Aug 29, 2019
Studying the Bible can be a challenge, particularly if you don't know where to start. Ever since the Geneva Bible, study Bibles have been helping us to know our Bibles better. But not until the twentieth century did study Bibles really come into their own. We'll look at their history and also discuss a few guidelines...
Aug 18, 2019
This podcast completes our study of modern English Bible translations. We take a look at several of more recent production, including the NKJV, the ESV, the NET Bible, and the HCSB/CSB. If you use one of these for your own study, you'll find this podcast particularly valuable.
Aug 15, 2019
Some twentieth century Bibles were produced not by translating but by paraphrasing--converting thought for thought. Many appreciated them for making the Bible more accessible. But others worried that they drifted too far from the original text. We'll examine a few and see how they approached the challenge.
Aug 11, 2019
We now enter the modern era of Bible translations. Beginning with the Revised Version in the late nineteenth century, translators gave the English-speaking world a plethora of new translations. Reactions to these varied, but translation goes on to this day.
Aug 4, 2019
Bible translation is a complicated and sometimes controversial topic. As we move into the modern era, we examine some of the principles behind Bible translation. We also develop a list of questions to apply when evaluating a translation.