Well said, AnAmericanMother.
A twee little twinkletoes? Remind me not to mess with you.
elk,
The Bible was written under the direction of The Holy Spirit by authors. You challenging God? The way we interpreted it may differ, but The Word was, is, and will be The Truth.
"At the beginning of time the Word already was; and God had the Word abiding with him, and the Word was God." - John 1:1
Talking of translations, I just got hold of the Knox Bible (Ronald, not John) and am enjoying it very much. It employs the principles of "dynamic translation" as correctly conceived (not the tortured excuse for vapid political correctness seen in the NAB) - how would a native English speaker say what the original says, and be understood by most native speakers across time?