Christianity Quote by Lamin Sanneh Download Open image “The original language of Christianity is translation.” — Lamin Sanneh ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.5 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Christianity Language Translations
The Christian "doctrines" are translations into our concepts and ideas of that which God has already expressed in language more adequate, namely the actual… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Many people do not know that Jesus did not speak Latin or English or Hebrew; he spoke Aramaic. But nobody knows that language. So… — Ngugi wa Thiong'o Copy Share Image
The translators of the Bible were masters of an English style much fitter for that work than any we see in our present writings;… — Jonathan Swift Copy Share Image
“Preface WITH THE ADVENT OF multiple modern English translations of the Bible being published over the last fifty years, Christians have come to realize that there can be a wide range of meanings and renderings of various words from the Bible in the original language. As a Hebrew teacher and student of ancient languages one of the most common questions… — Chaim Bentorah Copy Share
I don't think that someone who does not speak the original language can ever expect to produce a real translation. — Christian Wiman Copy Share Image
“The Holy Bible is the Spirit of God exposed to humanity in the Language of Heaven.” — Felix Wantang Copy Share Image
“One reason Bible translation is a difficult task is that, in many cases, there is no direct one-to-one parallel between words in the original… — Ron Rhodes Copy Share Image
Africans sensed in their hearts that Jesus did not mock their respect for the sacred or their clamor for an invincible Savior, so they… — Lamin Sanneh Copy Share Image
Christianity was never meant to be defined by its disciplines, but by its passions. — Bill Johnson Copy Share Image
I think, here's what I've realized from interviewing people, and I've been very open about my Catholicism and my love of Christ and I… — Jay Mohr Copy Share Image
“God hates Hell. He hates the idea of people going there. He hates it so much that He was willing to take on human… — Evan Minton Copy Share Image
“some of my good Baptist brethren in Georgia had done a little preaching from the pulpit against the KKK, I would have a little… — Norman Moss Copy Share Image
I pray that wherever we are and whatever duties we have in the priesthood of God, we will be united in the cause to… — Henry B. Eyring Copy Share Image
Why do Christians sing when they are together? The reason is, quite simply, because in singing together it is possible for them to speak… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
“every church can treat each discipleship class and each worship service as an opportunity for continual rehearsal of what the words, stories, symbols, rituals,… — Sarah Arthur Copy Share Image
The ability of the gospel to unite us on common strengths and common truths is one of the great miracles . . . of the gospel. — Jeffrey R. Holland Copy Share Image
“A question for Christians who accept evolution: When did we gain a "soul"? Did Homo habilis have a soul? Homo ergaster? Did God only… — David G. McAfee Copy Share Image
The notion of a non-religious Christmas is ridiculous. But so is the insistence on the part of Christians that politicians and retailers carry out… — Rachel Campos-Duffy Copy Share Image
A real Christian in an odd number anyway. He feels supreme love for One whom he has never seen, talks familiarly every day to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Because the truth is that gossip is as good as gospel in this town. You can save face but you won't ever save your… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image