Wisdom and Translation (General)

by xeno6696 , Sonoran Desert, Monday, December 12, 2011, 00:58 (4731 days ago) @ David Turell

David,

Sorry... these twon instances are probably non-sequitur, but I don't think I've ever shared this part of my Bible study with the group.

I've shared it a while ago here and it is in my book. My religion prof at Bates called it a cord through the needle as he identified the mis-translation.

dhw's idea is something that I wish religious people in America would take to heart:

Paul destroyed Christianity by forging a single interpretation on all, and the church built Dogma to fill the gaps.

dhw's idea would call on modern translators to attempt to translate the Bible as the author would intend... this would be a fundamental rebirth for what I view as a husk of a religion.

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\"Why is it, Master, that ascetics fight with ascetics?\"

\"It is, brahmin, because of attachment to views, adherence to views, fixation on views, addiction to views, obsession with views, holding firmly to views that ascetics fight with ascetics.\"