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Sermon on Bible Translations (History)
John Brunt was one of my professors for my undergraduate program in Biblical Languages at Walla Walla University. He’s now a pastor. The embedded sermon is the beginning of a series. The reason I’m including this here is because he goes through some of the history of translation. Many errors regarding Bible translation result from…
Interview with Ed Blum on the HCSB
The HCSB is not one of my favorites, but in many ways it is not a bad translation. This interview with general editor Dr. Ed Blum is quite helpful. I would underline Dr. Blum’s comments on reading the introduction. The majority of questions I’m asked about Bible translations and most of the information I put…
Churches Rejecting the NIV2011
According to the Christian Post, some major churches are rejecting the NIV2011. Their concern is over accuracy, and particularly “literal accuracy.” The article cites Pastor Gregg Matte of Houston’s First Baptist Church, and Andrew Werley, pastor of Houston’s Jersey Village Baptist Church. “I believe the TNIV or the NIV 2011 revision has drifted from what…
Note on 1 Thessalonians 5:17
… at my Participatory Bible Study Blog.
On THE MESSAGE
I’ve written a brief response to a particularly bad article about The Message over on my Participatory Bible Study Blog.
Debating the KJV and Textual Theories
Erik DiVietro suggests respect and coexistence. While I commend his effort, not to mention his various posts, which are both informative and respectful, I think this is a topic that will always get heated. The KJV Only position, and those that are perceived to be close to it will tend to bring out a great…