MARRIAGE COUNSELING TEXTBOOK FOR MINISTERS VOL. 1: RESEARCH FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION

By Rev. Prof. Peter PRYCE

As a Pastor, when people come to you for Marriage Counseling, do you use human good marriage experiences to counsel them? That is wrong! God Almighty established the 1st Marriage Institution and it belongs to God Almighty! Therefore, use ONLY the Words of the Owner of Marriage to counsel men and women in marriages!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Rev. Prof. Peter Pryce, PhD
• Release date: Aug 11, 2023
• ISBN: 9781776376414

Rev. Prof. Peter PRYCE

Rev. Prof. Peter Pryce is a Bible and Qur'an Scholar, a Theological Researcher, Christian Publisher, Anti-Racism Educator, Bilingual Conference Interpreter, Translator, and a Technical Writer. He holds a Ph.D. in Translation and Interpretation of French and English, with research interests in Translation Theory and Practice, and Sacred Text Analyses of the Bible and Qur'an.Rev. Prof. Peter Pryce is certified and licensed in Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia in School Leadership and Administration I & II. Rev. Dr. Pryce is a Professor of French and lives in Maryland, USA.Rev. Prof. Peter Pryce taught Translation and Techniques of Expression in the Department of French, University of Education, Winneba, GHANA. He also taught Translation and Interpreting (French and English) in the Department of Modern Languages, University of Ghana, LEGON.Rev. Prof. Peter Pryce often teaches on Radio and TV in the Bible and Qur'an Lecture Series drawing from his long experience as a Bible Commentary Writer, Corporate Language Instructor, Technical Writer with Nokia Corporation, French Embassy award-winning Poet, Conference Speaker, Book Editor, Presidential Speech Writer, and Author with intellectual properties registered with the United States Library of Congress Copyright Office in Washington, DC.Four Presidents have encountered the writings of Rev. Prof. Peter Pryce namely: President Léopold Sédar Senghor of Senegal when Prof. Pryce was a student of French in the University of Dakar, Head of State Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida of Nigeria when Prof. Pryce was a student of French in the University of Dakar, President Jerry John Rawlings of Ghana when Prof. Pryce was a Ph.D. Lecturer of French in the University of Education, Winneba and was selected to write the President's speech, and, finally, President Donald Trump of the USA after the US President received some free books from Rev. Prof. Peter Pryce.Rev. Prof. Peter Pryce is currently devoting his time and energy to the writing and publishing of Christian Theological Research Textbooks for The Bible University and to the following services:Anti-Racism Awareness Training and EducationAnti-Racism Research, Racism Policy and Social Justice InitiativesPost-Racism Traumatic Syndrome Alleviation CounselingMental and Spiritual Health Counseling Therapy for Post-Racism Rehabilitate and Traumatic Stress AlleviationInter-Ministerial Pastoral Training and Pastoral AccountabilityTheological Research and Christian PublishingBilingual Conference Interpretation and TranslationTechnical WritingRev. Prof. PETER PRYCE,DSEF, BA, MA, B.Soc.Sc Pol Sci, IBA, PhDA Scribe of the Law of the God of HeavenProphet of the Word of GodProfessor of French, USASilver Spring, MD, USAWWW.THEBIBLEUNIVERSITY.ORGWWW.BOOKSTORESITE.ORGWWW.THEBIBLEUNIVERSITYCHURCH.ORG

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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acknowledge Holy Spirit and dedicate this book to Holy Spirit for giving me the wisdom to understand the Holy Scriptures to write this book in order to help others to also come to the understanding of the Word of God.

Isaiah 28:26 (KJV) For his God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him.

Jeremiah 30:2 (KJV) Thus speaketh the LORD God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book.

John 14:26 (KJV) But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

Ephesians 5:11 (KJV) And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

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Rev. Prof. PETER PRYCE,

DSEF, BA, MA, B.Soc.Sc Pol Sci, IBA, PhD

A Scribe of the Law of the God of Heaven

Prophet of the Word of God

Professor of French, USA

Silver Spring, MD, USA

WWW.THEBIBLEUNIVERSITY.ORG

WWW.BOOKSTORESITE.ORG

WWW.THEBIBLEUNIVERSITYCHURCH.ORG

DEDICATION

I dedicate this book to the Ministers of Jesus Christ who are obeying this commission:

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atthew 28:18 (KJV) And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

Matthew 28:19 (KJV) Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

Matthew 28:20 (KJV) Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

Acts 1:7 (KJV) And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.

Acts 1:8 (KJV) But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

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Rev. Prof. PETER PRYCE,

DSEF, BA, MA, B.Soc.Sc Pol Sci, IBA, PhD

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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ev. Prof. Peter Pryce is a Bible and Qur’an Scholar, a Theological Researcher, Christian Publisher, Anti-Racism Educator, Bilingual Conference Interpreter, Translator, and a Technical Writer. He holds a Ph.D. in Translation and Interpretation of French and English, with research interests in Translation Theory and Practice, and Sacred Text Analyses of the Bible and Qur'an.

Rev. Prof. Peter Pryce is certified and licensed in Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia in School Leadership and Administration I & II. Rev. Dr. Pryce is a Professor of French and lives in Maryland, USA.

Rev. Prof. Peter Pryce taught Translation and Techniques of Expression in the Department of French, University of Education, Winneba, GHANA. He also taught Translation and Interpreting (French and English) in the Department of Modern Languages, University of Ghana, LEGON.

Rev. Prof. Peter Pryce often teaches on Radio and TV in the Bible and Qur'an Lecture Series drawing from his long experience as a Bible Commentary Writer, Corporate Language Instructor, Technical Writer with Nokia Corporation, French Embassy award-winning Poet, Conference Speaker, Book Editor, Presidential Speech Writer, and Author with intellectual properties registered with the United States Library of Congress Copyright Office in Washington, DC.

