[CS-FSLUG] [Linux4christians] Re: NIV Bible for Linux (off list topic)

[Lincoln Fessenden]

David Aikema wrote:
> On 8/14/06, David Aikema <david at aikema.net> wrote:
>> I see. I did not know the thing with "let", (though it doesn't appear
>> to change doctrine) and I am old enough to remember the old meaning of
>> "gay". Though even if I weren't, I don't see how one could find the
>> modern meaning applicable in the context, although it may cause undue
>> amusement to the under-10 set (the same sunday school cretins who
>> catch wind of the old word for "donkey"...).
> 
> These changes may not alter doctrine, but to me they do suggest that
> it would be a wise idea to adopt something other than the KJV -
> perhaps something rooted in that translation (eg. the KJ2000 that
> someone mentioned) or an entirely fresh translation.
> 
> Linc: I think that there are more to objections against the KJV than
> your earlier comment that these were comments about the language were
> "excuses."  The language has not remained static, and in some cases
> this would cause words (such as those in my examples) to be
> interpreted differently now than they might have been back then.
> 
> Dave

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-Linc Fessenden

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