Monthly Archives: March 2008

Update: MyBibleVersion.com

By ElShaddai Edwards | Published: March 31, 2008
Henry Neufeld has created a test version of his online Bible selection tool that allows visitors to more easily compare Bible translations to a base version: I have added a page that will allow you to choose a base Bible version (whatever you prefer) and get a list of all other available versions based on how [...]
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Translating a shipwreck

By ElShaddai Edwards | Published: March 27, 2008
In 1 Timothy 1:19, Paul writes that “it was through spurning conscience that certain persons made shipwreck of their faith” (REB). Shipwreck in this case means “a complete ruin” or “an irretrievable loss”. But of course, shipwreck is also a literal event, one which Paul experienced three times in his apostolic career (2 Corinthians 11:25), [...]
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Power and persuasion: reading the KJV

By ElShaddai Edwards | Published: March 25, 2008
Henry Neufeld has an interesting post today about selecting a Bible translation for public reading. He discusses the KJV, REB and NJB translations, though he finds the latter two to not affect American ears as well as he’d like. He goes on to consider the monolithic status of the KJV and how many “people love the [...]
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Measuring translation accuracy by homogeneity of results?

By ElShaddai Edwards | Published: March 25, 2008
My mind was jogged last night after looking at some blog stats, reminding me that I’d wanted to post a follow-up to a discussion argument in the comments to a post on Biblish that I’d made back in December. The root of my original post was that the marketing and endorsement of literal/formal translations as [...]
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After the resurrection

By ElShaddai Edwards | Published: March 24, 2008
While most of the gospels rightly focus on the empty tomb as the next event after Christ’s crucifixion in the resurrection story, Matthew includes a very curious anecdote of what happened in the interim: 50 Jesus shouted again with a loud voice and gave up His spirit. 51 Suddenly, the curtain of the sanctuary was split [...]
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