tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12543231.post2478355175857887199..comments2023-06-15T09:41:19.355-05:00Comments on NT/History Blog: Does translating scripture beget theological fixation?Bill Heromanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05283809456471966882noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12543231.post-4264827026356189932010-07-21T22:28:26.603-05:002010-07-21T22:28:26.603-05:00Mike, I agree. We can't downplay the importan...Mike, I agree. We can't downplay the importance of original language work for scholars. What we do need to down<i>size</i> is an overly-philosophical mindset, given too much towards abstractions and minutiae.<br /><br />Of course, it's like pulling jaws to get some seminarians to shift out of that focus. I suspect this post may partly explain why.Bill Heromanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283809456471966882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12543231.post-23027480226258175372010-07-21T22:15:42.006-05:002010-07-21T22:15:42.006-05:00@Bill,
i think you've pinpointed a real dang...@Bill, <br /><br />i think you've pinpointed a real danger. but, the ones who really go on to master (or at least develop some chops with) the languages seem to reach a certain level of synthesis and are able to build on insights at the micro level to help them understand what's happening at the macro level of a book. when this happens, the church is rewarded with good biblical-theology. when we have good biblical-theology, lives are impacted. like i said, i think you've pinpointed an inherent danger (that exists in every discipline i can think of), but the alternative - downplaying the significance of the biblical languages - is not something i personally would deem acceptable.<br /><br />great thoughts, great postmike foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04820630954659336880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12543231.post-58403011524873351802010-07-21T10:07:35.741-05:002010-07-21T10:07:35.741-05:00That won't be necessary, Geoff. Thanks anyway...That won't be necessary, Geoff. Thanks anyway.Bill Heromanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283809456471966882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12543231.post-72665642545414094762010-07-21T09:11:00.259-05:002010-07-21T09:11:00.259-05:00It certainly is a problem. They (biblical scholars...It certainly is a problem. They (biblical scholars) spend so much time telling us the meaning of the words that they miss the logical structure. The NT consists of a number of documents derived in part from earlier documents. We can no longer directly prove this because, as yet. No-one has directly discovered the earlier documents which were written by first century Jewish prophets who rejected animal sacrifice. But we can prove it indirectly by a logical reconstruction of some of the existing text, whatever language one uses. In other words, I am saying that learning the original Greek, Aramaic or Hebrew is a distraction to getting to the source of the documents, because the existing text has been so changed in many places. If you wish I will post some examples.geoffhudson.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14724916983698195467noreply@blogger.com