10-27-2012, 01:53 PM
Thirdwoe Wrote::You think so? What do you think are some examples? Reason I ask is because there are so few variants within the manuscript records for the Aramaic. What I've noticed mostly is just a different choice of translation for the actual Aramaic term (subtract the vowel points - i.e. eunuch vs Believer/faithful one) Also, I know Andrew and Baruch are always open to feedback and looking at translation suggestions for improving the AENT in subsequent editions. Maybe we could start a thread where we begin to dissect some passages? I've been thinking of getting the latest edition (it's going to have a substantial amount of updates, some possibly even from feedback I have given) and then working on my language skills by going in and breaking down a lot of different passages. It is my hope then to give a larger compilation of feedback (textual as well as theological) that can improve the AENT for future generations if it's going to keep getting more popular, particularly for the Hebrew Roots movement (this hits home with me as I have people come into my congregation who use these sorts of translations and carry certain attitudes and such because of it that makes ministry and fulfilling the congregational vision a little more difficult [as well as being a hindrance to their own spiritual growth]). And then it just helps us who are language and textual criticism nerds because we love doing this stuff anyway <!-- s8) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/cool.gif" alt="8)" title="Cool" /><!-- s8) -->
What he needs to do, is just pick a Manuscript, translate that, then make his notes for the variants found in the other versions. He needs to stop trying to make another Bible read the way he likes it to read. I see this more and more with his AENT...he takes a patch here, takes a patch there, weaves it together in the way he likes it to read and puts some of his own stitches and embrodery to make it pretty...and what you come up with is The New Testament in Roth's image...and which looks nothing like any New Testament Manuscript, in any language. It's like it was just newly written by Roth. Not good.
Shlama,
Chuck