100% accurate to which version? King James version? The Latin that was translated from? The Greek that was translated from? The original (I think) Hebrew?
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MissJinx@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Even if you are not religious (I’m not) we really need a Bible tv show. But it has to be 100% accurate, no cuting corners, at most they could modernize the language, but it has to be 100% of dialogues there. It would be amazing
smeg@feddit.uk 5 months ago
ringwraithfish@startrek.website 5 months ago
And you’ve just summed up all religious conflicts.
Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Keeping the same language so no mistranslation is no barrier for religious wars. Shia and Sunni do fine despite both having the Koran in original Arabic.
GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip 5 months ago
Unless you are cramming the whole book into a single episode or movie the religious weirdos will just cherry pick the episodes they like, as they do with the book now.
Mr_Fish@lemmy.world 5 months ago
That would be insanely hard to do accurately. There’s some repeated stories (kings/chronicles or Matthew/Mark/Luke/John), there’s stuff that isn’t a story at all (Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, song of songs), and most of the new testament is letters.
Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 months ago
I’d settle for a Bible written in plain, modern English. The closest I could find was Word on the Street but it was a white guy trying to write like a gangsta and it fell a bit flat.
CannedTuna@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
NIV doesn’t work for you?
There’s a newer translation called the EHV that I believe is supposed to be more understandable and plain English. Might try that.
Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 months ago
I’m looking more for a complete modern overhaul, not a line-by-line modern translation. Like a novel. I still use the KJV in church so I get exposed to the original scripture but it’s often very difficult to actually grasp what’s going on.
LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
I just messaged my discord friend who’s an ordained minister. I’ll let you know what he says.
Revan343@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
The Message is a pretty good modern translation
wiikifox@pawb.social 5 months ago
Try New World Translation
Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 months ago
I’m not a Jehovah’s Witness.
optissima@lemmynsfw.com 5 months ago
There’s “The Message” which is a modern, idiomatic translation of the bible. I remember looking at it ~20 years ago and it being a modern translation, but I didn’t like the translation even at 11yo.
wiikifox@pawb.social 5 months ago
It’s still a good translation, and faithful to the original text
themeatbridge@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Not exactly what you’re thinking, but Moral Orel dabbled in this. It was made by the guy who provides the voice of Mickey Mouse, but you might know him better as the guy from the “this guy fucks” meme.
Emi621@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 months ago
The first thing that comes to mind is good omens but I don’t if it’s accurate.
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 5 months ago
It’s close enough.
ElBarto@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
I want to see this done like an episode of Judge Judy, but it’s some bored king as judge.
dojan@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Cocks of horses and cums of donkeys and all that.
MissJinx@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Specially that, everything the relihious freaks would get mad about, but they can’t because bible.
Aremel@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Oh they’ll get mad anyway.
flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
Especially if ones ‘accurate’ and doesn’t use white people?
Jimbo@yiffit.net 5 months ago
Who doesn’t want donkey cummies 💨💦💦