Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Quote of the day: John Hobbins on Bible Translation

Welcome back John, nice to see you blogging again,

Most widely used Bible translations are products of committees that adjudicate by bowing to consensus. They are products of a herd mentality.

Tee hee, he is cheeky.  Read the rest here.
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  1. rashid1891November 17, 2010 at 5:45 PM

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  2. eddieNovember 17, 2010 at 9:56 PM

    If you added the word 'English' before the word 'Bible' this would, perhaps, be accurate.

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  3. Jonathan RobinsonNovember 19, 2010 at 8:54 AM

    Eddie, i am sure that is what is implied by "widely used" and that this wasn't a comment on Wycliffe! :-)

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