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To: John Leland 1789
Well, these are your preferences. The reality of the world is that all English speakers have one base-level common language they all understand. American Bible should indicate that it is American so that people in Shanghai (there are native English-speakers Shanghai?) would be aware of that. If I am in Scotland, I am sure I could get by with my American English, but I am sure if they used their local language I would be lost.

Your interest in languages is one thing, as long as you realize that most people in the world don't share your passion, no matter how much I agree with you that knowing a language is important. I speak three languages fluently, and have a working knowledge of six, so I can appreciate that.

As for the Greek being the authority, it is by virtue of the fact that it is the language in which the New Testament was written. Its correct interpretation goes beyond words because its syntax and tense are not always equivalent to anything in English (aorist for example).

Instructing people on the correct interpretation is fine with me as long as you realize that this leads to official truth which we Orthodox and Catholic accept, but the Protestants don't. Once you start preaching, you become the "church." And that is contrary to anything Protestant, let alone the idea that the Bible is "perspicuous."

5,629 posted on 05/17/2008 9:44:05 AM PDT by kosta50 (Eastern Orthodoxy is pure Christianity)
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To: kosta50

Goodness alive! There are untold numbers of native English speakers in Shanghai! That is why public announcements are in Chinese and English here. There are native English- speaking Americans, Brits, Auzies, Kiwis, South Africans, Other Africans, Indians, Singaporians. And besides native speakers, there are also Taiwanese, Japanese, Koreans, and Russians who speak English as fluently as native Michiganders.

Your viewing America. I’m looking at English on a world-wide scale. The best English Bible, thinking world-wide, is still the KJB. Let’s encourage Americans to catch up on their English to Singaporeans.


5,631 posted on 05/17/2008 9:56:44 AM PDT by John Leland 1789
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