Monthly Archives: July 2007

REB selections from 1 Timothy

By ElShaddai Edwards | Published: July 18, 2007
I have the opportunity to read from my compact REB New Testament on the bus to and from work and it’s been a wonderful way to transition through the day. Every once in a while, I’ll find a passage with language that is just incomparable to other translations. These selections from 1 Timothy made me [...]
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Choosing a modern Bible translation, part 3

By ElShaddai Edwards | Published: July 17, 2007
The process of trying to evaluate the bumper crop of modern Bible translations we have available to us today has been very instructional and my own views about what type of Bible might work for me have been refined and come into sharper focus from when I started this journey. I’m coming from 20+ years [...]
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A new fan of the HCSB

By ElShaddai Edwards | Published: July 16, 2007
Gary Zimmerli has posted on his initial experiences with the Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB), prompted by what he terms as “nagging”, in part by yours truly: “But when I got the latest “Try it, you’ll like it” a few days ago, I decided this time I’m going to take a truly serious look at this [...]
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HCSB: Still no basic Reference Bible…

By ElShaddai Edwards | Published: July 16, 2007
The publishers of the HCSB are evidently continuing their trend of publishing topical Bibles without providing a standard Reference Bible. New this fall will be the following: The Apologetics Study Bible :: “Real Questions. Straight Answers. Stronger Faith. The Apologetics Study Bible will help today’s Christians better understand, defend, and proclaim their beliefs in this age [...]
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Yes, that’s really my name…

By ElShaddai Edwards | Published: July 10, 2007
I had to chuckle yesterday. I was browsing through my blogroll links, checking out new posts while drinking my morning coffee. Seems like there’s always something new on Iyov’s blog, even if most of it requires more time than I have in the morning to properly digest. In any case, my eye was drawn down [...]
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