353 Bible 24 – Recommended Bible Translations (Which Bible Is Best?)
This is now our last episode in this 24 part class on How We Got the Bible. Today after a quick review and an appeal to learn the biblical languages,...
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These bible classes will help you understand the scriptures in their original context. Other classes cover apologetics, theology, and church history. Pastor Sean Finnegan teaches with scholarship and simplicity to offer you top notch Christian education.
352 Bible 23 – Spirit Who or Spirit Which? (Translating the Holy Spirit)
This is our fifth and final example of bias in translation. After this episode, we’ll have one more to conclude our class on How We Got the Bible. To...
351 Bible 22 – Did Jesus Claim to Be the I AM? (Translating John 8.58)
Did Jesus claim to be “The Great I AM” in John 8.58? If not, what was he saying? In this episode we examine the alleged parallel passage in Exodus w...
350 Bible 21 – Firstborn Of or Firstborn Over? (Translating Colossians 1.15)
Colossians 1.15 presents an interesting test case to examine translation bias. Well-meaning Bible students have taken this text in at least three dif...
349 Bible 20 – Bow or Worship? (Translating Proskuneo)
How should translators render the word προκσυνέω (proskuneo) into English? Since this word has a range of meanings from bowing as a sign of respect t...
348 Bible 19 – God’s Form or God’s Nature (Translating Philippians 2.6-7)
This is our first of five examples of bias in translation. Today we’ll examine Philippians 2.6-7, specifically focusing on how translators render two ...
347 Bible 18 – Bias in Bible Translation
Last time we evaluated two popular single-translator Bibles: the Message and the Passion Translation. This time, we’re switching gears to consider co...
346 Bible 17 – Evaluating the Message Bible and the Passion Translation
Last time we looked at the King James version which is one of the strictest formal equivalence Bibles every made. This time we are going to analyze t...
345 Bible 16 – Evaluating the King James Version
What do you know about the King James Version? Is it an accurate translation? Does it have flaws? Should you use it as a measuring stick for other ...
344 Bible 15 – Gender in Bible Translation
Did you know that controversies surrounding how to translate gender in the Bible had a major impact on Bible translation over the last 30 years? In t...