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Originally Posted by Rex E.
Most folks have no clue about the early history of their religion. Just look at how the Torah was bastardized to make the Old Testament(just imagine whats been done to the New Testament over the centuries). Heck, most folks think there are only ten commandments but if you dig into the original "holy book" you'll find tenfold+ more..........
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Hello Rex,
I have always believed that any translation, from any language too any language is corrupted by the knowledge and region that the translator comes from, as well as his or her understanding of the subject matter.
I have studied a few languages, and those that use different styles of writing, such as Sumerian, Egyptian, Aramaic, Chinese etc. pose a problem of where they learned them. If the original translator or teacher has mistranslated a word, it would be continued for many years until someone examined this, and had the courage to point out the error. And then it is unlikely that his pears will go against the old accepted established translation at all ?
So each translator that handles a manuscript might change or alter it because of his lack of knowledge of the regional dialect, or due to his personal belief of the subject.
And how many languages were translated from their original language into latin, by Monks that may or may not have had a handle of the language, and placed their personal beliefs into a translation ? And then into German, then English ! WEW !!!!
Perhaps Lazarus was sleeping like the dead, or just dead drunk ?
Bill