Comments for Eric Pazdziora http://www.ericpazdziora.com Composer, Writer, Pianist, Church Musician Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:44:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on The Myth of the Weaker Vessel by Darcy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EricPazdzioraComments/~3/7sV-FD-CIZg/ Darcy Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:44:22 +0000 http://www.ericpazdziora.com/?p=34773#comment-1132 Beautiful, Eric! Thank you for this post. :) Beautiful, Eric! Thank you for this post. :)

]]> http://www.ericpazdziora.com/writing/the-myth-of-the-weaker-vessel/#comment-1132 Comment on The Myth of the Weaker Vessel by Eric http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EricPazdzioraComments/~3/xECL2FPtyV0/ Eric Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:34:47 +0000 http://www.ericpazdziora.com/?p=34773#comment-1130 I'm touched to hear it, SarahK. Thanks for letting me know. I’m touched to hear it, SarahK. Thanks for letting me know.

]]> http://www.ericpazdziora.com/writing/the-myth-of-the-weaker-vessel/#comment-1130 Comment on The Myth of the Weaker Vessel by Eric http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EricPazdzioraComments/~3/Uwm7d2R6Nz4/ Eric Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:33:31 +0000 http://www.ericpazdziora.com/?p=34773#comment-1129 Jonathan-- Very good question. I chose the ESV for my study because it's (apparently) the one that was misquoted in the example, and it also happens to be a favorite of many complementarian theologians. As far as I can determine (admittedly Greek scholarship is very far from my strong suit), it sticks closest to the vocabulary of the original in this case; compare <a href="http://interlinearbible.org/1_peter/3-7.htm" rel="nofollow">the Interlinear</a>. I gather from scholars that Peter's Greek grammar and vocabulary is uneven and thus a bit tricky to translate properly, so my guess is that some paraphrasing comes into most translations to make it more accessible to English readers. The phrase "weaker vessel" does have some unfortunate connotations to many readers, though it's debatable whether the other wordings are improvements. All the more reason to do our homework when interpreting the Bible. Thanks for your comment! Jonathan– Very good question. I chose the ESV for my study because it’s (apparently) the one that was misquoted in the example, and it also happens to be a favorite of many complementarian theologians. As far as I can determine (admittedly Greek scholarship is very far from my strong suit), it sticks closest to the vocabulary of the original in this case; compare the Interlinear. I gather from scholars that Peter’s Greek grammar and vocabulary is uneven and thus a bit tricky to translate properly, so my guess is that some paraphrasing comes into most translations to make it more accessible to English readers. The phrase “weaker vessel” does have some unfortunate connotations to many readers, though it’s debatable whether the other wordings are improvements. All the more reason to do our homework when interpreting the Bible.

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]]> http://www.ericpazdziora.com/writing/the-myth-of-the-weaker-vessel/#comment-1129 Comment on The Myth of the Weaker Vessel by Eric http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EricPazdzioraComments/~3/yDfBW0eopfU/ Eric Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:20:17 +0000 http://www.ericpazdziora.com/?p=34773#comment-1128 Thanks for your encouraging words, and welcome to my blog! I hope you find my other writings interesting as well. Thanks for your encouraging words, and welcome to my blog! I hope you find my other writings interesting as well.

]]> http://www.ericpazdziora.com/writing/the-myth-of-the-weaker-vessel/#comment-1128 Comment on The Myth of the Weaker Vessel by Eric http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EricPazdzioraComments/~3/0jXqWeKUKHU/ Eric Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:16:58 +0000 http://www.ericpazdziora.com/?p=34773#comment-1127 Glad to hear it. Glad to hear it.

]]> http://www.ericpazdziora.com/writing/the-myth-of-the-weaker-vessel/#comment-1127 Comment on The Myth of the Weaker Vessel by Jonathan http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EricPazdzioraComments/~3/wXLw5MI6twI/ Jonathan Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:31:47 +0000 http://www.ericpazdziora.com/?p=34773#comment-1126 Thanks for a thought-provoking article. I wonder if you have any comment on the way this verse is translated in the NASB, NLT, NIV, and RSV. If you are correct, it seem that all these translations obscure the meaning at best, and mislead at worse. Thanks for a thought-provoking article. I wonder if you have any comment on the way this verse is translated in the NASB, NLT, NIV, and RSV. If you are correct, it seem that all these translations obscure the meaning at best, and mislead at worse.

]]> http://www.ericpazdziora.com/writing/the-myth-of-the-weaker-vessel/#comment-1126 Comment on The Myth of the Weaker Vessel by ericpazdziora http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EricPazdzioraComments/~3/RXBlLVglEs4/ ericpazdziora Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:07:49 +0000 http://www.ericpazdziora.com/?p=34773#comment-1131 Wow! Yesterday set an unexpected record for page views on my website. Thanks to everyone who shared "Weaker Vessel." http://t.co/prWPpUXv Wow! Yesterday set an unexpected record for page views on my website. Thanks to everyone who shared “Weaker Vessel.” http://t.co/prWPpUXv

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