What Is a Paraphrase?

John, I don't think we disagree totally, but we follow a slightly different direction and end up at the same end; truth.

If we had devious ends because of our approaches, I should be very much concerned. I dislike nastiness, so I would not like that end.

Yes, I did have to do a little digging, and that was a good thing. Sometimes when we get older we tend to slack off a little and it is good to get a little shaking at times.

Perhaps I know what I want to believe and have settled into that position. I ran all these gamuts some 50-60 years ago. It is like those who get all excited about liberal theology to-day. I was there when it was a real fight, so I am not so shocked when some bloke makes an outlandish statement about it.

I did enjoy hearing from you lads who are working in a different language and I appreciate the relative importance of rightly understanding the language, the culture and the people themselves in the presentation of God's precious word.

Cheers, and rich blessings as you labour in His love,

Jim

 

I did request that you post Dr.Price's views on the subject and am appreciative that you did.

However,you still don't quite comprehend that your comment had nothing at all to do with my original post about mentioning English paraphrases.

(2) Thus, because of what I perceived to be your attitude, I reacted emotionally in some posts. I'm sorry that you believe I said things that were not true about you and used a double standard. I didn't think I was at the time and didn't mean to. Forgive me.
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Forgiven.But don't let a perceived slight rile you up.

One of the double standards to which I am referring is that you feel it is perfectly fine to denigrate functionally-equivalent versions -- but you will not tolerate criticisms of the more form-driven ones.

(I am not mixing up paraphrases with dynamically-equivalent ones here.)

I have never denigrated form-driven versions on this thread or elsewhere.The translators/revisors behind the more prominent English versions are fine men with solid credentials.

 

Jim,you may be under the impression that I have language skills that I really don't possess.JoJ is the one gifted in languages and translating the Bible into Japanese.I have no such talents in the Korean tongue unfortunately.That fact hasn't hindered me from gospelizing (is that a word?)though.I have given away many NIrV's and some NLTse's.I speak mainly with those more conversant in English.

 

At best, a paraphrase is a commentary, it's not inspired. It is neither a translation, nor a version, in other words, it's out of the heart and mind of MAN.
Nuf said. "The Message" is a good example

What does God actually say about His true Word?

“...for thou hast MAGNIFIED THY WORD ABOVE ALL THY NAME” - Psalm 138:2

 

No paraphrase is inspired.No translation is inspired.No version, whether one of the KJV's nor any other Bible is inspired -- only the original autographs are inspired.

I don't think that The Message is a representative model of a paraphrase.It's quite a bit more free than a number of paraphrases in the last couple of centuries.

 

Just thought I would remind folks that paraphrases were common in the past,and not lightly dismissed.

 

More of the same.

 

Dave Black,in his unblog of August 21,2013 said: "Let us suggest that translators should never be afraid of the word 'paraphrase'...Accurate translation requires more than a word-for-word rendering."


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By the way, all BB'ers should pray for him and his wife Becky who is dying of cancer.