English Bible translations

How We Got The Bible by Neil R. Lightfoot was an excellent introduction to the process by which the Bible has come down to us. Certainly a most important book for preachers and teachers but just as important for Christians in general. We all should have, at least, a basic understanding of how we got the Bible. This book is more than just a simple discussion of how God inspired the authors to write down his words. It's a deeper discussion of the many different processes involved through history…

plot of the narrative along. In this paper I will examine the literary form and features; discuss any important grammatical points; and perform the triangulation method on three words using the NRSV, NIV and NAS Bibles in order to determine which of the three translations used the best English word in place of the original Hebrew word. I will then discuss what I have learned from this literary analysis of chapter three.…

King James Version has a Greek translation called the “Receptus” or the “Received Text” (Black 50). The Greek New Testament has thousands of manuscripts and fragments and in different languages. Furthermore, the Metzger’s Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament will be useful in my personal…

Intro: In this book one can learn many facts and information about the bible they never knew. The book is not about scriptures in specific. It is about back-round information to how people today received God’s word. The reader gets to see just how important the text is and the effort to preserve the word of God. In this book the reader will find out the types of writing materials used for manuscript. The languages used in the text. Whether text was written in print or cursive. Discoveries where…

These Bible study recommendations for young adults are for Bible study on a personal, individual level, not for a group. I have two reasons for choosing this level, the personal, individual level. The first is that I noticed that there is so much literature already on Bible study on a group level, either in Sunday school or in catechism classes or in other formal and informal groups, but there is so little on the personal, individual level. My second reason is that in my opinion there are more…

The most effective methodologies to interpret the Bible To understand the Bible from a scholarly perspective is to be skeptical and make good judgments based on the evidences that are given. An academic scholar of the Bible must be able to apply various research techniques, use analytic skills, and have high theological knowledge to correctly interpret the Bible. In doing so, this allows the scholar to appropriately criticize and determine the significance and implications of many of the…

God and The Bible. However, careful observation and analysis of the religious passages within the epic reveal the original meaning of the text. Beowulf is not a Christian epic poem, but is originally a heathen text, altered by editors through time to present a new version. Interpreting the text from the perspective that words have lost old…

is still applicable to today. In the beginning, God spoke directly to Adam and commissioned him as the worker to bring home the food for him and his family, as God speaks directly to him and says “By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread” (English Standard Version, Genesis 3:19). In my opinion, this appoints Adam as the “breadwinner” of the house. This appointment is not because of Adam’s decision, but because God ordained this as a result of Adam’s sin. Utilizing the scripture you…

Christianity: The Gospel beyond the West begins with a brief over of Christianity, defines terms, and proceeds into a conversational writing style of a Q&A pattern to discuss a broad spectrum of topics, and closes discussion with bible translation to address issues associated with translation. Christianity is expanding and has a hopeful future. World Christianity did not have a positive future in the start of the 19th century. Muslims outnumbered Christians 4:1, and had a higher conversion rate.…

concession-contraption, and 6.) grounds-conclusion. Doriani then explains how most modern English and Greek words indicate relations between the propositions in the new testament. Doriani expresses the importance of this through a three-page chart showing English to Greek comparison of certain words like series and progression and many…