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Originally posted by preciousjeni
*I also wanted to note that when I say that scripture is accurate and God inspired, I'm referring to the message and the lessons. I will be the first to point out some shaky grammar in the NT - at this point, I can only intelligently comment on the Greek since that's what I've studied thus far. Human error does not undermine the authority of the message - in fact, I believe that through some of the human errors, the Holy Spirit has actually been able to convey an even deeper meaning to some passages.
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OK - this answers my question.
For ADPiZXAlum - there are subtle issues that truly literal traslation would fail to account for. References to the 'four corners of the earth' require some sects to believe in a flat earth. This is not necessarily what I'm referring to, but is an example of the concept. A fairly meaningless example would be identifying a circle "10 cubits across, and 30 around".
I'm not saying the Bible is a sea of contradictions - some have, and they wind up relying extensively on examples like that above - so no need to turn the offended crank. Instead, I'm saying that faux-literal translation of the Bible runs into serious issues (and it appears that jeni has addressed these, for herself, above) - regardless of personal faith.
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