If I ask a question about religion I can tell from the type of words used in a response if the person is religious or not. About 80% of responses will sound as if they have come from the bible themselves! I am wondering if there is a reason for this?
2007-08-18 22:06:04 · 18 answers · asked by SmEllY! 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Maybe it is just all the capital letters? I don't know.
2007-08-18 22:08:12 · update #1
No I haven't, lets not get too specific here, I am just saying that the answers are not in language that would be considered normal for our times.
2007-08-18 22:12:29 · update #2
Good answer happy pilgrim.
2007-08-18 22:13:14 · update #3
Yes I do know that nouns are used for names. Why do some people take things so seriously? It is just a question, how about you answer it instead of taking the piss out of the asker?
2007-08-18 22:41:26 · update #4
Invisible flags : Because it sounds different to what I am used to hearing and not many people talk like that.
2007-08-18 22:42:56 · update #5
Huh? The KJV wasn't written in Old English, but in early modern English. Old English is completely indecipherable to most modern speakers (think an original langauge Beowulf): Hwaet we Gardena in geardagum
. . . and Middle English isn't much better (think an untranslated Canterbury Tales): "Whan that Aprill, with his shoures soote/The droghte of March hath perced to the roote"
Why do some religious people use archaic language? They probably think it makes them look smarter.
2007-08-18 22:42:19 · answer #1 · answered by Cathy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The New American Bible (Catholic) and the Jerusalem Bible are a couple that are written in modern English. Many Protestants use the King James version of the bible which uses formal English from an earlier era. Original texts were taken from writings in Hebrew, Greek, Roman (Later Latin) and other languages. There are many versions of the Holy Bible with variations in language, but the message is pretty much the same.
2007-08-19 05:26:06 · answer #2 · answered by ValleyViolet 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Happy Pilgrim. I can read the King's English, I have a copy of the 1611 version that was given to me as a gift, written in the original English grammar and spelling.
But when we quote the Bible, most of us quote from the King James, some quote from the New King James, and still others quote from other versions.
It's not a "religious" thing, it's quoting from the Bible version that we are comfortable with. And we quote passages from the Bible, so as to answer questions straight from the source.
2007-08-19 05:25:54 · answer #3 · answered by Foxfire 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They know that they themselves are pretty average and ordinary so they take on the persona of a preacher, who knows how to talk the talk, to make up for their inadequacies.
It comes from insecurity - people who have an inferiority complex try to counteract it with a superiority complex.
They act as though Old English is what they spoke back when the stories, that were picked to go into the Goat Herders' Guide to the Galaxy, were being conceptualised and written.
They forget that Aramaic, Hebrew, Greek and Latin were the languages used in the original texts.
2007-08-19 05:31:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I believe, the Bible was translated in to English in the 1600's, and the language that was spoken during those times was old English.
However, there are other more modern translations of the Bible now, but most "believers" believe that the modern version deviate from the true biblical meanings mostly due to the time, atmosphere, and cultural during the 1600's.
So when most "believers," quote the Bible they repeat the words verbatim.
2007-08-19 05:27:33 · answer #5 · answered by luvmyselfu 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The reason is because a lot of the responses DO come from the bible.
2007-08-19 05:41:42 · answer #6 · answered by Mr. Eko 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's because they are quoting from the King James version of the Bible which is written in the older style of English.
Myself, I find it very poetic and beautiful.
2007-08-19 05:20:34 · answer #7 · answered by Michael B - Prop. 8 Repealed! 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
1. Christians are encouraged, even commanded, to study the Bible. Memorizing verses, etc.. It is therefore quite appropriate for us to quote and use bible verses in our answers.
2. Many Christians still use the King James Version of the Bible, published in the 1611, similar in language to William Shakespeare. "thee" and "thou" are part of their Vocabulary.
god bless
2007-08-19 05:11:30 · answer #8 · answered by happy pilgrim 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Olde English? Have you ever read 1600's English? It sure isn't the same as the King James Bible you read today. If you saw the ORIGINAL King James James version you wouldn't be able to read 1/2 of it.
2007-08-19 05:10:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Some are just making themselves look really religious. but most of them are trying to quote actual verses from the Bible.
2007-08-19 05:16:37 · answer #10 · answered by Pacute 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