{"id":2027073,"date":"2023-09-10T05:11:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T09:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-work-of-biblical-proportions\/"},"modified":"2023-09-10T05:13:54","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T09:13:54","slug":"a-work-of-biblical-proportions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-work-of-biblical-proportions\/","title":{"rendered":"A Biblical Masterpiece"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">6<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fa-work-of-biblical-proportions%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2027073&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<h2>A Celebration of the Bible: Then and Now<\/h2>\n<p>On September 29, 1952, something <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sonic-the-hedgehog-2-is-blissfully-free-of-politics-and-full-of-fun-and-nostalgia\/\" title=\"\u2018Sonic the Hedgehog 2\u2019 Is Blissfully Free Of Politics And Full Of Fun And Nostalgia\">extraordinary happened<\/a> at \u2062the D.C.\u2062 Armory. It wasn&#8217;t just another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woman-who-broadcast-jan-6-live-on-facebook-sentenced-to-45-days-in-jail-5000-fine\/\" title=\"Woman Who Broadcast Jan. 6 Live on Facebook Sentenced to 45 Days in Jail, ,000 Fine\">inaugural ball<\/a>\u200c or a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marine-who-fought-during-afghan-collapse-under-investigation-for-appearing-at-trump-rally-report-says\/\" title=\"Marine Who Fought During Afghan Collapse Under Investigation For Appearing At Trump Rally, Report Says\u00a0\">political gathering<\/a>. No, this event was a celebration of a new translation of the Bible, the Revised \u2063Standard Version (RSV).\u2062 The RSV was intended to replace the\u2063 beloved King James Version (KJV), and its completion was a momentous occasion.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>The Book that Shaped\u2062 a Nation<\/h3>\n<p>In the earliest days of\u2064 the Northeast, the Bible was everything. It was the spiritual guide, the moral compass, the\u2062 legal\u200b code, \u2064and the political system. It provided sustenance for life&#8217;s \u200bstruggles and taught the purpose of \u2064man&#8217;s journey through this world. It \u200demphasized the importance of \u200daligning one&#8217;s life with the will of God and the love of both God and man. The Bible was the foundation upon which America was built.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Fast forward seventy-one years, and it&#8217;s hard to imagine a\u2062 similar\u200d event capturing the attention \u2064of 21st-century America. Our culture has become less biblically literate, and \u2063new translations of the Bible have become abundant. According to John Barton&#8217;s book, <em>The Word: How \u2063We Translate the Bible and Why\u2064 It Matters<\/em>, \u200cthere have been\u2063 over \u2063a dozen new translations since the RSV. The continuous re-translation of the world&#8217;s\u200d most translated book shows no signs\u2062 of stopping.<\/p>\n<p>Barton, a renowned scholar, \u200ddoesn&#8217;t provide a\u200b guide to these various \u200ctranslations or\u2064 an in-depth evaluation of each one. Instead, he offers a comprehensive exploration of the translators&#8217; terrain.\u200b He delves into the two predominant approaches to biblical translation: &#8220;formal equivalence&#8221; and &#8220;dynamic\u2062 equivalence.&#8221; While he examines the pros and cons of \u200cboth, Barton leans towards &#8220;formal equivalence,&#8221; which aims to \u200bbring \u200dthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-work-of-biblical-proportions\/\" title=\"A Biblical Masterpiece\">original-language source-text<\/a> as close to a word-for-word translation as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout his book, Barton highlights translations\u2064 that successfully bridge the gap \u200bbetween the source-text and the reader. He praises\u2064 the\u2064 King James Version for\u200d its formal-equivalence rendering of Luke&#8217;s infancy narrative, capturing the rhythm and clarity of\u2063 the original \u200bGreek.\u200d He also commends the much-criticized New English Bible for its modern yet\u200b true-to-the-original\u2062 translation of the Hebrew Bible&#8217;s quintessential lament.<\/p>\n<p>While Barton focuses more on the &#8220;how&#8221; \u200dof biblical translation, he acknowledges the importance of the &#8220;why.&#8221; The translations of the Bible have had profound \u2064theological and linguistic influences throughout \u2064history. They \u2062have \u200cshaped theologies, influenced reformations, and even impacted the\u200b growth\u200b of Christianity in sub-Saharan\u2062 Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Words matter. \u2064Ideas matter. And getting the words right in biblical translation is crucial for bridging the gap between the\u200d source-text and the reader. John Barton&#8217;s <em>The Word<\/em> sheds light on the challenges of this \u2062task and reminds us of the significance of\u2062 accurate\u2062 and thoughtful translation.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Word: How We Translate the Bible\u2014and Why It Matters<\/em><br \/>  by John Barton<br \/> Basic Books, 351 \u200cpp., $34<\/p>\n<p><em>George Weigel is Distinguished \u200cSenior Fellow at the\u2063 Ethics and\u2062 Public Policy Center, where he holds the William E. Simon Chair in Catholic Studies. \u2062He is the\u2064 author, most recently, of<\/em> To Sanctify the World: The Vital Legacy of Vatican II.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On September 29, 1952, the D.C. Armory held a unique event to celebrate the completion of the Revised Standard Version (RSV) of the Bible. The Armory, known for hosting inaugural balls, accommodated 10,000 attendees. The RSV aimed to replace the esteemed King James Version (KJV) and marked a significant milestone in Bible translation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2399,"featured_media":2027074,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2027073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2027073","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2399"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2027073"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2027073\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2027074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2027073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2027073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2027073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}