Literal translations according to usage

[Raf]

I got to wondering if there is a collection of these somewhere. Wouldn't that be handy?

The most famous, of course, is agape as "the love of God in the renewed mind in manifestation." I can confidently say these many years later that this definition of that one word is pretty much made up out of whole cloth. It seems to be a concerted effort to work the words "renewed mind" and "manifestation" into a word that implies neither. BUT that doesn't make it necessarily a bad definition. I just think it needs to be thought out more. There were some verses where that translation makes no damn sense. Like when God so loved the world. Did he renew his mind? I mean come on.

Explore. What were some of the others? I've long since discarded my TWI books, but I would be interested in exploring some of the others and analyzing whether they were accurate or self-serving.

Post em if you've got em.

[oldiesman]

I've never seen this one but it may be helpful,

https://www.amazon.com/Literal-Translations-According-Victor-Wierwille/dp/1482768968#detailBullets_feature_div

 

[Raf]

Cool. Not curious enough to buy it though. Not at that price.

Anyone else recall examples from previous study or publication?

[waysider]

I'd love to see a handling of II Peter 1:20.

(Irony is my middle name.)

[Charity]

Since wierwille relied a lot on Bullinger, here is a website for The Complete Companion Bible.  However, any discussion of Bullinger's work that do not apply to vp's literal translations according to usage would be off topic for this thread.  I just sent it along as an additional resource.  

The KJV Companion Bible in PDF Online

[Raf]

I was surprised to learn that Bullinger is not held in particularly high regard among Bible scholars today. But then I can't imagine any literalist/dispensationalist would be.