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‘Flesh’ Beats ‘Sinful Nature’ for Clarity 2 Aug 2013 | 07:21 am
I am almost persuaded by John Richardson the Ugley Vicar’s argument that “flesh” is a better rendering of sarx than “sinful nature”, in Romans 8. It’s a shame John didn’t realise that the NIV translat...
Poetic Acts 31 Jul 2013 | 12:11 am
The preceding post, by Peter Kirk, was about “poetic” and “accessible” language. This post is another about scripture set to poetry. I have just received a copy of The Apostles’ Acts — In Verse, by m...
“Poetic” and “Accessible” Language 22 Jul 2013 | 06:16 am
I am not usually much interested in liturgy, as I don’t see much place for formal liturgy in church (but that is not an issue for discussion here). But I did read Doug Chaplin’s post Accessible and po...
ISV nears publication 19 Jul 2013 | 02:49 am
The International Standard Version (ISV) is now on its last revision before publication. Note its features on its website: The ISV is the first modern Bible translation in any language to provide an ...
new blog address 11 Jul 2013 | 09:11 am
In a few weeks our blog address is likely to change to: http://betterbibles.wordpress.com For now you can view this blog at the current address or the new one. I suggest that you bookmark the new ad...
Report on divine familial terms 3 May 2013 | 04:13 pm
Last year we raised the issue some translators in Isalmic contexts have faced in deciding how to translate the divine familial terms. The World Evangelical Alliance convened an independent panel to co...
One Bible, Many Versions, by Rich Shields 16 Mar 2013 | 10:29 pm
http://exegete77.wordpress.com/2013/03/16/one-bible-many-versions/
Joy & Happiness 30 Jan 2013 | 11:43 pm
I had a discussion with a friend recently over the distinction in meaning between joy and happiness, as expressed by a pastor in a recent TV interview: http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/50224492...
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Five More Myths by Dan Wallace 2 Jan 2013 | 04:13 pm
Dan Wallace looks at five myths about Bible translations and textual criticism: The Bible has been translated so many times we can’t possibly get back to the original. Words in red indicate the exact ...
