ASSIGNMENT 16
FAITH IN CONFLICT (P. 671)
1. After reading the four translations of I Corinthians on pages 674-676, comment on the differences you see. Do you feel any meaning is sacrificed? Explain your answer.
Tyndale and Geneva spoke of love throughout the selection while Douai-Rheims and King James spoke of charity in its place. No meaning was sacrificed in either of the selections. They all got the same point across.
2. Tyndale was accused of fomenting rebellion. How, in The Obedience of a Christian Man [The Forgiveness of Sins] did he answer that charge? (P. 677)
He speaks of regardless of the sin if you repent to God you will be forgiven. He believes that as long as you admit to your sin and promises to change you will be forgiven in the eyes of the lord.
3. Who is William Tyndale (P. 677), and what does he say about Scriptural Interpretation on page 678? …show more content…
he was convinced that salvation came from the direct access to the word of God so he sought support to translate the Bible to english. His project was blocked because English church authorities was concerned about the spreading of heresies. In 1525, he completed a translated version of the New Testament. Deeply influenced by the writings of Martin Luther he wrote “The Obedience of a Christian Man” which expressed Protestant hope and went against Roman Catholicism. Tenderly was accused of assaults on the Catholic Church. He said that the Scripture had one sense which was literal. He said it uses proverbs, similitudes, riddles, and allegories like all other scriptures but those were not the literal meaning. To find the literal meaning you had to look