Posts Tagged ‘Translations’
Call for Discussion: the Arlington Statement on Bible Translation
With this article, we bring the Arlington Statement on Bible Translation to your attention. The statement is a new development, created in 2019 by a group of scholars including fundamentalists and evangelicals. The intention is to set a standard for Bible translation going forward that will avoid problems others fell into in recent years (perhaps,…
Read MoreFrom Inspiration to Translation
This study provides a biblical, historical and practical overview how God has provided his Word to us in written form. Biblical (and Early Christian) Evidence for Translation Since people no longer speak biblical Hebrew and Greek, we rely upon translations to expose people to the Word of God. Therefore, it is important to understand what…
Read MoreStraight Cuts: Just How Friendly Should We Be? (Proverbs 18:24)
Randy Jaeggli Perhaps you have had an experience like mine. I listened as the preacher announced his text and read Proverbs 18:24 from the Authorized Version: “A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.” The ensuing message stressed the necessity of the believer…
Read MoreGender Neutrality, Inclusivity and the 2011 TNIV
by Jim Oesterwind Inclusive language is all the rage, these days. In everything from your local newspaper to your grammar checker in your word processor, you are encouraged to use inclusive language, appeasing the sensibilities of the modern mind. Inclusive language is an issue for Christians as even Bible translations are affected by this new…
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