--- George Bedell <gdbedell@...> skrev:

> Gunnar,
>
> In your Paliforum post of 1/27, you mentioned 'the
> Pali Bible'. After some investigation online, I
> found reference to a New Testament in Burmese script
> attributed to Tolfrey and de Thomas and published in
> Colombo in 1835. Is this the one you were referring
> to? Whether it is or not, do you have any idea how
> to obtain a copy? I would appreciate any
> information.

Actually, I don't know any details; I have heard
several times that either the Bible, or perhaps only
the New Testament, have been translated into Pali to
convert bhikkhus. I have also heard that this
translation have given some knowledgeable bhikkhus a
great joy, but of a quite different kind than the one
intended.

I have heard similar stories about other Bible
translations (such a choosing the wrong synonym for
"love"...)

Some Christians tend to boast about how many languages
the Bible has been translated into. I always wished to
know how many of these translations are of an
acceptable quality - but I suppose there's no-one who
could check that.

Gunnar

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