Four Presidents have encountered the writings of Rev. Prof. Peter Pryce namely: President Léopold Sédar Senghor of Senegal when Prof. Pryce was a student of French in the University of Dakar, Head of State Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida of Nigeria when Prof. Pryce was a student of French in the University of Dakar, President Jerry John Rawlings of Ghana when Prof. Pryce was a Ph.D. Lecturer of French in the University of Education, Winneba and was selected to write the President’s speech, and, finally, President Donald Trump of the USA after the US President received some free books from Rev. Prof. Peter Pryce.

Rev. Prof. Peter Pryce is currently devoting his time and energy to the writing and publishing of Christian Theological Research Textbooks for The Bible University and to the following services:

Anti-Racism Awareness Training and Education

Anti-Racism Research, Racism Policy and Social Justice Initiatives

Post-Racism Traumatic Syndrome Alleviation Counseling

Mental and Spiritual Health Counseling Therapy for Post-Racism Rehabilitate and Traumatic Stress Alleviation

Inter-Ministerial Pastoral Training and Pastoral Accountability

Theological Research and Christian Publishing

Bilingual Conference Interpretation and Translation

Technical Writing

Rev. Prof. PETER PRYCE,

DSEF, BA, MA, B.Soc.Sc Pol Sci, IBA, PhD

A Scribe of the Law of the God of Heaven

Prophet of the Word of God

Professor of French, USA

Silver Spring, MD, USA

WWW.THEBIBLEUNIVERSITY.ORG

WWW.BOOKSTORESITE.ORG

WWW.THEBIBLEUNIVERSITYCHURCH.ORG

SUMMARY OF FORMAL EDUCATION

L’Université de Dakar, Diplôme Supérieur d’Études de Français (3e degré Supérieur), 1987

University of Calabar, B.A. (HONS.) French/German, 1988

University of Lagos, M.A. French (Emphasis on Translation), 1992

University of Helsinki, Finland, B.Soc.Sc. in Political Science, 1st Class, 1999

University of Applied Sciences, Finland, IBA Degree: Int. Business Acumen, 2000

Catholic University of America, USA, Graduate Teacher Certification Program, 2003

McDaniel University, USA, School Leadership and Administration I, 2005

School Leaders Licensure Assessment, SLLA Administration II, USA, 2006

University of Helsinki, Finland, PhD in Translation and Interpretation, English and French, 2007

PUBLICATIONS BY REV. PROF., PETER PRYCE, PH.D.

MONOGRAPHS AND BOOKS:

Pryce, Peter. (2003, 2018, 2019). Foreignising Finnish – Necessary and Unnecessary English Imports into Translations is peer-reviewed, accepted, and has a journal publication in 2003 by the University of Natal in South Africa. However, September 2018 is the first time that it was published as an e-book online and subsequently appeared as a hard cover book in March 2019. ISBN: 978-9988-8799-4-5

Pryce, Peter. (2006). Measuring Attitudes in Translation: A Study of Nokia Business Reports. Helsinki: Helsinki University Translation Studies Monographs 2, Vol. 2 Peter Pryce: Helsinki University Printing House. 324 pages. ISSN 1459-3246. ISBN 952-10-3414-9 (Paperback). ISBN 952-10-3415-7 (PDF)

Pryce, Peter. (2012, 2018, 2019). Change as a Distinct Property of Language – Aspects of Language Variation, Acquisition, and Use is peer-reviewed, accepted, and has a journal publication in 2012 by the University of Cape Coast, in Ghana. However, September 2018 is the first time that it was published as an e-book online and subsequently appeared as a hard cover book in March 2019. ISBN 978-9988-8799-0-7

Pryce, Peter. (2012, 2018, 2019). Attitudes to Translation – Linguistique et didactique de langue et de littérature: problématiques contemporaines et perspectives is peer-reviewed, accepted, and has a journal publication by the University of Lagos in Nigeria in 2012. However, September 2018 is the first time that it was published as an e-book online and subsequently appeared as a hard cover book in March 2019. ISBN 978–9988–2–7248–7

Pryce, Peter. (2013, 2018, 2019). Techniques of Expression – The Conference Rapporteur is peer-reviewed, accepted, and has a journal publication in 2013 by the University of Education, Winneba, in Ghana. However, September 2018 is the first time that it was published as an e-book online and subsequently appeared as a hard cover book in March 2019. ISBN 978-9988-8799-5-2

Pryce, Peter. (2013, 2018, 2019). Norms of Academic Writing is peer-reviewed, accepted, and was presented at the 3rd Annual International Colloquium of Language, Literature and Communication: Contexts, Practice and Pedagogy, Faculty of Languages Education, the University of Education, Winneba, in Ghana, from Wednesday 13th November - Thursday 14th November 2013. However, September 2018 was its first publication, as an e-book online and subsequently appeared for the first time in print as a hard cover book in March 2019. ISBN 978-9988-8799-3-8

Pryce, Peter. (2018). Topics in Translation Review – Testing the Perfect Harmony Theory of Translation and Interpreting. Legon: Ghana Universities Press. 953 pages. ISBN 978-9988-2-2741-8

Pryce, Peter. (2018). Salvation – Anointed Teachings. Mountain View, CA: Google Books. 756 pages. ISBN 978-9988-8799-1-4

Pryce, Peter. (2019). Thematic Dictionary of Matthew – Intralingual Translation of Spiritual Themes. 48-Hour Books, Akron, Ohio. 617 pages. ISBN 978-9988-8800-2-6

Pryce, Peter. (2019). Language Migration was first peer-reviewed, and accepted for journal publication by Translation Watch Quarterly, official journal of the Translation Standards Institute in Australia. However, September 2018 was its first publication, as an e-book online and subsequently appeared for the first time in print as a hard cover book in March 2019. ISBN 978-9988-8799-2-1

Pryce, Peter. (2019). Français aux Anglophones – French for English Speakers. INGRAM. One Ingram Blvd., La Vergne, Tennessee, 37086: 615-793-5000. 600 pages. ISBN: 978-9988-8801-4-9 (paper edition). ISBN: 978-9988-8803-1-6 (e-Book edition)

Pryce, Peter. (2020). The Counseling Manual - Case Studies. INGRAM. One Ingram Blvd., La Vergne, Tennessee, 37086: 615-793-5000. 416 pages. ISBN 978-9988-8800-4-0 – paper edition. ISBN 978-9988-8800-9-5 – eBook edition.

