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IF a Pastor or Teacher knew Biblical Hebrew and Greek well, why still use English translations then?

37818

37818

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As a Pastor, Teacher to teach those who do not understand the Hebrew or the Greek, who would otherwise only use said English translation.
 
Scarlett O.

Scarlett O.

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An English speaking person who knew Biblical Hebrew and Greek WELL would be at a wonderful advantage to increase their own study of the Bible.

But lots of people who speak and understand another language still read in their native language. I speak French well enough to read it sometimes, but I read in the language I learned to speak as a child.

Just because a pastor might know the Biblical languages does not mean he reads them well enough to read casually as grammar differences and more could be a hindrance to casual reading.
 
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JesusFan

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Scarlett O. said:
An English speaking person who knew Biblical Hebrew and Greek WELL would be at a wonderful advantage to increase their own study of the Bible.

But lots of people who speak and understand another language still read in their native language. I speak French well enough to read it sometimes, but I read in the language I learned to speak as a child.

Just because a pastor might know the Biblical languages does not mean he reads them well enough to read casually as grammar differences and more could be a hindrance to casual reading.
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My Senior pastor models both, as while He preaches and teaches out of English translations exclusively, for his personal studies and devotions uses Hebrew and Greek texts, as he told me one time, if you neglect tp keep using them, will get so rusty basically forget how you once knew
 
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JesusFan

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Piper 2 said:
To be well versed in it and preach to people who don't want it.
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reminds of when heard Vernon McGee say before could always spot a recent pastor graduate, as he would be spending all of his pulpit time trying to show the crowd why John in His prologue confirmed Jesus was God in the Greek text , and few actually learned anything that day
 
J

JesusFan

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Scarlett O. said:
An English speaking person who knew Biblical Hebrew and Greek WELL would be at a wonderful advantage to increase their own study of the Bible.

But lots of people who speak and understand another language still read in their native language. I speak French well enough to read it sometimes, but I read in the language I learned to speak as a child.

Just because a pastor might know the Biblical languages does not mean he reads them well enough to read casually as grammar differences and more could be a hindrance to casual reading.
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Just see knowing well Biblical Hebrew and Greek as real aids to Pastor and teachers. but the important thing be if used in sermons and messages to use those texts as ways to conform doctrines, but [each it at a level all could profit from them using their texts for preparation
 
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