I love how you showed the variety among the Masoretic Text, Septuagint, and Targum.
One thing to keep in mind... the Masoretic Text is not the original Hebrew manuscripts. Those manuscripts have been lost. Like the Septuagint and Targum, the Masoretic Text is a translation based on an earlier text and influenced by the doctrine of its translators.
In my opinion, all 3 of these manuscripts offer a valuable perspective in understanding the Scriptures. Praise Yah for the gift of this trio!
Exactly! Many modern books have been written on that very question. And the related question for the New Testament (much of it written by Paul) is: what books/letters are rightfully included in the canon and why. I think it’s certainly reasonable to discard the view that our current English Bible (any version really) is literally true and inerrant in all subjects. I find the most workable solution is to search for the intended meaning of scripture passages and how they are rightly applied to life in 2025.
I love how you showed the variety among the Masoretic Text, Septuagint, and Targum.
One thing to keep in mind... the Masoretic Text is not the original Hebrew manuscripts. Those manuscripts have been lost. Like the Septuagint and Targum, the Masoretic Text is a translation based on an earlier text and influenced by the doctrine of its translators.
In my opinion, all 3 of these manuscripts offer a valuable perspective in understanding the Scriptures. Praise Yah for the gift of this trio!
Hmmm, biblical translation by eisegesis. Kind of makes one wonder what Paul had in mind when he wrote, “All scripture is God breathed.”
Exactly! Many modern books have been written on that very question. And the related question for the New Testament (much of it written by Paul) is: what books/letters are rightfully included in the canon and why. I think it’s certainly reasonable to discard the view that our current English Bible (any version really) is literally true and inerrant in all subjects. I find the most workable solution is to search for the intended meaning of scripture passages and how they are rightly applied to life in 2025.