Faithfully Translating the Bible

Quak­er­S­peak inter­views Quak­er trans­la­tor Sarah Ruden!

If you think of the Bible as a rule­book, then you’re going to fight about it, because it’s about allo­ca­tion of pow­er, and the inter­preter is always claim­ing pow­er by say­ing, “the Bible says you can do this, and you must not do that.” Well, Quak­ers do not like to think that way.
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