Bible Translations
Subtitle: a closer look
Publisher: Eleutheros Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Toledo, Ohio
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780983625742
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Section 1 : What we should believe about the Bible.; title: The inspiration, inerrancy, and authority of the Bible; title: Old Testament canonicity; title: New Testament canonicity; title: Other books written in biblical times; title: Section 2 : What we should know about past Bible translations.; title: The earliest versions; title: Translations done under great duress; title: Section 3 : The difficulties a translator faces.; title: Culture differences; title: Old Testament examples; title: New Testament examples; title: Section 4 : Why there are so many differences in translations.; title: The various theories of translation; title: Addition of ideas; title: Subtraction of ideas; title: Alteration of ideas; title: Oversimplification of ideas; title: Section 5 : Some of the methods used in modern Bible translation.; title: Modern translation techniques; title: Section 6 : Some things to be aware of in modern translations.; title: The danger of neo-orthodoxy; title: Section 7 : The strengths and weakness of the best-known Bible translations.; title: An evaluation of today's major translations; title: Section 8 : How a believer can study the Bible more effectively.; title: Basic methods of Bible study; title: Using simple linguistic principles in Bible study