Dear Peter,Your last paragraph overstates the case. It is not generally taught that "functional equivalence and meaning-based translation are the only viable methods of translation." They are recommended as appropriate in many circumstances (actually probably the great majority of circumstances in which there is not already a Bible in a particular language). But it is never taught that formal equivalence translation is invalid, rather that it is appropriate for certain audiences, those which are equipped and motivated for the kind of serious study which you recommend.
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It is a pity that modern textbooks and courses for Bible translators teach that functional equivalence and meaning-based translation are the only viable methods of translation. These are fine methods serving good purposes, but the exclusion of the literal approach leads Bible readers in a direction which prevents them from understanding what lexical meaning really is.
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