It is deplorable that the Bible should have been translated into German, and that the whole of the German Folk should have thus become exposed to the whole of this Jewish mumbo jumbo: As a sane German, one is flabbergasted to think that German human beings could have let themselves be brought to such a pass by Jewish filth and priestly twaddle, that they were little different from the howling dervish of the Turks and the negroes, at whom we laugh so scornfully. It angers one to think that, while in other parts of the globe religious teaching like that of Confucius, Buddha and Mohammed offers an undeniably broad basis for the religious-minded, Germans should have been duped by a theological exposition devoid of all honest depth.
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- What does it mean?
- The author regrets the Bible's translation into German, calling it harmful and contrasting it with other religious teachings like Confucius or Buddha.
- In plain terms
- The speaker dislikes the Bible in German and prefers other religious teachings.
- What can you take from it?
- Criticism of religious texts based on cultural preference.
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Questions to consider
- How should religious texts be translated?
- What makes a religious basis broad?
Another view
The quote uses derogatory language to dismiss a major religious text.
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