[Faith-talk] There is now neither male nor female, but all are one in Christ Jesus.

[Doris and Chris]

The translators of the KJV Bible used manuscripts that were much 
younger than the ones used by translators of newer modern Bible 
translations today. Remember that before the invention of the 
printing press, manuscripts were handcopied and thus sometimes 
subject to human error.

Older manuscripts that were closer to the time of the origional 
writers of the Books of the Bible are generally thought to be more 
accurate than later manuscripts.

That said, the scribes that copied the manuscripts over the century 
exercised great care and diligence in doing so. when the Dead Sea 
Scrolls became available, it was amazing to see how accurately 
Scripture had been preserved over many centuries.

hth

Doris



At 03:56 PM 1/8/2011, you wrote:
>Hi John, I'd be curious to know the specific texts you are referring to when
>you say "much better texts in the original languages".  I'm not disputing
>them, just wondered about specifics.  I.e., how are the original texts
>different from what KJ started from? And which translations do you think are
>preferable?
>I agree that changing the gender biases only distorts things and reflects
>our own cultural biases and not history.    I am reminded of how the tv and
>movie industry butchers / rewrites history by putting modern values on
>historical persons, or even on fictional characters.  I don't think that a
>person can get an understanding of history by reading a distorted version,
>even if it is politically correct.  I do believe in political correctness
>where it applies to our treatment of our fellow man, but I have seen
>fictionalized versions of historical persons that show no understanding of
>the fact that those persons may have had views at that time that would be
>politically incorrect now.  For example, even the diary of Anne Frank (movie
>depiction) turned into a plug for women's rights and stuck in a romance
>between Anne and Peter that was not there in her original diary.
>I know there are budding fiction writers on this list, but even fiction can
>be truthful -- Jesus used fiction in his teachings, but he didn't insert a
>torrid love affair between the good samaritan and the inn keeper.  That
>would detract from the intent of the story.  I only have to wonder what the
>point of some movie and tv dramas are.
>Anyway, am I rambling on about nothing, or does anyone else have a comment
>or 2?
>--le
>
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "John J. Boyer" <john at godtouches.org>
>To: <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2011 2:04 AM
>Subject: [Faith-talk] There is now neither male nor female,but all are one
>in Christ Jesus.
>
>
>Our understanding of these words has improved over time. The Bible is
>full of sexism, but we have come to realize that this is a reflection of
>the culture in which it was written. That said, I agree that gender
>references shouldn't be changed. This often distorts the meaning and
>reflects our own cultural bias.
>
>The KJV is good in most places, once you get used to the language.
>However, it does contain a lot of errors. Modern translations are based
>on much better texts in the original languages and have gotten rid of
>most of the errors.
>
>Prayers and blessings,
>John
>
>--
>John J. Boyer, Executive Director
>GodTouches Digital Ministry, Inc.
>http://www.godtouches.org
>Madison, Wisconsin, USA
>Peace, Love, Service
>
>
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