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Learn to use Greek and Hebrew with Logos has arrived… FINALLY!
I have been waiting a very long time for this product to arrive! There has been quite a lot of talk on the Logos Bible Software forums about this product with some users complaining about it not...
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This really bugs me about the ESV…
Its translation of “העלמה” in Isaiah 7:14 as “virgin” and not “young woman” & Its inconsistent use of “man” when translating “ἄνθρωπος” as I discovered in Ephesians 4:8 this past week. For me these...
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Do we need more Pastors as translators?
Eugene PetersonPicking up on the Eugene Peterson post from yesterday I noticed another brilliant response from Peterson about the difficulties of working on a paraphrase translation: What are the...
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Concerning “Word for word” translations…
Let me preface what I am about to say by stating that this is an open statement that reflects things I have been thinking about on in light of reading David Dewey’s book A User’s Guide to Bible...
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Best “In the mail” ever!
I cannot begin to describe how excited I am to receive a review copy og BibleWorks 8. many thanks to the company for granting my request. After two days on retreat it was a real blessing to find it...
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It’s BibleWorks Week: First Impressions…
My introductory remarks can be read HERE As I mentioned in my first post, I am brand new to BibleWorks. For some time I have been of the opinion it was for people extremely competent in their original...
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Things are better in Koine…
This clip has been a round for a while and was reposted this morning by Ben Witherington. It is brilliantly done and makes me laugh every time I hear it. I love this part of the song, K (to the) O I N...
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I couldn’t have said it better myself…
Although I might have done a better job on the cartoon! Brian Fulthorp posted the picture on FB and I had a great laugh. Seth is correct, a bit more humility from all of us when we approach an English...
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ἄνθρωπος: Man, All God’s People or Servant?
ἵνα ἄρτιος ᾖ ὁ τοῦ θεοῦ ἄνθρωπος, πρὸς πᾶν ἔργον ἀγαθὸν ἐξηρτισμένος. (2Ti 3:17 BGT) I was reading 2 Timothy in the TNIV over the weekend and I decided to check out the NIV 2011 translation in...
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This saddens me greatly…
Daniel Thompson first alerted me to this. The Southern Baptist Convention of the United States has resolved to discourage the use of the NIV 2011 in its churches. In affect they have banned the NIV...
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