2007-01-07 06:11:31 · 12 answers · asked by Antares 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Everybody knows translations can only come so near to the original meaning.
2007-01-07 06:12:23 · update #1
Absolutely.
A lot is loss in translation to a language from one which it was written.
In fact, the King James Bible has many errors due to translation.
2007-01-07 07:54:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, because the scriptures of Abaraham and other ancient prophets are lost forever.
But don't despair! All the religious truths which could be relevant to our lives are preserved forever in the Qur'an, which is God's last and final testament to mankind. It contains the stories of Adam, Noah, Abraham, Joseph, Moses, Jesus, and many others.
The stories and religious concepts which were corrupted and changed in the Bible (see Bart Ehrman's book "Misquoting Jesus") are set right in the Qur'an.
Scientific facts, like the big bang theory, which were discovered only recently, were revealed in the Qur'an more than 1400 years ago to an illiterate desert Arab.
Check out www.islam-guide.com
2007-01-07 06:26:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no such thing as religious truth. The truth is not revealed through words, regardless what language. Your searching at the wrong place.
2007-01-07 06:16:24 · answer #3 · answered by mr. corkscrew 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes - and Aramaic the language that Prophet Jesus spoke is a dead language - not just that but the gospels were written in greek a totally different language that Jesus didnt speak - so how can Christians claim the bible is from God
2007-01-07 06:15:00 · answer #4 · answered by shaybani_yusuf 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The notion of a religious truth is a contradiction in terms: there is no such thing.
2007-01-07 06:14:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are assuming they are "Truths". Truths need proof! The word you are looking for is a theory that needs to be proved!
2007-01-07 06:21:23 · answer #6 · answered by Rajan S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Right. that's why they are having a hard time with Ancient Egypt and the Mayans.
2007-01-07 06:14:18 · answer #7 · answered by Cold Fart 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if the meaning is accurately translated.......to our time then the truth are preserved.......not like makingtheir own version of the bible but translating it..
2007-01-07 06:15:28 · answer #8 · answered by dfg q 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Er no, no-one speaks Latin or ancient Greek now but we still know and use their philosophies and literature.
2007-01-07 06:13:55 · answer #9 · answered by fourmorebeers 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No - No one speaks the old English thee's and thou's but we all know what it meant.
2007-01-07 06:20:35 · answer #10 · answered by Jeancommunicates 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