Featured Gross InSINuations About Modern Bible Versions

The word for strange there is ἑτέρας, which means another (of a different kind). Some would apply this to the fact they were angels (there came two angels to Sodom at even, Genesis 19:1). However, the men of Sodom did not know they were angels, but thought they were men like themselves (Where are the men, Genesis 19:5).

The Queen James Bible takes advantage of this idea to present their version in this way, thus removing homosexuality from consideration (bold emphasis mine):

I take the "another of different kind" to mean a different kind of sexual relationships than they should be having.

 

you just highlighted for us in this example how, while not trying to change and distort the meaning of scripture, some translations could be used by some with an agenda to have the meaning changed, as the translations would be giving the "wiggle room" to get that different meaning!

 

Again, the Queen James team saw an opening to get to their meaning and took it!

 

I have not seen the whole book (do not really want to), but the Queen James Bible seems to represent a very narrow agenda, that is, to fix the verses they perceive as condemning homosexuality. The Inclusive Bible (copyright 2007) represents a much broader approach. Their Preface states, “We challenge the traditional ways of speaking about God. Traditional Western religious language calls God ‘Father’ and Jesus ‘Lord.’ Our intention is to recover the sense of the text and express that sense in a manner that facilitates immediate application of the Word to the experience of the listener. To that end, we correct out own interpretations by referring them to what scripture scholars have to say about the texts.” Here is Ephesians 5:21-22 in the TIB: “Defer to one another out of reverence for Christ. Those of you who are in committed relationships should yield to each other as if to Christ,” Concerning this translation of Ephesians 5:21-22, Virginia Ramey Mollenkott writes, “Not only is the appearance of one-way submission corrected in a way that is actually more in line with the Greek text, but the insights are made accessible to people in nontraditional relationships.”

 

End result is to be condoning sin....

 

That these two wacko translations even exist shows that there is a demand for them among some so-called Christians.

Yes, obviously. It is nevertheless important to distinguish between what they two translations have done, and where we might think some mainstream translations are headed. There is still a very wide gap.

 

I concede that modern translations right now have not gone all the way bad as those 2 did, but still see it allowing for in the future really bad changes in scriptures coming to some!

 

I can honestly seeafuture time when some translation will give in and allow for alternate lifestyles and for women to now able to preach and teach! All under the guise of equability, getting rid over prior masculine over emphasis!

 

Its a hold over from my Bapticostalist tongue days!

 

Will not be saying straight outhomosexual relationships acceptable, but will say like loving relationship, committed families etc!