

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Message 37 of 85 (258994)
11-11-2005 9:04 PM
Reply to: Message 35 by Dave
11-11-2005 1:59 PM


Since there is no such thing as "The Bible" regardless of translation, and since none of the originals have yet been found, is there any reason to care which translation is used as long as it is identified?
The Bible can never be more than a map a best, and all will have errors. Like all maps, whatever Bible is chosen must be checked against the actual territory.

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Message 43 of 85 (259348)
11-13-2005 1:26 PM
Reply to: Message 42 by macaroniandcheese
11-13-2005 1:18 PM


Re: accuracy
You might need to make that languages. It's unlikely that the parts that constitute a Bible, regardless of which canon is selected, were all written in one language. Hebrew, Aramaic (both Ancient and Imperial) and Greek were certainly used and it's very likely that there were many vaiants of all of them.

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