who wrote them, and if it wasn't jesus or his disiples then is it just opinion? if it is to help you understand the bible then wouldn't that mean it was added by someone other than the diciples or jesus? so if your your footnote tells you that hell is a firery bad place but the actual translation was "a grave" then isn't whoever wrote it possibly teaching people the wrong way to read the bible?
2006-08-01 03:40:04 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The footnotes could possibly be translated incorrectly by man. But for the most part they are correct. The gift of the Holy Ghost is actually what testifies of truth anyway, so it doesn't really matter to the honest seeker of truth.
2006-08-01 03:44:01 · answer #1 · answered by Angel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why are you arguing about the Bible when you know so little about it, any little kid in Sunday school can tell you Jesus did not write any of the books in the Bible... But did you ever see a footnote in a play by Shakespeare? Why are they there? Because it is written in old english and we no longer speak old english, but certain scholars know what they mean because they have studied old english just like in the Bible, these Christian scholars spend their whole lives studying the word and the Holy Spirit reveals to them what it means and it is just a clarification, and if you don't want clarification and you want your own understanding then buy a Bible with out footnotes.
2006-08-01 10:54:28 · answer #2 · answered by I have the Joy of the Lord! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very astute question. This is the main reason I never use a "Study Bible:" because you'll only end up studying what someone else thinks is important. I think it's much, much more spiritually profitable to read the Bible with a Concordance and Hebrew/Greek Lexicon within arm's reach.
Your particular translation should list the footnotes' author(s) at the beginning of the Bible.
2006-08-01 10:47:04 · answer #3 · answered by Suzanne: YPA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is just an opinion, presumably by an educated person with experience, but not necessarily so, depending on the Bible you are reading. While the footnotes are intended to help you, yes, they could be wrong. Keep in mind even reading the scriptures, without inspiration from the Holy Spirit, you could get it wrong yourself. Therefore, with or without helps from translators and scholars, when reading the scripture, always turn to God for guidance in understanding it. Keep in mind the same scriptures say that a wise person seeks many counselors, but also in the pursuit of knowledge does not lean on one's own understanding, but turns to God.
2006-08-01 10:49:57 · answer #4 · answered by Just David 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the footnotes do not agree with what you already know to be the truth in other parts of the Bible, than it is a falsehood. As you probably know the Bible has been tampered with, that is a fact that is undeniable. Yet, in the Bible, our Great God Jehovah promises us that He would make sure that His word would be preserved down to our time. Any weaknesses in certain translations where a translator may have allowed his own personal beliefs to color their renderings can be seen by comparing a variety of translations. If it is the truth you are seeking, pray to Jehovah the true God, to help you understand the truth. The Bible teaches that Jehovah draws right - hearted individuals to serve Him. If you truly want to know and understand the truth, Jehovah God will show it to you. Keep in mind, Jehovah will not shove the truth down your throat. What you choose to believe will be up to you, but, if you truly desire to know the truth of God's word, He will help you to find it.
2006-08-01 10:57:37 · answer #5 · answered by Daniel L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The footnotes are specifically interpretations by the authors or organization that is printing the copy of the Bible you are using. You will need to research who is writing the footnotes and the theological perspective that they represent. They will certainly have a slant to them. However, there are lots of historical facts that are brought up to help widen the scope of understanding that are useful. I am not saying that all footnotes are bad. Rather, you will need to be careful about basing your belief on a footnote rather than on the actual Word of God.
2006-08-01 10:51:23 · answer #6 · answered by Boilerfan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is possible but footnotes usually only cross reference other scripture in the Bible so that you can find deeper meaning in the text.
Some Bibles (study) bibles have modern day Author comments that can be false.
Study God's word for yourself and don't let the modern day authors sway your beliefs
two of my favorite passages are Acts 2:38 and John 3:5
2006-08-01 10:48:47 · answer #7 · answered by Zyris Nevada 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's possible that a bad translation or transliteration might do that, but for most of them, footnotes just clarify things that have changed ove the last 2000 years, so you can understand the context as it was meant.
BTW, the Chapter and Verse divisions weren't in the original scriptures, either.
2006-08-01 10:51:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The "footnotes" in your Bible are added by the publisher and/or translators to help you to understand the concept or word noted.
Someimes they are used to note slight differences in word usage, kind of like a thesaurus, where several words mean the same thing.
2006-08-01 10:48:46 · answer #9 · answered by steve 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Foot notes and punctuation are modern methods of guidance. They are put there not by the writers, but by the learned men of our time. Some do have ulterior motives such as the trinity, which except for the catholic bible doesn't exist.
Punctuation changes a lot of things, such as where the books of the bible are situated. It is known that they are not in proper order as you would read chapters one after another in a book.
I won't go further into this as it is too time consuming.
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2006-08-01 10:51:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