A Learned Discourse on Justification, in Modern English - by Richard Hooker

[@RGrantJones]

There is a typo on the chart that appears at the 5:24 point. The first line should read, 'The translators divided the text into six chapters.'

[@treeckoniusconstantinus]

I'm always pleased when these old books get updated to current spelling and put back in print so the English discourses of the time don't just stay shrouded in mystery, confined to hard-to-find, hard-to-read PDFs online or in the backs of dusty libraries. Personally, I think it'd be neat for some publisher to put Catholic Gregory Martin's "A Discovery of the Manifold Corruptions of the Holy Scriptures by the Heretics of our Days" (1582) and Puritan William Fulke's response "A Defense of the Sincere and True Translations of the Holy Scriptures into the English Tongue" (1583) back into print, perhaps both together in one binding, so we can get a good impression of the dueling tracts of those days. I recently read a short piece published online by the Harry Ransom Center (University of Texas at Austin) where they had a copy of Fulke's parallel Bishops' Bible-Rheims New Testament, with Fulke's annotations, and it was quite interesting to read what the seventeenth-century owner (a Catholic) had written by hand in the margins, himself dueling with Fulke's notes as, of course, this was the only legal way to own the Rheims in England at the time. "I suppose we must take his interpretation along with us, or he will not allow us our reading" was one marginal scribble that gave me a chuckle. It calls to mind that comment I believe you once made about crossing out notes in the RSV NOAB, and it makes me imagine a modern reader stuck on a desert island with their only Bible being a Study Bible by an editor whose views they disdain.

[@RGrantJones]

I'd like to see the publications you describe. Thanks for commenting!

[@kennethdauria7137]

Curious, have you considered reviewing Matthew Barrett’s new book?

[@RGrantJones]

Yes, I'm reading it now. It's 888 pages long, so it may take a while. Thanks for the question!

[@kirbysmith4135]

You had time to do this after the last few days of poll questions!!??😅

[@RGrantJones]

Lol. Yes, but I often just skim the comments.

[@djpodesta]

Hehehe… 👍

[@kirbysmith4135]

@@RGrantJones I don't blame you. They do tend to raise my blood pressure.

[@hassanmirza2392]

A question about Bible, will it be correct to say that Christian Bible was always a translated book? Or were there early community of Christians who read it in original languages, in both Hebrew and Greek? I think the Jewish Bible was partly read in Hebrew and partly in translations throughout its history (depending upon the circumstances), but Christian Bible was always a translated book.

[@RGrantJones]

I'm not sure. Many early Christians were converted Jews, so perhaps some of them knew Hebrew and could read the Old Testament in the original language. The New Testament was written in Greek (or at least most of it was), and that was a common language in the empire. So perhaps some communities included people who could read the Old Testament in Hebrew, and it seems likely to me that most included individuals who could read the New in Greek.

[@kree9359]

Very cool, thank you!

[@RGrantJones]

Thanks for the kind comment, kree935. (By the way, I didn't see any 'held for review' comments from you when I checked this morning.)

[@kree9359]

@@RGrantJones interesting. I wasn’t sure how that worked since I’ve never experienced or noticed that happening before. Thanks for checking! Enjoy your day!

[@RGrantJones]

@@kree9359 - Thanks! I just checked again, and found another one of your comments in the 'held for review' bin. It's the one that begins, '@Henry Odera I’m not saying you’re in a cult. I’m saying what you say about God sounds like what cults say about God. ...' It's free now.

[@kree9359]

@@RGrantJones 👍 It seems anything under that thread gets sent for review. I’ll try to refrain from any further posts there :)

[@legacyandlegend]

You seem to have a lot of material on the anglican church. Just wandering are you a member of the Episcopal church or ACNA?

[@RGrantJones]

Thanks for the question, legacyandlegend. Actually, I've attended one of the continuing churches. I've never been to an Episcopal service. One of these days, when I finally retire, I may end up in a more traditional Episcopal church or an ACNA church, depending on where we decide to live.

[@Kevin-si2xv]

Would you ever make a review of Pope Benedict’s book, Jesus of Nazareth?

[@RGrantJones]

Thanks for the recommendation! I'll look into it.

[@micahwatz1148]

Calvin Robinson should be leading the Church of England. Its an absolute shame whats happing with the lgbtq affirmation stuff. Supposed to bring people out of sin, not let them drown in it.

[@djpodesta]

Lengthy and convoluted sentences… hmmmm 🤔 Me!

[@kirbysmith4135]

😂