On THE MESSAGE
I’ve written a brief response to a particularly bad article about The Message over on my Participatory Bible Study Blog.
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Interview with Ed Blum on the HCSB
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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…
Metzger Essay on the NRSV
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Find the link at Near Emmaus.
Dan Wallace on What Bible You Should Own
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I don’t weight all the versions precisely as he does, but he provides some excellent guidelines. Not surprisingly he likes the NET. I do too, though I don’t put it quite as high on my list.
On Lucidity of the Writers and Clear Translation
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I’ve posted two items on my Participatory Bible Study blog, the first on clarity of translation, On Translating to be Understood, and the second on just how clearly we understand the Bible writers in the first place, Paul not Lucid.
Note on 1 Thessalonians 5:17
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… at my Participatory Bible Study Blog.
Churches Rejecting the NIV2011
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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…