Category Archives: choosing a bible

The NIV readalong: You suffered, he suffered, they suffered

By ElShaddai Edwards | Published: May 26, 2009
Note: This is part of a semi-regular series of posts comparing the NIV translation of scriptures used in my church’s sermons with similar translations. The intent is to identify hurdles that may be encountered when reading along in the pew with a different translation and to determine if they are textually or exegetically significant. * * [...]
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The Wright way of reading along with the NIV…

By ElShaddai Edwards | Published: May 18, 2009
Note: this is a salvaged draft of something I wrote in late April, but never got around to publishing. I’m revisiting it now because a few bloggers have recently posted or commented on N.T. Wright’s criticism of the NIV as a Protestant translation in his recent book, Justification. * * * * * I’ve mentioned several times [...]
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In community on a desert island

By ElShaddai Edwards | Published: April 30, 2009
As part of the ongoing thread on “best uses for different Bible versions“, Dave S. posted his various preferences (NASB, ESV, HCSB, NLT), then followed up with the following anecdote: I told my friend about my “favorite four” post above. He said, “That sounds good but which one would you choose if you could have just [...]
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Maybe the question is not “what versions of the Bible do you use”…

By ElShaddai Edwards | Published: April 14, 2009
Note: the following post contains some thoughts on Wayne Leman’s recent question on BBB as to “what versions of the Bible do you use and what is the most important use you have found for each of those versions?” In that post, my two-cent answer was: NLT’07 for everyday reading and study; HCSB or TNIV for [...]
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Kindle: Some first impressions

By ElShaddai Edwards | Published: December 29, 2008
As I mentioned in a previous post, my wife surprised me with an Amazon Kindle e-book reader for Christmas. I’ve been playing around with it as time allows, but haven’t bought a book yet – instead, I’ve been downloading the free samples and getting a feel for the gadget. These are some initial thoughts and impressions [...]
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