From: "Heard, Christopher" <Christopher.Heard AT pepperdine.edu>
To: b-hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Re: Usage of Various Bible Translations
Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2005 16:10:32 -0800
On 1/7/05 12:37 PM, "Jerry Shepherd" <jerry.shepherd AT taylor-edu.ca> wrote:
> Well said, Jim. I would add that the other danger is that because a
> student has a had a year of Greek and/or Hebrew, they may now feel
> qualified to make independent novel suggestions as to what the
> Greek/Hebrew "really says." In the language classes that I teach at
> seminary I always make a point of telling students (with a smiley face)
> that the goal is not to make them independent exegetes, but to keep them
> making ridiculously stupid mistakes.
Um, Jerry, I really hope you mean "to keep them FROM making ..." :-)