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Originally posted by Jehosephat
WHich is why I use the NIV, and I suggest every christian to do the same
Originally posted by queenannie38
Originally posted by Jehosephat
WHich is why I use the NIV, and I suggest every christian to do the same
I have an NIV that I really like, too--but I find the best way to get to the heart of the matter is to have as many different translations for comparison, and a KJV with Strong's numbers is indispensible, along with a concordance, Strong's and another or two if possible--for comparison as well.
No translation is perfectly correct according to the original texts, at least from what I've found so far. And something that has nothing to do with translation is the fact that people and languages change and evolve, and what a word meant to one culture at a certain point in history doesn't mean the same for other cultures in other times.
Originally posted by Chasrac64
If the Letter " J " is only 500 yrs old or so, Then what were the Jews called before the letter J came into our own Lanuage? you know what I mean? like what did they refer to these people as? Hebrews?
Elohim (אלהים) is a Hebrew word related to deity, but whose exact significance is often disputed. It is the third word in the Hebrew text of Genesis and occurs frequently throughout the Hebrew Bible. In some cases (e.g. Ex. 3:4 ...Elohim called unto him out of the midst of the bush...), is generally understood to denote the God of Israel but from a neutral point of view there is no evidence proving that this originally meant one rather than several acting in accord. In other cases (e.g. Ex. 20:3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.), it refers to the polytheistic notion of multiple gods. In still other cases (e.g. Gen. 6:2 the sons of Elohim saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them for wives...), the meaning is not clear from the text, but may refer to powerful beings.
The Greek word λόγος or logos is a word with various meanings. It is often translated into English as "Word" but can also mean thought, speech, reason, principle, standard, or logic among other things. It has varied use in the philosophy, analytical psychology, and religion.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.