Pryce, Peter. (2020). Threatened…by the Truth. INGRAM. One Ingram Blvd., La Vergne, Tennessee, 37086: 615-793-5000. 654 pages. ISBN 978-9988-8801-8-7– paper edition. ISBN 978-9988-8800-1-9 – eBook edition.

Pryce, Peter. (2020). Marriage is a Blood Covenant. INGRAM. One Ingram Blvd., La Vergne, Tennessee, 37086: 615-793-5000. 348 pages. ISBN: 978-9988-8801-5-6 (paper edition). ISBN: 978-9988-8799-7-6 (e-Book edition)

Pryce, Peter. (2020). Strategies for Church Growth. INGRAM. One Ingram Blvd., La Vergne, Tennessee, 37086: 615-793-5000. 456 pages. ISBN: 978-9988-8802-1-7 (paper edition). ISBN: 978-9988-8802-2-4 (e-Book edition)

Pryce, Peter. (2020). But Suppose God is Black – What God says about Racism. INGRAM. One Ingram Blvd., La Vergne, Tennessee, 37086: 615-793-5000. 284 pages. ISBN: 978-9988-8803-0-9 (paper edition). ISBN: 978-9988-8803-1-6 (e-Book edition)

Pryce, Peter. (2020). Anti-Racism Program for Christians – Methodology for Racist Detoxification. INGRAM. One Ingram Blvd., La Vergne, Tennessee, 37086: 615-793-5000. 434 pages. ISBN: 978-9988-8799-9-0 (paper edition). ISBN: 978-9988-8803-2-3 (e-Book edition)

Pryce, Peter. (2020). Key to unlock Romans – 1449 Spiritual Revelations. INGRAM. One Ingram Blvd., La Vergne, Tennessee, 37086: 615-793-5000. 582 pages. ISBN: 978-9988-8801-9-4 (paper edition). ISBN: 978-9988-8802-0-0 (e-Book edition)

Pryce, Peter. (2020). Praise and Worship. INGRAM. One Ingram Blvd., La Vergne, Tennessee, 37086: 615-793-5000. 276 pages. ISBN: 978-9988-8802-7-9 (paper edition). ISBN: 978-9988-8802-8-6 (e-Book edition)

Pryce, Peter. (2020). Tithing – A Comprehensive Study from Genesis to Revelation. INGRAM. One Ingram Blvd., La Vergne, Tennessee, 37086: 615-793-5000. 276 pages. ISBN: 978-9988-8800-0-2 (paper edition). ISBN: 978-9988-8802-9-3 (e-Book edition)

Pryce, Peter. (2020). Sermon Preparation – A Training Program for Pastors. INGRAM. One Ingram Blvd., La Vergne, Tennessee, 37086: 615-793-5000. 276 pages. ISBN: 978-9988-8803-3-0 (paper edition). ISBN: 978-9988-8803-4-7 (e-Book edition)

Pryce, Peter. (January 2021). Theory of Bible Errors and Contradictions –Ministers’ Essential Reference. INGRAM. One Ingram Blvd., La Vergne, Tennessee, 37086: 615-793-5000. 1186 pages. ISBN: 978-9988-8803-5-4 (paper edition). ISBN: 978-9988-8803-6-1 (e-Book edition)

Pryce Peter. (July 2021).Key tothe Bible – Complete Bible Curriculum. A 2600-page Christian Theological Research Textbook of Holy Spirit inspired Bible Teachings from Genesis to Revelation with search engine, as a Mobile App, for Android and IOS devices. Available on Google Play Store. Mobile App User Experience Functionality:

Search engine for any word or topic in the Bible

Search results total count

Subject teachings with Book of the Bible references

Reading or audio functionality

Font size increase or decrease

Text-to-voice audio function

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.majesty.keytothebible

Pryce, Peter. (January 2022) Méthode d’Enseignement de Traduction – Translation Textbook for Students. INGRAM. One Ingram Blvd., La Vergne, Tennessee, 37086: 615-793-5000. 1098 pages. ISBN – 978-9988-8803-8-5 (Hard Cover Edition). ISBN – 978-9988-8803-9-2 (e-Book edition).

Pryce, Peter. (February 2022) Spirituals of Money – Principles of Church Accounting. INGRAM. One Ingram Blvd., La Vergne, Tennessee, 37086: 615-793-5000. 1166 pages. ISBN: 9781776376650 (Hard Cover Edition). ISBN: 9781776376681 (e-Book edition).

Pryce, Peter. (March 2022) Complete Bible Curriculum Vol. 1 – Genesis – Exodus. INGRAM. One Ingram Blvd., La Vergne, Tennessee, 37086: 615-793-5000. 695 pages. ISBN: 978-1-77637-622-3 (Hard Cover Edition). ISBN: 978-1-77637-623-0 (e-Book edition).

Pryce, Peter. (April 2022) Complete Bible Curriculum Vol. 2 – Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy. INGRAM. One Ingram Blvd., La Vergne, Tennessee, 37086: 615-793-5000. 584 pages. ISBN: 978-1-77637-624-7 (Hard Cover Edition). ISBN: 978-1-77637-625-4 (e-Book edition).

Pryce, Peter. (May 2022) Complete Bible Curriculum Vol. 3 – Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 and 2 Samuel. INGRAM. One Ingram Blvd., La Vergne, Tennessee, 37086: 615-793-5000. 606 pages. ISBN 978-1776376261 (Hard Cover Edition). ISBN 9781776376278 (e-Book edition).

