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Relevant, readable, and reliable English?

September 1, 2010View Comments

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

A Real translation of the Bible?

June 19, 2010View 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, Real English, no paraphrase, no religious jargon The translation process has been through several filters: submission [...]

Apokalupsis for today

June 15, 2010View 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 μακαριος ο αναγινωσκων και οι ακουοντες τους λογους της προφητειας και τηρουντες τα εν [...]

The NLT is not a scholarly translation?

March 29, 2010View Comments
The NLT is not a scholarly translation?

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 engaged in and within the context of that debate his opponent [...]

Should we expect pastors to translate?

December 22, 2009View 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.

Excellent Bible translation points

July 6, 2009View 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 correct. We should always value the light ancient documents shed on our understanding of [...]

Wayne Leman and Explaining Bible Translations

June 17, 2009View Comments

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 or not someone has to further explain the meaning of a Bible translation to others. [...]

New Revised Standard Version – NRSV

April 13, 2009View 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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