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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Dan Wallace on What Bible You Should Own
ByhenryI 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.
Michael Patton on Best Bible Version
ByhenryI like this presentation, though I list some quibbles on my Participatory Bible Study Blog. I would put this up against the line on my book cover: The best Bible version is one you read!
Note on 1 Thessalonians 5:17
Byhenry… at my Participatory Bible Study Blog.
Metzger Essay on the NRSV
ByhenryFind the link at Near Emmaus.
Debating the KJV and Textual Theories
ByhenryErik 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…
On Lucidity of the Writers and Clear Translation
ByhenryI’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.