Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Buchstabenkleben
English translation:
sticking to the letter
Added to glossary by
Joseph Hovan
Jan 16, 2005 01:14
19 yrs ago
German term
Buchstabenkleben
German to English
Art/Literary
Religion
Spiritual text
"Versinken der Kirchen in reinen Zeremonienkult mit wenig Glaubensgrundlage, zweifelhafte Auslegungen der Schrift, sowie auf der anderen Seite das vermehrte ***Buchstabenkleben *** einiger Kirchen (z.B. 6-Tage Genesis)." What could this be in English? THANKS!!!
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sticking to the letter
Sticking to the letter of the scriptures — literal interpretation rather than discernment of the message behind them?
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Note added at 21 mins (2005-01-16 01:36:44 GMT)
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You would no doubt have to recast to fit it in context:
...increased tendency of some churches to stick to the letter (or to interpret literally)
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Note added at 21 mins (2005-01-16 01:36:44 GMT)
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You would no doubt have to recast to fit it in context:
...increased tendency of some churches to stick to the letter (or to interpret literally)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I picked this because it is the closest to the author's original, but added "literal interpretation" in parentheses. Thanks all!!!"
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literal interpretation
sticking to a literal interpretation of the Bible, i.e., when it says in Genesis that the world was created in 6 days, then that's what happened (that's what the author means with 6-Tage Genesis).
Peer comment(s):
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BrigitteHilgner
: As an expression, I find this more elegant than "sticking to the letter" - but maybe the author wanted the comment to sound crude?
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Armorel Young
: with Brigette - and "sticking to the letter" usually goes with the phrase "of the law", whereas what is referred to here isn't law but description
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increasing numbers of uncritical parishioners in some churches
another option
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Note added at 8 hrs 34 mins (2005-01-16 09:49:51 GMT)
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\"Bible-says-it, I-believe-it, end-of-discussion attitude\"
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Note added at 8 hrs 34 mins (2005-01-16 09:49:51 GMT)
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\"Bible-says-it, I-believe-it, end-of-discussion attitude\"
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stickler for the scriptures
Hope this helps you!
19 hrs
Biblical literalism
Biblical literalism is definitely a standard term in Christianity (my father's a [non-literalist] minister, he's run into it in some of his parishoners). If other religions are addressed too, you could use the more general term "scriptural literalism" (also common).
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