Biblical Hebrew Forum

[George F Somsel <gfsomsel AT juno.com>]

On Sat, 08 Jan 2005 15:10:44 +0000 Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>
writes:
> On 08/01/2005 04:57, George F Somsel wrote:
> 
> > ...
> >
> >I would be surprised if any person of average -- or even slightly 
> less
> >than average -- intelligence would SERIOUSLY espouse any of these
> >interpretations. ...
> >
> 
> George, I think the only way to settle this one is to go out and ask 
> 
> ordinary people with little church etc background. In other words, 
> do 
> some field testing, as Wayne Leman urges. He notes that translators 
> into 
> minority languages regularly do field testing of their translations, 
> but 
> major English translations have not been field tested. The 
> translators 
> have simply assumed that their audiences will understand the 
> language of 
> the translation.
> 
> I realise that some of my misinterpretations are resolvable in the 
> context. But I have done field testing of the translation I was 
> working 
> on, and have done Bible studies with less educated people in the UK. 
> And 
> during this I have found misunderstandings every bit as bizarre as 
> the 
> ones I mention here.
> 
> -- 
> Peter Kirk
> peter AT qaya.org (personal)
> peterkirk AT qaya.org (work)
> http://www.qaya.org/
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Peter,

I have given equally bizarre interpretations; however, when I did so it
was with the full realization that they were bizarre and not to be taken
seriously.  This is the background of my statement that these were made
"with tongue firmly planted."  I know Wayne frequently asks such
questions of his listmembers.  I have a suspicion that they are "putting
him on."

george
gfsomsel
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