July 22, 2009

Lost in Translation?

Not just another pretty face...

Itacyara, my lovely and multi-talented wife, is studying language arts at the local university. This morning she gave a report on the influence of a translator on the original meaning of a work.

In the middle of her presentation a student raised his hand.

"This is why those who study the Bible come to the conclusion that it is not the word of God." he opined. "There is just so much that has been lost in translation from the original Aramaic."

Poor guy, he had no idea who he was dealing with.

Itacyara, in her gentle, smiling way, was quick to explain the fact that it was easy to check modern translations against the original language, that the translations of the Scriptures are much more reliable than those of Homer, Plato, etc.--not to mention that the Bible was originally written in Hebrew, Greek AND Aramaic.

I wish I could have been there. Truth be told, I envy the opportunity she has to defend the faith in the university context. She is more than up to the task.

Posted by Andrew on July 22, 2009 4:18 PM.

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Posted by: Marcos at July 22, 2009 9:17 PM

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