Category Archives: Bible Versions

Comments on various translations of the Bible and relation translation issues.

HCSB Interview

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Henry Neufeld

Some notes and a link on my book’s (What’s in a Version?) page.

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How Bible Translation Should be Done

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Henry Neufeld

J. K. Gayle has a couple of posts on translating the Psalms that are really quite helpful.  The first one I read, which is actually the second, is The Difficulty of Psalm 90, in which he discusses some thinking and … Continue reading →

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Free CEB New Testament

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Henry Neufeld

You can sign up.  (Corrected Link for sign up.) They are only guaranteeing delivery for shipping addresses in the United States, but are working on others, and list a number of countries to which they should be able to ship … Continue reading →

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NLT for Academic Study

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Henry Neufeld

Chris Heard asked via Twitter whether the NLT was suitable for academic study.  T. C. Robinson has given an answer: Concluding thoughts: The NLT, New Living Translation, is simply too loose to be considered a serious academic Bible. While I have some sympathy … Continue reading →

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Another KJV-Only Comment

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Henry Neufeld

Every so often a KJV-Only advocate comes by this blog to comment.  They normally don’t hang around long, but I occasionally feel inclined to respond.  I like to tolerate and even celebrate other points of view, but I don’t make … Continue reading →

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Comments for NIV Revision Committee

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Henry Neufeld

Wayne Leman reminds us that comments for the NIV2011 revision are only open until the end of December.  I never can make a final decision on these things, which would make me a lousy translation committee member, but if you … Continue reading →

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New English Translations Poll

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Henry Neufeld

I’ve posted a poll for discussing the need, or lack thereof, for new English translations.  This post exists solely for comments on that poll.  Note that multiple answers are permitted in case one is not double-minded, but perhaps a bit … Continue reading →

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Professors are Liberal and They Translate the Bible

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Henry Neufeld

Just in case you thought reinventing Jesus was just a liberal project … I haven’t said much about the conservative Bible project, mostly because I suspect everyone can guess quite accurately what I think, but this article on Yahoo! News … Continue reading →

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Translating Philippians 1:9-11

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Henry Neufeld

Philippians 1:3-11 is one of the Lectionary passages this week, and so I read through it this morning during my devotional time in Greek.  Now Paul is good at long sentences.  I remember the embarrassment once working with a Greek … Continue reading →

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Paul not Lucid

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Henry Neufeld

I must confess that quite frequently when I read J. K. Gayle’s writing, I’m quite mystified.  But today I was able to interact with what he wrote more effectively in his post Exactly what Paul Meant by “Sarx”.  Somewhere around … Continue reading →

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