[ventana]

Be pleased with the RSV and be sure to thank the Protestant scholars who compiled it.

Indeed I do, as I am sure they thanked Jerome for his Vulgate. :-)

The Catholic scholars had to make relativly few corrections. But they did correct that passage. Given the heat the issue raises outside the RC Church, it seems clearly "political" for the RSV(p) to translate the passage as they do.

[OLD REGGIE]

(Reggie) Be pleased with the RSV and be sure to thank the Protestant scholars who compiled it.

Indeed I do, as I am sure they thanked Jerome for his Vulgate. :-)

The RSV was translated from the original tongues. While the scholars might have had a copy of the Vulgate just for kicks, it had no part in the translations for the RSV.
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The Catholic scholars had to make relativly few corrections. But they did correct that passage. Given the heat the issue raises outside the RC Church, it seems clearly "political" for the RSV(p) to translate the passage as they do.

Why do you suppose the Catholic scholars who compiled the NAB chose the "Protestant" translation of "favored" vs "grace"?

Luke 1:
28 And coming to her, he said, "Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you."
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