• phutatorius@lemmy.zip
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    use of translations that they say have been discredited

    New International Version? It’s known to be shite, where translations of some sections are distorted to fit pre-conceived fundie superstitions rather than being faithful to the original texts.

    I mean, the KJV is full of errors, often due to errors in the source documents used, but at least it was translated by people who were literate.

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      The ESV, also on the list, is even worse. A bunch of conservative evangelicals read evangelical conservative translations and decided they weren’t misogynistic enough and decided to make another even more conservative version.