I’ve made some changes in my approach to Bible translations. As I spend a lot of time trying to share the Bible with new Christians and non-Christians, I’ve come to value readability in a…
In the last post, I discussed one of the reasons I prefer one of the modern versions of the Bible: the archeological discoveries that have shed further light on the meaning of certain terms…
I do a lot of translation. Most Sundays, I preach a bilingual sermon, translating myself. I do radio programs in Spanish during the week; most of my study materials are in English. I’ve done…
As we discuss Bible translation, we really ought to stop a minute and pay our respects to the concept of “dynamic equivalence.” The concept of dynamic equivalence was developed by linguist…
[Full disclosure: I was asked to do this review by the book’s author, Danny Corbitt. Danny and I knew each other in school at Abilene Christian University. I obtained the book for free……
The other day I asked about what passages people look at when comparing Bible versions. Laymond said he looks at Matthew 15:24. Carol mentioned looking at Matthew 16:19 and 18:18. Barry…
OK, I’m realizing that I’ve jumped into deep water on this one. I’ve counted and still have another 1,609 posts on Bible translation and Bible versions. I’ll try and whittle that number down…
