The Aramaic is only relevant for the New Testament and small bits of the Old Testament, but Hebrew Old Testaments don't anachronistically translate those into Hebrew. Even so, it's clear that the original language of the New Testament was Greek. Even with Greek, the Septuagint is helpful to have for historical purposes but not strictly necessary.
As for English, sometimes I think the worst thing to ever happen was the translation of the Bible into English.
As for English, sometimes I think the worst thing to ever happen was the translation of the Bible into English.
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
I'm wondering if I own too many Bibles.
- 12/01/2012 12:08:16 AM
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I have half a dozen different translations of The Critique of Pure Reason and The Symposium.
- 12/01/2012 03:42:01 AM
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Probably for the same reason you have so many translations of the Bible.
- 12/01/2012 06:47:53 AM
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You need a bible that has 5 translations side by side
- 12/01/2012 04:16:25 AM
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Not quite
- 12/01/2012 05:31:57 AM
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That bad of translations? 
- 12/01/2012 05:55:38 AM
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- 12/01/2012 05:55:38 AM
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No, I just think that people forget they're reading a translation
- 12/01/2012 09:29:41 PM
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I only have 4
- 12/01/2012 01:58:13 PM
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I heard the Norwegian one had the controversial "Thou shalt slaughter Leviathan and eat him" passage
- 12/01/2012 11:24:50 PM
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NIV Study Bible is high on my list of Must Haves.
- 12/01/2012 08:34:08 PM
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