[Magdalen] Interesting review, new New Testament translation

[Lynn Ronkainen]

>wouldn't read it if it messed with his theology

Sadly, can't have that happening.... : (

Lynn


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From: "Grace Cangialosi" <gracecan at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, December 11, 2017 9:41 PM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Interesting review, new New Testament translation

> A few years ago I read “God’s Secretaries,” a fascinating history of the 
> writing of the King James Bible. I suggested that my son might find it 
> interesting, since he believes that’s the one true Bible. He said he 
> wouldn’t read it if it messed with his theology.
> I do recommend it, though!
>
> On Dec 11, 2017, at 12:53 PM, M J _Mike_ Logsdon <mjl at ix.netcom.com> 
> wrote:
>
>>>>> Interesting, because I’ve never heard the suggestion that NT is 
>>>>> anything other than a collection—like the Hebrew Bible. What’s the 
>>>>> alternative view—that someone sat down and wrote it all out?<<<
>>
>> Not just NT, but OT as well.  The "Bible" (must be capped) is one book, 
>> even though comprised of what they admit are called "books".  Anyway, to 
>> your question...
>>
>> In the grouping of people that call themselves Christians that also do 
>> not admit there are any other legitimate "holy books" in existence other 
>> than the Bible, there's basically three camps:
>>
>> 1)  those that believe that, yes, Someone sat down (not hard, as He's 
>> sitting on a throne to begin with) and "wrote it all out" by literally 
>> guiding the "writers'" hands as if by automatic writing;
>> 2)  those that believe that each "writer" was genuinely and individually 
>> inspired to write what was written, but still guided by the Holy Spurt 
>> (pace Erma Bombeck) to the extent that they were still "following 
>> orders", as it were, in helping (albeit unwittingly) to prepare The Holy 
>> Bible, the author of which is God; and
>> 3)  those that in spite of their blinkered version of Christianity 
>> nonetheless have done some reading in the realm of how the Bible actually 
>> came to be, but still believe in at least some form of direct divine 
>> inspiration (which latter isn't all too bad, I suppose).
>>
>> A rare few of those populating category 3 have actually heard and/or read 
>> about Jerome and his work in gathering what more or less came to be the 
>> western canon.
>>
>> M J (Mike) Logsdon.
>>
>> "Aaugh[.]" -- Charles Brown.
>> "Avoid dull needles and use a soft cloth." -- E Kovacs.