Who is George Lamsa?
a man who was into psychic phenomenon, he denied the Trinity which is clearly expressed in his translation. This is why it is the most popular translation among the cults. He believed sin was error and he was a universalist. He also believed the Holy Spirit was a influence or power. Like the Saducees he denies a belief in personal angels or demons. He also had a view of Christ as 2 persons in one body (Nestorian heresy which some trace to his upbringing) not 2 natures in Christ the one person. Lamsa claimed to be the sole competent interpreter of the scriptures. "Moreover, the author was educated under the care of learned priests of the church of the east who knew no other language but Aramaic,..The author, through Gods grace, is the only one with the knowledge of Aramaic, the bible customs and idioms, and the knowledge of the English language who has ever translated the Holy bible from the original Aramaic texts into English and written commentaries on it, and his translation is now in pleasingly wide use."(G. Lamsa More light on the Gospel (Ny 1968)
Lamsa was anti supernatural and found natural explanations for his understanding Scripture. For example the floating axe head with Elisha Lamsa thought the axehead came to the top of the water because Elisha put the stick in its hole. He translates this verse, And he cut off a stick and thrust it in there; and it stuck in the hole of the axehead (George Lamsa, translator, The Holy Bible Translated from Ancient Eastern Manuscripts, 1961, p. 417).
The miracle was then one of divine guidance of Elisha putting the stick into the water and finding the axehead.
In his bible translations he had a allegorical interpretation ignoring the plain literal translation.Here are just a few examples
Bible= Gen.1:3 "Let there be light" Lamsa bible ="Let there be enlightenmen
Bible= Ex.3:5 Take off your shoes for you are on Holy ground. vs Lamsa bible=Disregard pagan teachings, cleanse your heart
NT Bible=Jn.10:36 I and my father are one Lamsa bible = the father and I agree.
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