THEO 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Revised Standard Version, King James Version, Luther Bible
21 Feb 2020
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They had many books they considered scripture that are not found in the hebrew bible. Important translations of the bible: the vulgate. In latin, by jerome in late 4th century. The bible in the common (vulgata) language; official translation used by the catholic church. The bible for the vulgar/common people: the luther bible, german translation by martin luther in early 16th century, the king james bible (kjb) These categories overlap: many scholars) believe the bible is the word of god and apply scientific principles. Three different religious ways of studying the bible: (three types of religious exegesis) Bible is god"s word unaffected by human mediation. Meaning requires knowledge of historical, literary, and theological/religious context of composition. Bible is god"s word affected by mediation through human authors. Bible true in regard to god and his relationship with humans, but not necessarily true regarding history and physical world.
