Category Archives: Bible Translation

An Exemplary Post on Translating the Word Nefesh

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Henry Neufeld

I’m linking to this post by Joel Hoffman not just for its content, which is indeed excellent, but also because I think it shows how to discuss translating a word from one language to another. A couple of notes: 1) … Continue reading →

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An Amazingly Bad Article on THE MESSAGE

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Henry Neufeld

Well, not really so amazing. I’ve seen many like it, and it comes from the Worldview Weekend folks who have been spending their time being extraordinarily critical of other conservative Christian organizations. The article is titled BRIEF (AND BY NO … Continue reading →

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BLT = Bible * Literature * Translation

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Henry Neufeld

There’s a new translation blog, and I’ve added it to my RSS reader. Check out BLT.

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Thoughts on Translating Psalm 22

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Henry Neufeld

First, two warnings. I’m not going to go into detail on the numerous translation difficulties in Psalm 22 and this post results from a book currently in the final stages of release from my company, Energion Publications. So if you … Continue reading →

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Subjectively Evaluating, Well, Stuff

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Henry Neufeld

J. K. Gayle links to me in a post regarding the notion of “canon.” There’s a good discussion going in the comments as well. Let me note in passing that the label “personal canon” grates on me a bit. Let … Continue reading →

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John Wesley on Biblical Languages

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Henry Neufeld

Do I understand Greek and Hebrew? Otherwise, how can I undertake, as every Minister does, not only to explain books which are written therein but to defend them against all opponents? Am I not at the mercy of everyone who … Continue reading →

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Helps and Keeping Up Your Greek

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Henry Neufeld

Dave Black has another good paragraph on keeping up your Greek: I will not go into the mechanics of keeping up with your Greek this summer. For this, you can refer to my book Using New Testament Greek in Ministry, … Continue reading →

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The Best Bible Version is the One You Read

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Henry Neufeld

Across the front cover of my book What’s in a Version? I placed the slogan that forms the title of this post. You might think it’s a strange thing to put on the cover of a book. I’ve used it … Continue reading →

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A Misuse of the Word LITERAL

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Henry Neufeld

One of my pet peeves is the way “literal” is used in discussing biblical interpretation.  The problem is not just that the word has changed meaning; rather, it is now scattered all over the map. “Literal” comes to mean anything … Continue reading →

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Clergy in Philippians 1:1

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Henry Neufeld

It’s been awhile since I made a comment regarding the Orthodox Study Bible. In preparing for my study of Philippians with my Sunday School class, I read the OSB notes on the book. Regarding the phrase episkopois kai diakonois in … Continue reading →

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