Re: Analysis techniques

[Dan Minette]

>
> I don't think he prays, per se.  He has major problems
> with organized religion, and sees the Bible as tainted
> by 2000 years of Catholic politics.


Since the translations of the Bible are done by multiperson teams including
people of various faiths and lack of faith, how can the translations be
tainted by 2000 years ofCatholic politics?  There are families of ancient
texts in Greek and Hebrew that are used.  For the New Testament, see "The
Text of the New Testiment" by Bruce Metzger, the chair of the NRSV
translation committee. The process is quite facinating, and difficult to
attribute to Catholic politics.  We have many many more ancient texts of
scripture than any other set of books.

Dan M.