Once upon a time in a far off holy country there was a holy city and in the holy city there was a holy house and in the holy house

there was a holy ghost.

No, no!

No! Okay, this podcast is a safe space for dad jokes.

All right, that's the best I got, so take it or leave it.

If you have complaints, email them to my secretary.

Okay, this is another translation question.

I take translation questions on Friday as part of my series called Words,

Words, Words, and it's just been a really, really fruitful way

to dig into some of the issues that you guys raise that we can't really

stop and pay much attention to you on the Tuesday episodes but that are really

fascinating about how language works, how you can get a good and accurate rendition of a book in a language that you don't speak or read.

A lot of people have been asking about scripture because for obvious good reasons people want to make sure they're getting the correct understanding

of what's in the Hebrew or the Greek of scripture but I'm also taking questions

about classic literature or stuff you just see online or whatever if you you've got one of these, if you want to know about how to find a good translation, what things go into making a translation, just send me an email. I really love these at Rejoys Evermore dot Substac.com and I'll drop the link also in the notes to this show down below as well.

This time I have a really smart question about the Holy Ghost versus the Holy Spirit.

So if you've spent any time in church, you've obviously heard about the Holy Spirit.

That's the term we usually use these days.

It's the third person of the Trinity,

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

But you will also see if you're reading sort of older editions if you're reading to say the Book of

Common Prayer or the King James Bible alongside the Holy Spirit, sometimes in the same translation,

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