Author Topic: Catholic bible replaces "virgin" with "young woman" (Read 3419 times)

stevusmagnus · « **Reply #5 on:** March 10, 2011, 09:43:26 PM »

The NAB also uses "highly favored daughter" instead of "full of grace" for Gabriel's greeting to Mary. Totally Prot. Avoid this hideous translation at all costs.

gladius_veritatis · « **Reply #6 on:** March 10, 2011, 10:05:32 PM »

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You do have to wonder if they have Jews making and approving these translations.

Why is there any need to wonder? WHAT should one wonder?

Confucius says, "Man who swallow boulder, easily swallow pebble..."

gladius_veritatis · « **Reply #7 on:** March 10, 2011, 10:06:48 PM »

Quote from: stevusmagnus

Avoid this hideous translation at all costs.

Has it not been approved?

Telesphorus · « **Reply #8 on:** March 10, 2011, 10:17:54 PM »

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Young woman is a perfectly correct translation of the Hebrew Almah.

Maybe in some context other than Holy Writ.

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It implies virgin, but does not necessarily mean virgin.

If it implies virgin in the text then it should be translated virgin.

It is prophecy of the Blessed Virgin, to change it to "young woman" is an assault on Catholic doctrine.

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They are not changing the New Testament reference, which quotes from the Greek Old Testament and uses the word parthenos, which does mean virgin.

That would be too blatant even for them.

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The problem most people here will have with this is that they are using the Hebrew test, not the Vulgate.

No, that's not the problem at all. The problem is that they are using a translation that does not accord with Catholic doctrine but on the contrary agrees with those (the Jews) who attack Catholic doctrine.

Telesphorus · « **Reply #9 on:** March 10, 2011, 10:18:41 PM »

Quote from: stevusmagnus

The NAB also uses "highly favored daughter" instead of "full of grace" for Gabriel's greeting to Mary. Totally Prot. Avoid this hideous translation at all costs.

The people in charge of this do not have the Catholic Faith.