Words wither and blogs fade away…
Forgive me if you’ve heard this song before, but I've decided to stop blogging at He is Sufficient. I truly appreciate all of the wit, wisdom and words of faith that you have shared with me over the past few years. I wish you well in all of your endeavors, whatever they may be and wherever they may lead you. “God is sufficient for the needs of His people”. Amen!
Monthly Archives: May 2007
This Lamp: The Modern Language Bible
Rick Mansfield has posted his comments on The Modern Language Bible: New Berkeley Edition on This Lamp. The MLB was an early (~1950) effort to use modern language as a translation principle and move away from the archaic KJV. It would be interesting to compare the MLB to the New English Bible, which was first [...]
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A brief evening at the bookstore…
I finally had a chance to get to the local Northwestern Christian bookstore and see some of the new Bibles that are out. I especially wanted to see the new printing of the NLTse Premium Slimline Reference Bible, which Rick Mansfield recently reviewed on This Lamp. I was a bit let down after reading his [...]
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Unfulfilled prophecy
John Hobbins (Ancient Hebrew Poetry) has written some thoughts on unfulfilled prophecy and Biblical literalism that I found interesting to read in light of my previous summary of preterist eschatology.
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Study bible list updated
Fyi, Larry has added a guest review of Writings of St. Paul, 2nd Edition (Meeks & Fitzgerald) on Rick Mansfield’s THIS LAMP blog. I’ve updated the list of Study Bible reviews in my previous post.
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Preterism, Redemptive history, etc.
Joe Myzia recently posted a review of “The Apocalypse Code” by Hank Hanegraff, a book that apparently critiques evangelical eschatology, and especially the brand of dispensational premillennialism advocated by authors LaHaye and Lindsey, from a preterist viewpoint:
“Hank’s view is that of partial preterism. Don’t let Hank fool you on his broadcast when he claims he’s not a preterist. [...]
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THIS LAMP…new Bible reviews
Rick Mansfield has recently posted his notes on several specific Bibles from various publishers. His reviews are thorough and well worth reading.
NLTse, “Premium Slimline Reference (Large Print) from Tyndale:
“I don’t consider myself all that picky, but after three years of the NLTse’s existence, I still couldn’t find a decent copy for public use. However, just [...]
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A Friend of Christ: NLTse Concern
Gary Zimmerli has posted on some concerns regarding the NLTse:
”I have been recommending the new NLTse, and plan on continuing to do so. It’s a fine translation, easy-to-read, and gives you the Word quickly and clearly… as long as you don’t look too close.”
His concerns track with some of the notes I previously had made [...]
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Psalm 91 redux
I was looking at the NET Bible online and found that their text and notes for Psalm 91 offer up a possible explanation for the structure of verses 1-2 that I discussed below. First, verses 1-3 in the NET translation:
As for you, the one who lives in the shelter of the sovereign One, and resides [...]
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Psalm 91:1-2
You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord, Who abide in His shadow for life,
Say to the Lord, “My Refuge, My Rock in Whom I trust.”
Another inspirational verse. This one resonates with me because of the adaption that Michael Joncas did in his song “On Eagles’ Wings” (above), which my mom liked and was [...]
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Why is it so hard to choose a Bible translation?