Pryce, Peter. (June 2022) Topics in Qur’an and Bible Translation. Legon: Ghana Universities Press, 2018. INGRAM. One Ingram Blvd., La Vergne, Tennessee, 37086: 615-793-5000. 707 pages. ISBN: (Hard Cover Edition). ISBN: (e-Book edition)

Pryce, Peter. (July 2022) Complete Bible Curriculum Vol. 4 – 1 and 2 Kings, 1 and 2 Chronicles. INGRAM. One Ingram Blvd., La Vergne, Tennessee, 37086: 615-793-5000. 604 pages. ISBN 978-1776376261 (Hard Cover Edition). ISBN 9781776376278 (e-Book edition).

Pryce, Peter. (August 2022) Complete Bible Curriculum Vol. 5 – Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Job. INGRAM. One Ingram Blvd., La Vergne, Tennessee, 37086: 615-793-5000. 382 pages. ISBN 978-1-77637-630-8 (Hard Cover Edition). ISBN 978-1-77637-631-5 (e-Book edition).

Pryce, Peter. (September 2022) The Law of Writing Scriptures – A Comprehensive Research from Genesis to Revelation. ISBN 978-1-77637-632-2 – paper edition. ISBN  978-1-77637-633-9 – e-Book edition. 779 pages. AMAZON PUBLISHING SOL, 5201 Great America Pkwy Unit 320 Santa Clara, CA 95054 United States, [e-mail], +[phone].

Pryce, Peter. (October 2022) Complete Bible Curriculum Vol. 6 – The Book of Psalms. ISBN 978-1-77637-634-6 – paper edition. ISBN 978-1-77637-635-3 – e-Book edition. 527 pages. AMAZON PUBLISHING SOL, 5201 Great America Pkwy Unit 320 Santa Clara, CA 95054 United States, [e-mail], +[phone].

Pryce, Peter. (November 2022) Complete Bible Curriculum Vol. 7 – Hermeneutics and Exegesis of the Book of Proverbs. ISBN 978-1-77637-637-7 – paper edition. ISBN 978-1-77637-636-0 – e-Book edition. 502 pages. AMAZON PUBLISHING SOL, 5201 Great America Pkwy Unit 320 Santa Clara, CA 95054 United States, [e-mail], +[phone].

Pryce, Peter. (December 2022) Complete Bible Curriculum Vol. 8 – Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon. ISBN 978-1-77637-638-4 – paper edition. ISBN 978-1-77637-639-1 – e-Book edition. 523 pages. AMAZON PUBLISHING SOL, 5201 Great America Pkwy Unit 320 Santa Clara, CA 95054 United States, [e-mail], +[phone].

COMPLETED MANUSCRIPTS AND UP-COMING TEXTBOOKS

Pryce, Peter. (July 2023) Complete Bible Curriculum Vol. 9 - THE BOOK OF ISAIAH. ISBN – paper edition, 618 pages. ISBN978-1-77637-650-6.eBook edition ISBN 978-1-77637-651-3. KINDLE DIRECT PUBLISHING. AMAZON PUBLISHING SOL, 5201 Great America Pkwy Unit 320 Santa Clara, CA 95054 United States, [e-mail], +[phone].

Pryce, Peter (August 2023) Can the Minister of God also function as a Minister of Government?

Pryce, Peter. (September 2023) Marriage Counseling Textbook for Ministers Vol. 1.

Pryce, Peter. (October 2023) Water Baptism Vol. 1 - From Genesis to Revelation.

Pryce, Peter. (November 2023) Water Baptism Vol. 2 - From Genesis to Revelation.

Pryce, Peter. (December 2023) Water Baptism Vol. 3 - From Genesis to Revelation.

Pryce, Peter. (January 2024) Water Baptism Vol. 4 - From Genesis to Revelation.

Pryce, Peter. (February 2024) Water Baptism Vol. 5 - From Genesis to Revelation.

Pryce, Peter. (March 2024) The Fraud of Holy Communion.

REFEREED ARTICLES IN BLIND PEER-REVIEWED ACADEMIC JOURNALS:

Pryce, Peter. (2003). Foreignising Finnish: Necessary/Unnecessary English Imports into Translations. Current Writing: Text and Reception in Southern Africa 14/2 (October, 2003), 203-12.

Pryce, Peter. (2011). Gemeinschaft Concept of Community in Schools: Case Study of Prince George’s County Public Schools. International Journal of Basic Education, vol. 2(1), 1-9.

Pryce, Peter. (2012). Attitudes to Translation. Linguistique et didactique de langue et de littérature : Problématiques contemporaines et perspectives (Linguistics and Language / Literature Didactics : Contemporary Challenges and Prospects), 343-377.

Pryce, Peter. (2012). Change as a Distinct Property of Language. InBariki, I., Kuupole, D. D. and Kambou, M. K. (Eds.), Aspects of Language Variation and Use. Cape Coast: University of Cape Coast Press, 1-14.

Pryce, Peter. (2013). Techniques of Expression. International Journal of Educational Research and Development, vol. 2 (1), 1-9. 235-246.

EVIDENCE OF ACCEPTANCE FOR PUBLICATION IN A REFEREED JOURNAL:

Pryce, Peter. (2006). Nokia’s Role as an Agent of Language Migration. Translation Watch Quarterly. Patterson Lakes, Victoria, Australia: Translation Standards Institute. 

PUBLICATION OF CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS:

Pryce, Peter. (2002). Translation as a Medium for Transmitting New Ideas: Finland as a Case Study. In H. Kucerova & B. Knowlden (Eds.), XVI Vancouver World Congress of the International Federation of Translators: Translation: New Ideas for a New Century (151-155). Paris: Fédération internationale des traducteurs (FIT).

