I read "Luther on Translating" and noticed that while he brings up some points about proper translation to German, he constantly insults the original translators, which I believe is Luther to be over-reacting and looking down upon others for a simple mistake. I think it's best to remember that we are all human, and that if we want people to take our advice, we should not demean and insult them.
I commented on Ethan's and Darby's posts.
I totally understand what you mean. However, I also see why Luther puts such a heavy emphasis on correctly translating the Bible. It is very important work and should be taken seriously, but I totally agree that he should be a little kinder about things.
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