And then theres the old norwegian lady confronted with the
bible in a modernized translation, who insisted on continuing
the old one which contained the words exactly as spoken by
christ himself ...
meg
> >after all, we're told in Genesis that our Lord walked in the Garden in the
> cool of the evening and said, "Adam, wo bist du?"
> Some of my ancestors were no doubt in that bunch--all staunch Lutherans to
> the core.
> David Peters' recollection of German immigrants reluctant to switch from
> the "true" version to a translation reminds me of the old story of the
> person who refused to use a modern translation, preferring to stick with
> the KJV: "After all, if it was good enough for Paul and Silas, it's good
> enough for me!"
> Still using that radical New American Standard,
> Carol
> --------------------
> Augustine, to Truth: Your best servant is the one who does not attend
> so much to hearing what he himself wants as to
> willing what he has heard from you.
> Confessions, Book X
Margaret Cormack [log in to unmask]
Dept. of Philosophy and Religion fax: 843-953-6388
College of Charleston tel: 843-953-8033
Charleston, SC 29424-0001
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