An edition of Choosing a Bible: understanding Bible translation differences
(2005)
Choosing a Bible
understanding Bible translation differences
by Leland Ryken
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Choosing a Bible: understanding Bible translation differences
2005, Crossway Books
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1581347308 9781581347302
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Table of Contents
Chapter One: How do Bible translations differ from each other?
The goal of Bible translation
Thought-for-thought or word-for-word?
Chapter Two: Five negative effects of dynamic equivalence
Taking liberties in translation
Destabilization of the text
What the Bible "means" vs. what the Bible says
Falling short of what we should expect
A logical and linguistic impossibility
Chapter Three: Ten reasons we can trust essentially literal Bible translations
Transparency to the original
Keeping to the essential task of translation
Preserving the full interpretive potential of the original
Not mixing commentary with translation
Preserving theological precision
Not needing to correct the translation in preaching
Preserving what the Biblical writers actually wrote
Preserving the literary qualities of the Bible
Preserving the dignity and beauty of the Bible
Consistency with the doctrine of inspiration.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 31).
"Adapted from The Word of God in English. Formerly published as Bible translation differences. Wheaton, Ill. : Crossway Books, 2004."
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