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!
Category Archives: choosing a bible
Comparing Jonahs: ESV vs NLT Study Bibles
Jeff (Scripture Zealot) and Sean Harrison (NLT Study Bible) have been doing a fantastic job of centralizing many of the recent NLT Study Bible reviews and articles, but I wanted to call your attention to a recent review at Biblia Hebraica comparing the book of Jonah in both editions.
Part 1 – introductory comments on the [...]
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Anglicans await the ESV Apocrypha…
For an even-toned defense of the ESV and anticipation of Oxford’s edition with the Apocrypha, check out The spread of the English Standard Version at Quo Vadis, a blog by an Episcopalian priest in the Diocese of Tennessee, Jody Howard.
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Another take on the NLT Study Bible
Gary Zimmerli at A Friend of Christ has written a very thoughtful “review” of his interactions with the new NLT Study Bible. Gary’s conversational writing is a joy to read and he’s outdone himself with the task at hand.
I was very curious to hear Gary’s thoughts on both the study Bible and the NLT text [...]
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Ezekiel redux: NLT vs. ESV study Bibles
Crossway has published an excerpt from Ezekiel from the upcoming ESV Study Bible, including notes from the opening section that I previously looked at for the NLT Study Bible.
Be sure to check out the PDF link to read the introductory material from the ESV – as with all of these new study Bibles, there is [...]
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Comparing notes on the NLT Study Bible
Coming up on two weeks ago, a package from Tyndale arrived just as we were finishing up packing for a weekend away with friends in northern Minnesota. Needless to say, my planned reading was left on the shelf (sorry Greg Boyd!) and the new NLT Study Bible (NLTSB) went with me. I had planned to [...]
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Just a quick note about the NLTSB…
First, a huge “thank you” to the team at Tyndale for providing me with a review copy of the NLT Study Bible (NLTSB) to look at and post about. The package arrived Friday afternoon just as we were finishing up packing for a weekend away with friends in northern Minnesota. Needless to say, my planned [...]
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What’s the most important verse for Bible translations?
A recent post on TC’s blog recently struck me in a funny way and caused me to reflect a little on the criteria I used in my Bible search. In doing so, the title question of this post rolled out: What’s the most important verse for Bible translations?
I don’t mean this question in terms of [...]
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Wrapping up a search for a formal translation
Kevin Sam has wrapped up his search for a formal translation, primary focused on the NASB, ESV and NRSV:
After blogging on this series on the three formal equivalent translations, I cannot say there is a clear #1 winner because it all depends on what a person wants in a translation. [...] The NASB is definitely [...]
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Update: MyBibleVersion.com
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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Another study Bible comparison