Category Bible Translations

Give the Word Bible Contest & Giveaway

20 December 2010 Bible Translations  No comments

Here's a wonderful opportunity for anyone interested in bibles, translation, and supporting global translation work.

The New Living Translation brings you Give the Word Bible Contest & Giveaway.

Enter the Sweepstakes. Simply select which

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Not that happy with CEB’s Sermon on the Mount

7 September 2010 Bible Translations  4 comments

I really wish all translations would have translation notes like the NET Bible. I would love to understand what they were thinking, why they made the decisions they did, and even what resources helped them come to their conclusions. The Common

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Relevant, readable, and reliable English?

1 September 2010 Bible Translations  10 comments

Taking a look at the new Common English Bible. Just some preliminary thoughts and a little test.

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A Real translation of the Bible?

19 June 2010 Bible Translations  5 comments

Looks like another translation of the Bible has started to make rounds, the Real Word of God, claiming to be

The first literal translation of the Received Text of the Bible in four centuries

Real Word Of GodReal Bible,

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Apokalupsis for today

15 June 2010 Bible Translations  6 comments

αποκαλυψις ιησου χριστου ην εδωκεν αυτω ο θεος δειξαι τοις δουλοις αυτου α δει γενεσθαι εν ταχει και εσημανεν αποστειλας δια του αγγελου αυτου τω δουλω αυτου ιωαννη ος εμαρτυρησεν τον λογον του θεου και την μαρτυριαν ιησου χριστου οσα ειδεν

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The NLT is not a scholarly translation?

29 March 2010 Bible Translations  9 comments

I recently noticed a short burst of folks on Twitter linking to James White's blog post, "Ephesians 1:11 and Bible Translation."

When I read Dr. White's post, I noticed the focus of the post was not on Bible translation, but on a debate he's

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Should we expect pastors to translate?

22 December 2009 Bible Translations, Featured Highlights  3 comments

I posit some quick thoughts on an excellent post by Rich Rhodes at Better Bibles Blog. The subject is whether pastors should be translators.

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Excellent Bible translation points

6 July 2009 Bible Translations  No comments

Via Wayne Leman from Better Bibles Blog pointed out some excellent statements on translation from Michael Burer of the NET Bible.

Here are the points:

Just because something has always been translated a certain way does not mean that it is

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Wayne Leman and Explaining Bible Translations

17 June 2009 Bible Translations  One comment

Wayne Leman, from the absolute must Better Bibles Blog, wrote a great little post on explaining the words in a Bible translation. He communicated perfectly something I've been trying—and failing—to get across to folks for years.The issue is whether

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New Revised Standard Version – NRSV

13 April 2009 Bible Translations  No comments

The first installment in a new addition to this blog: Translations in Focus. Taking a closer look at the NRSV.

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