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 11 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 11 months ago
ringwraithfish@startrek.website 11 months ago
And you’ve just summed up all religious conflicts.
Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 months ago
LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 months ago
I just messaged my discord friend who’s an ordained minister. I’ll let you know what he says.
Revan343@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
The Message is a pretty good modern translation
wiikifox@pawb.social 11 months ago
Try New World Translation
Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
I’m not a Jehovah’s Witness.
optissima@lemmynsfw.com 11 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 11 months ago
It’s still a good translation, and faithful to the original text
themeatbridge@lemmy.world 11 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 11 months ago
The first thing that comes to mind is good omens but I don’t if it’s accurate.
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 11 months ago
It’s close enough.
ElBarto@sh.itjust.works 11 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 11 months ago
Cocks of horses and cums of donkeys and all that.
MissJinx@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Specially that, everything the relihious freaks would get mad about, but they can’t because bible.
Aremel@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Oh they’ll get mad anyway.
flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Especially if ones ‘accurate’ and doesn’t use white people?
Jimbo@yiffit.net 11 months ago
Who doesn’t want donkey cummies 💨💦💦