Post a reply My profile login | Register | Directory | Search | FAQs | Board home » Ship of Fools » Special interest discussion » Kerygmania » Finding a bible, picky picky picky » Post a reply Post a reply Login name: Password: Message: HTML is disabled. UBB code is ON. Images are OFF. [QUOTE]Originally posted by Angloid: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Brian M: [qb] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Angloid: [qb] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Brian M: [qb]The second edition takes out the thees and thous, if you care to avoid such things. [/qb][/QUOTE]That's good. Irrespective of your attitude to 16th-century English, the RSV was theologically suspect because it used 'thou - thee' for God and 'you' for individual human beings. [/qb][/QUOTE]Setting God apart from individual human beings is theologically suspect? Good to know. [/qb][/QUOTE]In this matter, yes. It has the effect of suggesting that the 'familiar' form of address is really the 'formal, respectful one. It reverses the reasoning for addressing God as 'thou' in the first place: that we could address him as our loving Father rather than a distant tyrant. [/QB][/QUOTE]   Instant smilies Instant UBB code                                                                       UBB code? What's that then? Options Disable smilies in this post.   Contact us | Ship of Fools | Privacy statement © Ship of Fools 2013 UBB.classicTM 6.5.0