Proponents for a Literal Translation of the New Testament - Preface Proponents for a Literal Translation of the New Testament by Frank Neil Pohorlak, D.D. Litt. We shall make an investigation to see if the CV anticipates available versions, or improves on suggested renderings, or points the way toward possible solutions of problems connected with difficult words or verses or passages. The Word of God is revealed by means of words. If the words we use to translate the Word conceal rather than reveal, then the thoughts of God cannot be known or acted upon.
Words are the clothes in which thoughts are dressed.
The words should not masquerade the thoughts. Instead, they should make them manifest. This calls for careful rather than capricious choice. It calls for a method which screens out prejudice and guards against bias. It requires a system which will serve to corral the intrusion of religious cant and cancel theological jargon.