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20229549? ago

Interesting - just reading this:

It is interesting to note that the Geneva Reformers- men such as John Calvin - expressed opinions in the marginal notes that would be simply unacceptable to the "scholars" of today. For example, the passage in Genesis 12:2-3, that reads:

"And I will make of thee a great nation, and will bless thee, and make thy name great, and thou shalt be a blessing.I will also bless them that bless thee, and curse them that curse thee, and in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed."

Our ministers today tell us this refers to Jews. That isn't the way the Geneva translators understood it:

The world shall recover by thy seed, which is Christ, the blessings that were lost in Adam. 7

http://www.reformedreader.org/gbn/igb.htm

20232398? ago

This bit was also super interesting.

Geneva was an anomaly in 16th Century Europe. In the days of absolute despotism and constant warfare, Geneva achieved her independence primarily by constant negotiation, playing off one stronger power against another. While other governments allowed lawyers to drag out cases and took months and years to get rid of corrupt officials, the City of Geneva dispatched most civil and criminal cases within a month and threw corrupt officials into jail the day after they were found out.

20234016? ago

Geneva was a state-city then. It seems independence was possible at these times. May be the geography played s role too. Still it is impressive.

20232390? ago

That article is really interesting and informative. Thanks for posting it. I’ve heard of the Geneva Bible but hadn’t looked into it much. I just downloaded it from archive.org. I’m really curious.

In the church I grew up in the pastor studied Greek and often discussed word translation issues. The Geneva Bible sounds like it’s more true to the original Greek.

20232991? ago

For s long time I had an issue with the question- which is the primal source of information. Until I have my own revelation I need to rely on information, facts. I know that always we lose something in translation but the spirit of the true meaning can be preserved if the translator is inspired himself and is a trustful person. So I began my research to find the motive for writing King James Bible. As it is explained in the link and I believe so the reason is establishing the power of the Anglican Church. Also I read about the character of King James. Obviously by inserting passages and changing the words a lot can be accomplished. I know that the first source is the Bible in by Aramaic but I don’t have an access to the Vatican’s library. So the closest truthful source seems to be the Geneva Bible judging by the reasons of creating it.

20230887? ago

Absolutely, this pertains to the Jews who became the first Christians. Those who have remained Jews are still lost and must go through a period of tribulations and even then few will be saved.