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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa0RgmXpGm7bJhtY7j_-UHw

Association of African Universities (AAU) TV Discussion Program with Rev. Prof. Peter Pryce:

Topic: How Religion Contributes to Peace and Security in Africa:

https://kzread.info/dash/aau-talks-how-religion-contributes-to-peace-and-security-in-africa/lHiu1NeJgrjKgaQ.html

https://thebibleuniversity.org/blog/

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

DEDICATION

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

SUMMARY OF FORMAL EDUCATION

PUBLICATIONS BY REV. PROF., PETER PRYCE, PH.D.

REFEREED ARTICLES IN BLIND PEER-REVIEWED ACADEMIC JOURNALS

INTERNET PRESENCE

TRADEMARK

FOREWORD

THE SPIRITUAL CONCEPT OF HARLOTRY IN THE HOLY SCRIPTURES!

PREFACE

THE PLACE OF DIVORCE IN THE DOCTRINE OF CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE

INTRODUCTION TO BIBLICAL HERMENEUTICS AND BIBLICAL EXEGESIS

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION TO

THE PERFECT HARMONY THEORY

JUSTIFICATION FOR

THE PERFECT HARMONY THEORY

TEN ROADMAPS TO UNDERSTANDING PERFECT HARMONY

THE LAW OF BIBLE TRANSLATION

AND INTERPRETATION

THE THEORY BEHIND THE CONCEALMENT METHODOLOGY AS A SIEVING INSTRUMENT IN THE WORD OF GOD

IF YOU HAVE NO ANSWER FOR GOD IN THE DEBATE, THEN HERE IS THE CORRECT BIBLICAL HERMENEUTICS THAT YOU SHOULD OBEY!

BIBLICAL EXEGESIS

AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE PERFECT HARMONY METHOD FOR BIBLE TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING IN MARK 12

INTERPRETATION ASSESSMENT OR VERIFICATION EXERCISE OF MARK 12

FURTHER ILLUSTRATION OF THE PERFECT HARMONY METHOD FOR BIBLE TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING IN MARK 15

INTERPRETATION ASSESSMENT OR VERIFICATION EXERCISE OF MARK 15

SECOND INTERPRETATION ASSESSMENT AND VERIFICATION EXERCISE OF PSALM 22:1 (KJV), MATTHEW 27:46 (KJV), AND MARK 15:34 (KJV)

THIRD INTERPRETATION ASSESSMENT AND VERIFICATION EXERCISE OF PSALM 22:1 (KJV), MATTHEW 27:46 (KJV), AND MARK 15:34 (KJV)

FOURTH INTERPRETATION ASSESSMENT AND VERIFICATION EXERCISE OF PSALM 22:1 (KJV), MATTHEW 27:46 (KJV), AND MARK 15:34 (KJV)

WHAT IS THE CORRECT TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION OF HABAKKUK 1:13 (KJV)?

WHAT IS THE MEANING OF – MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAST THOU FORSAKEN ME?

FURTHER ILLUSTRATION OF BIBLICAL EXEGESIS WITH PSALM 38

SUMMARY OF THE THEORY OF BIBLICAL HERMENEUTICS

THE BIBLE TRANSLATOR’S METHODOLOGY

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

CHAPTER 1 DOES GOD CALL HUSBAND AND WIFE TOGETHER?

CHAPTER 2 HOW CAN A PASTOR WITHOUT INCOME SUPPORT THE WORK OF GOD?

CHAPTER 3 MARRIAGE MODEL # 1

CHAPTER 4 MARRIAGE MODEL # 2

CHAPTER 5 MARRIAGE MODEL # 3

CHAPTER 6 MARRIAGE MODEL # 4

CHAPTER 7 MARRIAGE MODEL # 5

CHAPTER 8 MARRIAGE MODEL # 6

CHAPTER 9 MARRIAGE MODEL # 7

CHAPTER 10 MARRIAGE MODEL # 8

CHAPTER 11 MARRIAGE MODEL # 9

CHAPTER 12 MARRIAGE MODEL # 10

CHAPTER 13 MARRIAGE MODEL # 11

CHAPTER 14 MARRIAGE MODEL # 12

CHAPTER 15 MARRIAGE MODEL # 13

CHAPTER 16 MARRIAGE MODEL # 14

CHAPTER 17 MARRIAGE MODEL # 15 FORCED MARRIAGE IS THE PUNISHMENT FOR RAPE!

CHAPTER 18 MARRIAGE MODEL # 16

CHAPTER 19 MARRIAGE MODEL # 17

CHAPTER 20 MARRIAGE MODEL # 18

CHAPTER 21 MARRIAGE MODEL # 19

CHAPTER 22 MARRIAGE MODEL # 20

CHAPTER 23 MARRIAGE MODEL # 21

CHAPTER 24 MARRIAGE MODEL # 22

CHAPTER 25 MARRIAGE MODEL # 23

CHAPTER 26 MARRIAGE MODEL # 24

CHAPTER 27 MARRIAGE MODEL # 25

CHAPTER 28 MARRIAGE MODEL # 26

CHAPTER 29 MARRIAGE MODEL # 27

CHAPTER 30 MARRIAGE MODEL # 28

CHAPTER 31 MARRIAGE MODEL # 29

CHAPTER 32 MARRIAGE MODEL # 30

CHAPTER 33 MARRIAGE MODEL # 31

CHAPTER 34 MARRIAGE MODEL # 32

CHAPTER 35 MARRIAGE MODEL # 33

CHAPTER 36 MARRIAGE MODEL # 34

CHAPTER 37 MARRIAGE MODEL # 35

CHAPTER 38 MARRIAGE MODEL # 36

CHAPTER 39 MARRIAGE MODEL # 37

CHAPTER 40 MARRIAGE MODEL # 38

CHAPTER 41 MARRIAGE COUNSELING TEMPLATE FOR CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE COUNSELORS

CHAPTER 42 CAN A CHRISTIAN DIVORCE?

