Thursday, November 19, 2009

If the bible is based on the truth?

then why is it updated and made to appeal to the younger audience? I am not sure how the truth can be updated, anyone out there know?

If the bible is based on the truth?
The truth:





walking on water with holes i your feet?


raising the dead?


turning water to wine at a wedding?


being crucifed to death for 3 days and coming back to life?


going up to heaven?


being everywhere at once?


Allowing all the hatred in this world - a loving god?





I could go on all night, what do you think?
Reply:It is re-translated (usually from the oldest available documents) or "updated" so that it is able to be understood by people living today.





Very few people are willing to take the time to learn the ancient forms of Aramaic, Latin and Greek etc to be able to read the Bible. If it was only translated once per language, it would become harder to understand as time passed, since languages and even the meanings of words change over time. Some translations emphasis literal translation, others paraphrase the more archaic phrases into modern equivalents.
Reply:Ok over time language has changed and that is a fact. So since the bible was written thousands of years ago and translated to our language, people dont talk the same as they did then so they change it to more understandable words or phrases that people use now so people can make a better connection to what they are reading
Reply:It is the language for understanding the word is the word the truth is the truth understanding and knowing is the difference!
Reply:Truth doesn't change.
Reply:Apparently it's not updated, but made simpler.





Means the same thing to me.


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