Comments on: Very Interesting Article http://www.dailyhebrew.com/2007/09/10/very-interesting-article/ Daily readings from Biblical Hebrew supplemented with vocabulary and syntax Sun, 18 Dec 2011 11:50:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Frank http://www.dailyhebrew.com/2007/09/10/very-interesting-article/comment-page-1/#comment-178229 Frank Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:02:54 +0000 http://www.dailyhebrew.com/2007/09/10/very-interesting-article/#comment-178229 Why would anyone pass himself or herself off as a trustworthy public interpreter of a book (s)he couldn't read? It's never been easier or more convenient for would-be pastors and preachers to learn the languages of Scripture. So why don't they? Why would anyone pass himself or herself off as a trustworthy public interpreter of a book (s)he couldn’t read? It’s never been easier or more convenient for would-be pastors and preachers to learn the languages of Scripture. So why don’t they?

]]> By: Phil Sumpter http://www.dailyhebrew.com/2007/09/10/very-interesting-article/comment-page-1/#comment-132786 Phil Sumpter Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:40:13 +0000 http://www.dailyhebrew.com/2007/09/10/very-interesting-article/#comment-132786 <em>An unintended consequence of less rigorous study is the general lack of encouragement and emphasis on Bible study and Bible study methods courses for lay people.</em> I don't get the logic of this. The Bible is understandable is translation, so a surprising degree. Why should lack of interest in original languages automatically lead to lack of interest in the Bible? I know plenty of Christians who haven't much of a clue about original languages, but who study the Bible inside out. I know plenty of scholars who do know the original languages, but have little interest in the Bible (preffering the history behind the text over what the text actually says). For most of church history an lack of the knowledge of Hebrew,though perhaps dampening the quality of their exegesis, certainly didn't dampen the intensity of their love of scripture, understood to be the living word of God. An unintended consequence of less rigorous study is the general lack of encouragement and emphasis on Bible study and Bible study methods courses for lay people.

I don’t get the logic of this. The Bible is understandable is translation, so a surprising degree. Why should lack of interest in original languages automatically lead to lack of interest in the Bible? I know plenty of Christians who haven’t much of a clue about original languages, but who study the Bible inside out. I know plenty of scholars who do know the original languages, but have little interest in the Bible (preffering the history behind the text over what the text actually says).

For most of church history an lack of the knowledge of Hebrew,though perhaps dampening the quality of their exegesis, certainly didn’t dampen the intensity of their love of scripture, understood to be the living word of God.

]]> By: Bob MacDonald http://www.dailyhebrew.com/2007/09/10/very-interesting-article/comment-page-1/#comment-73940 Bob MacDonald Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:38:45 +0000 http://www.dailyhebrew.com/2007/09/10/very-interesting-article/#comment-73940 There are lots of comments on the article, and they seem to be largely positive. I am not so sure. Using an interlinear is an easy crutch and highly prone to error or to confirming your already determined prejudice. Technology is no substitute for motivation to learn and discipline in study. Technology will not help you critique your motives or prejudgments either. I find other languages difficult and I use interlinear tools - but I also check translations against a variety of literal and non-literal resources. The truest comment on the site is that learning another language teaches you your own mother tongue. Incidentally, I have learned Hebrew because of the ignorance and inertia of the pastoral oversight I have experienced. There are lots of comments on the article, and they seem to be largely positive. I am not so sure. Using an interlinear is an easy crutch and highly prone to error or to confirming your already determined prejudice. Technology is no substitute for motivation to learn and discipline in study. Technology will not help you critique your motives or prejudgments either. I find other languages difficult and I use interlinear tools – but I also check translations against a variety of literal and non-literal resources. The truest comment on the site is that learning another language teaches you your own mother tongue. Incidentally, I have learned Hebrew because of the ignorance and inertia of the pastoral oversight I have experienced.

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