CHAPTER 43 CAN A MARRIED COUPLE DO FAMILY PLANNING?

CHAPTER 44 CHRISTIAN CPUNSELING TO CORRECT FALSE MARRIAGE DOCTRINES

CHAPTER 45 THE AGREEMENT OF THE DAMSEL IS REQUIRED TO LEGITIMIZE THE MARRIAGE

CHAPTER 46 BLOOD OF MENSTRUATION AND SEED OF COPULATION AS SPIRITUAL UNCLEANNESS

CHAPTER 47 INCEST WAS ALLOWED IN THE OLD TESTAMENT

CHAPTER 48 MENSTRUAL BLOOD AND MINISTRATION IN THE PULPIT

CHAPTER 49 WHY GOD TOOK AWAY THE WOMAN’S INDEPENDENCE

CHAPTER 50 MARRIAGE MODEL # 39

CHAPTER 51 MARRIAGE MODEL # 40

CHAPTER 52 MARRIAGE MODEL # 41

CHAPTER 53 YOUR BROTHER’S WIFE IS YOUR WIFE

CHAPTER 54 THERE IS NOTHING CALLED UNCONDITIONAL LOVE IN MARRIAGE

CHAPTER 55 THE VIRTUOUS WOMAN

CHAPTER 56 THE DOCTRINE OF FAMILY PLANNING

CHAPTER 57 HE IS NOT FIT TO MARRY ANY WOMAN!

CHAPTER 58 THE SPIRITUAL WORK OF MARRIAGE COUNSELING

CHAPTER 59 MARRIAGE COUNSELING TEMPLATE

CHAPTER 60 THE ENIGMA CALLED WOMAN!

CHAPTER 61 ON SPIRITUAL MARRIAGE

CHAPTER 62 THE GOSPEL, NOT MALE MANHOOD, IS THE HIGHEST INSTRUMENT OF PROCREATION!

CHAPTER 63 ANOTHER MODEL FOR MARRIAGE

CHAPTER 64 BETHROTHAL AS A MARRIAGE MODEL

CHAPTER 65 BECAUSE HE FOUND SOME UNCLEANNESS IN HER!

CHAPTER 66 MARRIAGE COPULATION AS AN ACT OF UNCLEANNESS!

CHAPTER 67 A WOMAN MARRIES A FAMILY AND A TRIBE!

CHAPTER 68 THE FIRST AND PRIMORDIAL ROLE OF THE WIFE

CHAPTER 69 THE WEDDINGLESS MARRIAGE

CHAPTER 70 SPOUSAL HATRED IS EQUIVALENT TO DIVORCE!

CHAPTER 71 RACHEL WAS NOT JACOB’S WIFE APPROVED IN HEAVEN!

CHAPTER 72 AND HE GAVE MOSES ZIPPORAH HIS DAUGHTER

CHAPTER 73 MARRIAGE BY SLAVERY!

CHAPTER 74 SPIRITUAL MARRIAGE IN HEAVEN!

CHAPTER 75 PORTRAIT OF HARLOTRY!

CHAPTER 76 GENERAL CONCLUSION

THE DOCTRINE OF THE BIBLE UNIVERSITY

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

RESEARCH APPROACH

EXPRESSION OF PERSONAL OPINION

FUTURE EXPECTATIONS

PRINCIPAL REFERENCE

OTHER PRINCIPAL REFERENCES

GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY

BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR BIBLE TRANSLATION METHODS

OTHER BOOKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR

SCHOLAR OF THE INSTITUTE OF THEOLOGIANS

INDEX

FOREWORD

THE SPIRITUAL CONCEPT OF HARLOTRY IN THE HOLY SCRIPTURES!

Question 2119

Answer:

T

he spiritual concept of harlotry or the concept of the prostitute in the Holy Scriptures needs to be taught to proper understanding even to Pastors and Prophets!

When it comes to spiritual understanding, who is a harlot or who is a prostitute? Or, how does God Almighty define a harlot or a prostitute? Let us consider the following verses to confirm our doctrine:

A city is a harlot, a prostitute, and a murderous city when that city leaves the Word of God or the Judgment of God to practise sin and unrighteousness!

Isaiah 1:21 (KJV) How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.

Isaiah 1:22 (KJV) Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water:

Isaiah 1:23 (KJV) Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.

Isaiah 1:24 (KJV) Therefore saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies:

When the people of God leave the Law/Covenant/Commandments of God and begin to do wickedly, when Christians backslide from the truth of the Gospel, when Men and Women of God begin to teach doctrines that are contrary to the Word of God, then they have all become harlots, prostitutes, adulterers, whores, murderers, and accursed!

Jeremiah 2:19 (KJV) Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.

Jeremiah 2:20 (KJV) For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot.

Jeremiah 2:21 (KJV) Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?

Jeremiah 2:22 (KJV) For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord GOD.

Galatians 1:8 (KJV) But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.

Galatians 1:9 (KJV) As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.

When Men of God teach false doctrines, they are harlots, adulterers, murderers, and prostitutes, whether they are men or women, it does not matter their gender!

Jeremiah 3:1 (KJV) They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the LORD.

Jeremiah 3:6 (KJV) The LORD said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot.

Jeremiah 3:8 (KJV) And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also.

A harlot and a prostitute are anyone who does not hear and do the Word of God!

Ezekiel 16:35 (KJV) Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD:

An adulterer or adulteress is anyone who consults other gods and who is not under the covering of the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob!

Hosea 3:1 (KJV) Then said the LORD unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the LORD toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine.

Hosea 3:2 (KJV) So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley:

Hosea 3:3 (KJV) And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be for another man: so will I also be for thee.

