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Originally posted by MBiddy
I'm not sure what you're saying, but I'm saying why did they make a version specifically for the country? Why isn't it just THE BIBLE, translated into different languages.
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The purpose of any translation is to put a book in the language of a target audience. When the language used by the audience changes over the course of 300 years (or 100 or 50) it becomes necessary to update the translation (or retranslate anew.)
One of my favorite quotes is from Greg Koukl (Sundays 3-5 pm, KBRT 740 AM, Southern California and
http://www.str.org
) He says he only uses the King James Version when he is speaking to 300 year old English speakers.
