I just read an excellent post that explains the importance of “the things between” in a text. Mike Sangrey references another post (Sins of Omission) by Richard Rhodes that is also outstanding reading and would be beneficial for you to read.

I was going to include a summary of Mike’s post, but I tried and discovered that I cannot do the topic the justice he provides it. So I will include his conclusion, and trust that you will read the rest of the post:

We need clear translations. We need to bring across from the original context into the modern context enough of the things between in order to generate that clarity.