Re: Language

From: Joerg Baumgartner <jorganos_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2003 13:24:50 +0200


>From: Simon Hibbs <Simon.Hibbs_at_marconi.com>

>The scriptures were also read out in latin in church. So the congregatio
> didn't have a clue what it meant - so what? To read it in vulgar local
>language would pollute the supposed purity of the text. Is this also
>supposed to be the case with the Abiding Book?

I think that in this case, the West bears more similarity to the treatment of the Koran: The text will be known and understood by the congregations.

A historical aside - which Latin translation of the bible did the catholic church declare as sacrosanct?



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