Hosea 3:4 (KJV) For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim:

A witch, a wizard, a necromancer, any Pastor or Prophet like Frank Dwomoh Sarpong who checks people’s palms in the church for signs to read people’s palms and prophesy with them, that so-called Prophet is a harlot, a prostitute, an adulterer, a whore, and a murderer!

Nahum 3:4 (KJV) Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the well favoured harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts.

Nahum 3:5 (KJV) Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts; and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will shew the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame.

Nahum 3:6 (KJV) And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make thee vile, and will set thee as a gazingstock.

A Christian who is joined to another spirit by believing false doctrines is a harlot, a prostitute, an adulterer, a whore, and a murderer!

1 Corinthians 6:15 (KJV) Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid.

1 Corinthians 6:16 (KJV) What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.

1 Corinthians 6:17 (KJV) But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.

A person or a Man of God who will not be corrected by the Word of God, or who is offended and begins to curse and to threaten death and Court cases when he is rebuked by another Man of God for his false doctrines, that falsely-called Man of God is a harlot, a prostitute, an adulterer, a whore, and a murderer!

Jeremiah 3:3 (KJV) Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore's forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.

A whore is anyone who corrupts the Word of God!

2 Corinthians 2:15 (KJV) For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:

2 Corinthians 2:16 (KJV) To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?

2 Corinthians 2:17 (KJV) For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.

1 Timothy 6:5 (KJV) Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.

Revelation 19:2 (KJV) For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.

The LORD Jesus Christ be with your spirit. The LORD Jesus Christ give you understanding.

Rev. Prof. Peter Pryce,

DSEF, BA, MA, B.Soc.Sc Pol Sci, IBA, PhD

A Scribe of the Law of the God of Heaven

Prophet of the Word of God

Professor of French, USA

Friday 12th March 2021 @ 7:27 PM – 8:14 PM

While hearing and meditating on the Word of God

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PREFACE

THE PLACE OF DIVORCE IN THE DOCTRINE OF CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE

Question 2342

Answer:

If the LORD Yeshua the Christ is the Bridegroom:

Matthew 9:15 (KJV) And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.

Mark 2:19 (KJV) And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

If the wife of the Bridegroom is The Church:

Revelation 19:7 (KJV) Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.

Revelation 19:8 (KJV) And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.

Revelation 21:9 (KJV) And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.

Revelation 21:10 (KJV) And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,

Revelation 21:11 (KJV) Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;

If Yeshua the Christ said that HE will build His wife whose name is The Church and the gates of Hell shall not prevail against Her:

Matthew 16:18 (KJV) And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

If the wife of the Bridegroom called The Church is a Virtuous Woman, having the glory of God on Her:

Proverbs 31:10 (KJV) Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

If the wife of the Bridegroom called The Church is the Spouse of Christ:

Song of Solomon 4:11 (KJV) Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.

Ephesians 5:31 (KJV) For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.

Ephesians 5:32 (KJV) This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.

If the wife of the Bridegroom called The Church has no spot or blemish or wrinkle or any such thing:

Ephesians 5:25 (KJV) Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

Ephesians 5:26 (KJV) That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

Ephesians 5:27 (KJV) That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

If the wife of the Bridegroom called The Church is perfect:

Hebrews 12:23 (KJV) To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,

Then, where is the place of divorce when the two have become one?

John 17:21 (KJV) That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.

Hebrews 13:5 (KJV) Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

Colossians 3:3 (KJV) For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

1 Corinthians 6:17 (KJV) But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.

If Christ said that the gates of Hell shall not prevail against the Wife, then, how did your gate of Hell called divorce find its way into the marriage that is perfect and without spot?

It is therefore a different Church, but NOT of Christ!

2 Thessalonians 2:3 (KJV) Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

2 Thessalonians 2:4 (KJV) Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

If the gates of Hell called divorce is able to prevail against the marriage, then that marriage was NOT of God in the first place! Then, it was a marriage of Satan from the very beginning, because, it cannot be that the LORD Yeshua the Christ is wrong and you are correct!

John 10:35 (KJV) If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;

The presence of divorce, the acceptance of the doctrine of divorce, the practise of divorce, is the sure evidence that the church, the couple, the union, the marriage, was never a part of Christ to begin with, for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us!

1 John 2:19 (KJV) They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.

Do you now understand the doctrine of divorce, that it has no place in a true Christian Marriage?

The LORD Jesus Christ be with your spirit. The LORD Jesus Christ give you understanding.

Rev. Prof. Peter Pryce, Ph.D.

A Scribe of the Law of the God of Heaven

Prophet of the Word of God

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INTRODUCTION TO BIBLICAL HERMENEUTICS AND BIBLICAL EXEGESIS

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H

ermeneutics is the study and establishment of the principles by which you interpret the Word of God. Thus, any rules, theoretical or practical, that you follow in order to bring out the meaning of a Bible text, is called Biblical Hermeneutics.

The theoretical part is called Hermeneutics and then the actual application and implementation of the rules of Bible translation and interpretation, in order to bring out the hidden meaning that is called Biblical Exegesis!

This introduction contains the entire theory that is at the foundation of how I teach the Word of God the way that I teach it, in other words: the why behind the what.

ABSTRACT

The aim of the research that led to the Perfect Harmony Theory for Bible Translation and Interpretation (Pryce, 2011) was to discover a scientific method of intralingual Bible interpreting where scientific means that (1) the faithfulness and accuracy of the translation are verifiable and (2) replicability of meaning at the message level of the interpreting process is assured once the method is mastered. The method used for the research was simple: (1) explain the Perfect Harmony Method for Bible Translation and Interpreting and the aim of interpreting, (2) read the entire English Bible: King James Version, (3) discover how meaning was rendered in the Bible using only the Bible (KJV), (4) in the light of the Scriptures, examine the rendered meaning for perfect harmony at the lexical level, at the message level, and at the context level such that the accuracy of the rendering or the accuracy of the intralingual interpretation is assured by its perfect harmony with the rest of the entire Bible. We found two illustrations of the Perfect Harmony Method of Bible Translation and Interpreting in Mark 12 and Mark 15. Thus, by using the Bible as its own interpreter, we achieve faithfulness to the source text and accuracy of expression apart from the assurance that the interpretation is not contradicted by any other verse in the entire Bible.

