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This really brings out the difficulty in intentionally conserving ambiguity: translating "temptation" and "evil" as "desires that are against our better judgeme
by bcoates 12y ago
This really brings out the difficulty in intentionally conserving ambiguity: translating "temptation" and "evil" as "desires that are against our better judgement" and "ideas associated with the Devil" is engaging in some heavy editorializing over the original texts, which are terse and can credibly cover a wide range of meanings.