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ESV vs KJV (Better Bibles Blog)

Byhneufeld

Those following the ESV/KJV debate might be interested in this post by Suzanne McCarthy, explaining why she prefers the KJV as her literal translation. I don’t find the language of the KJV nearly as attractive as she does, but that’s a matter of taste in my view.

I always love to find the occasional comments by “anonymous”–clearly the same “anonymous” every time on Better Bibles–who has a love affair with pretending that subjective factors are actually objective beauty. Weird that . . .

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Ben Witherington on Hermeneutics

Byhneufeld

This seems to be my day for linking, both on my threads blog and here. Ben Witherington has written an excellent basic post on hermeneutics. I’m particularly interested because of his illustrations taken from Revelation. In my study guide to Revelation, I recommend Witherington’s commentary as “the best commentary on Revelation for the serious student…

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Crossway ESV Literary Study Bible

Byhneufeld

Regular readers of this blog (that imaginary group every blogger hopes he has!) will know that I am not a fan of the [tag]ESV[/tag]. More precisely, I’m not a fan of the hype that surrounds it in certain circles. It’s not a bad translation in my view–it’s just not very special. Thus I was not…

A Short Note on the REB of Isaiah 38:21-22

Byhneufeld

The REB is one of my favorite versions, and indeed for personal reading is my favorite. Nonetheless it has one feature that often makes me mildly uncomfortable, its tendency to move texts around with a minimum of textual evidence. Even in cases in which I find the balance of internal evidence favorable to such a…

A Problem in Translation: Isaiah 3:12
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A Problem in Translation: Isaiah 3:12

ByHenry Neufeld

Translation challenges Bible translators face, focusing on Isaiah 3:12’s varying interpretations. The passage’s meaning shifts depending on what textual choices one makes and whether one translates literally or figuratively, potentially impacting the modern reader’s understanding. Ultimately, translation choices reflect what translators deem most crucial to convey, with any decision risking some loss of the original message.

2 Comments

  1. Do you know where the ESV translators got the little Paragraph markers? There is no notation, yet there are 9 paragraph markers in Gen 1 alone. I see no info in the introduction. Any thoughts?
    thanks,
    Ruchamah

  2. Dear
    Respected Sirs,
    I Shabbir Ahmed a 27 years old youth always nurture a dream to have a KJV Bible that I can not afford to buy because of my financial insolvency.
    So please send me a KJV Bible to the bellow address if possible.

    With reagards

    SHABBIR AHMED
    HOUSE-12/A,ROAD-63
    GULSHAN-2
    DHAKA-1212
    BANGLADESH

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