To the extent that there are University Professors and academics who are still ignorant of the three levels of translation to wit: Intralingual Translation (One language translation), Intralingual Translation (two or more language translation), and Intersemiotic Translation (non-verbal, non-linguistic translation), it is important to state plainly and categorically that this textbook is a work of interpretation and translation. It is a work of both interpretation and translation because we interpret to translate and we translate to interpret!

Keywords: Method, Intralingual Translation, Bible Interpreting, Perfect Harmony.

INTRODUCTION TO

THE PERFECT HARMONY THEORY

Translation is the process of rendering meaning from an initiator to a receptor in order to achieve understanding of communication. In this paper, both translation and interpretation are used interchangeably given that during the cognitive process of translation, there is an interpretation segment that intervenes prior to writing the translation whereas, on the other hand, the act of note taking during interpreting is a clear intervention of a major translation activity of writing (cf. Seleskovitch, Danica, et Lederer, Marianne 2001).

We identify three types of translation known as interlingual translation, intralingual translation and intersemiotic translation. First, it is possible to render meaning from one language into another…that is called interlingual translation. Secondly, it is possible to render meaning within the same language such as when you take a Bible verse and explain it or when you explain a proverb in the same language to another…that practice is called intralingual translation.

Therefore, Bible teaching, paraphrasing, summarizing, rephrasing, deverbalization, rapporteuring, commentary, journalistic reporting, recasting just to name those few, are all examples of intralingual translation. Thirdly, it is possible to render meaning by means of signs and objects such as road signs and drawings…that is called intersemiotic translation (Jakobson, 1971: 266).

The type of Bible interpreting exemplified in this book is intralingual translation and the English Bible: King James Version was used throughout. It is well understood that in translation, you render meaning by means of entities called words or signs or symbols. Therefore, words are vehicles that carry meanings. Just as meaning cannot be independent of the context, so Bible translation, whether interlingual or intralingual, must respect the perfect harmony of the Scriptures. The Perfect Harmony Method of Bible Translation and Interpreting simply means that Bible teaching or interpreting must not in any way contradict any part of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation.

JUSTIFICATION FOR

THE PERFECT HARMONY THEORY

The theme of perfect harmony is taken from 1 Corinthians 1:10 (KJV) Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

From that verse, we see that the Word of God calls for perfect harmony in interpreting if we take note of the words speak, no divisions, perfectly joined together, same mind, same judgment. The term judgment refers to a rendition, and for this context, it means translation or interpretation.

In other words, that verse is saying that for your translation or interpretation to be correct, it must respond to those defining elements in that list whereby, there are no divisions of meanings between the source and target texts, that both the translation and the source text/speech can be perfectly joined together, that the message in the mind when one hears it or reads it, remains the same, and finally that there is the same approval/judgment for both the interpretation and the source text. (cf. Vinay, Jean-Paul, and Jean Darbelnet. (1995 [1958]).

In order to achieve perfect harmony in Bible translation and interpreting, you need a Bible translation methodology. The primary objective of every translation activity is to discover the meaning of the text, image or speech, and then render that meaning to the audience to ensure communication. In the perfect harmony method for Bible translation, we use only the Bible (KJV) to establish our thesis on the correct interpretation of Scriptures.

Several uses of the term Bible in this research may lead one to think that the perfect harmony method for Bible translation is applicable to only the Bible. It is not, in fact, this perfect harmony translation method is applicable to every sacred text no matter what culture it belongs to, the reason being that the main thrust of this method is the emphasis that what is rendered as translation or interpretation must perfectly harmonize with the rest of whatever sacred text that was used.

Apart from 1 Corinthians 1:10(KJV) that we used a couple paragraphs above to anchor the need for perfect harmony in Bible translation and interpreting, pointing out that we cannot use any other text outside the Bible to explain the Bible, the following verse is also used to reinforce this Bible translation methodology.

In Proverbs 21:30 (KJV), we read: There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD. This means that any Bible translation or interpretation that is against or contradicts any smallest part of the Bible is false, unfaithful and inaccurate. One might wonder why the quotation says against the LORD but my explanation translates the LORD as equal to the Bible. The reason is that the Bible equates the Word of God in the Bible to the LORD/God according to: John 1:1 (KJV) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

The third justification for the Perfect Harmony Method for Bible Translation and Interpreting is found at: 2 Peter 1:20 (KJV) Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the Scripture is of any private interpretation. Take notice of how this verse actually sets the limits of Bible translation and interpretation, whereby, personal and private interpretations, or anything emanating thereof, is excluded so that the only method left has to come from the Bible itself hence the Bible becomes its own translator and interpreter.

In other words, you must allow the Bible to interpret itself through a diligent process of verse comparison to achieve perfect harmony according to: 1 Corinthians 2:13 (KJV) Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

TEN ROADMAPS TO UNDERSTANDING PERFECT HARMONY

The following ten thoughts can be used to understand the Perfect Harmony Method for Bible Translation and Interpreting:

The Word of God can be corrupted. In other words, the Word of God can be badly translated or interpreted according to:

2 Corinthians 2:17 (KJV) For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.

All the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God according to:

1 Corinthians 3:19 (KJV) For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

All the Word of God is wisdom and a man devoid of the Word of God has no wisdom at all in him according to:

Jeremiah 8:9 (KJV) The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them?

Deuteronomy 4:5 (KJV) Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it.

Deuteronomy 4:6 (KJV) Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.

Therefore, based on number two above, since God has declared all human wisdom as foolishness, and only the Word  of God is wisdom, you cannot sensibly use foolishness to explain wisdom,