Since the Bible was written in other languages & then re-interpretted...?

Question

How do you figure out what the Bible is about if info in lost in interpretation?

Just asking. Please don't bite off my head.

Answer 1

are you insinuating the recipe might be wrong?

Answer 2

Good question. Of course there are several approaches to this topic. More scholarly efforts include exegesis, exposition, source documentation, history of translation, history of understanding and so on.

Naturally these means all fall short from a spiritual standpoint because they are based on efforts and deeds of people, and tend to ignore or discount the work of the supernatural.

Many Christians for instance, are convinced that the Bible is not written, but spoken words of God that were transcribed by people, and that the Speaker of these words is still around and accessible in the form of the Holy Spirit to consult about what it means. In fact the understanding can go much further, such that God's Word is alive not dead, and therefore is not in a frame of reference that includes past and future tense...sort of what was true then is still true now...
To see what the Bible says about itself See II Timothy 3:16-17, Thess 1:13, 1 Thess 4:8-9, Heb 4:12 as examples.

It seems that the Holy Spirit is selective about to whom He is revealed, and there are both steps and conditions for accessing Him for consultation.

This leads to the problem of discerning who as actually gotten information from the Spirit, and who is mistaken, delusional or dishonest about it.

May God bless your quest.

David

Answer 3

You don't unless you are a scholar in prehistoric languages, therefore, you have to put trust in the interpretation of others. My mother once told me the first three words in the bible, IN THE BEGINNING, could also be interpreted as, OF THE MIND, which could change the entire meaning of the bible as a whole. I don't know where she got that information, but I trust it because my mother spent her entire life reading and investigating the bible. In my case if a specific command or incident occurs regularly or it seems logical, I accept it as truth. Maybe Jesus and the bible were created to strengthen our minds. ;-)

Answer 4

The Bible as we know it is a shadow of its original. There has been so many deletions, there is actually more removed context than what remains.
It may be inspired by God, but mankind has adapted it to suit themselves politically,culturally, and religiously. This is not taking into account the numerous translations from Greek, Coptic, Roman, Latin, Anglo Saxon, up to modern launguage. Where phrases, and words have lost their original meaning. You can`t figure out whats gone.

Answer 5

Translation, lost in translation. Who says anything was lost, those who never read the Bible? The Bible follows ancient scripture closely enough to get the main idea without losing any significant amount. Don't listen to scoffers and ridiculers. Read it yourself and make up your own mind..

Answer 6

It's impossible to tell. We could go back, and re-translate now, with all of our technology and knowledge, and some have done so. But you still never know what was intended to be taken literally, and what was a popular euphamism or colloquialism of the times and places it was written.

You have to figure out for yourself what parts you accept as real and what parts you don't. I don't buy into the idea that you have to accept it all or accept none of it as fact. Just MHO

Answer 7

i was raised a catholic and later in life i switched to baptist..wasnt getting enough bible teaching as a catholic..when i became a baptist i went to bible study's..
i got more and more confused..we did the king james version and everyone had a different interpretation of the verses...i
said the heck with this..no one knows what the other is doing...i am now away from religion..i still believe in christ but dont go to church...to confusing...

Answer 8

I would suggest, to answer your question, that you get a "Parallel Bible," which is four translations side-by-side in one book. If you do, you'll notice that there is, in actuality, very little difference amid the translations. Most differences are in synonyms, except when you have a paraphrase version such as the Living Bible.

Answer 9

Your first step towards really understanding the Bible is to become a born again Christian. When you recieve Jesus in your heart he sends His Holy Spirit to live in your heart and He helps you to understand the scriptures. Jesus said in John 3:3, that you must be born again to see the Kingdom of God. In Romans 10:13 the Bibles says that whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. The Bible says we must confess our sins to Jesus and believe that He arose from the grave on the third day forever opening the door to salvation to all who will believe, to all who will call upon his name. We have to come to Jesus with our whole heart and soul. We must believe Jesus is who the Bible says He is. Jesus has washed away your sins on the cross, now will you accept him as your Lord and Saviour. This is the only way to really know what the Bible says, it takes faith, are you ready to step out in faith, if you are just pray this sinners prayer and a new life with Christ awaits, just pray Dear Jesus, I know and confess that I am sinner in need of salvation. I believe you died on a cross at calvery and arose from the grave to wash away my sins, I ask you right now to come into my heart and save me, I pray this Prayer believing in the name of Jesus Amen. If you prayed this prayer with a sincere heart you are now a child of God, rejoice that your name is written in the Lambs book of Life. Jesus will now send his Holy Spirit to come and live in your heart and guide you into all truth. If you made a decision for Christ or have any questions, Please send me an email, God Bless YOU!!

Answer 10

And if you go to the ancient Hebrew version you will find many misinterpretations have occured. Most especially in the King James version

Answer 11

of course some is lost in interpretation that's wwhy it is important to study