Sunday, October 28, 2012

A Good Book On Four Bible Translations

By Pastor Bruce K. Oyen

    This posting is about a good book to read about four Bible translations. It is called "Which Bible Translation Should I Use?"  The translations considered are the ESV (English Standard Version), the HCSB (Holman Christian Standard Bible), the 2011 NIV (New International Version), and the NLT (New Living Translation).
     If you want to find out the why and how of the making of these translations, read this book. One of the things that makes it interesting is that each chapter was written by a translator from each one of these translations, and in it he explains the philosophy that governed the making of that translation. He also defends that translation against criticism of it from the authors of the other chapters.
     Before buying the book, please understand that it is somewhat technical and complex. But, it is worth the effort to read it.
     What follows is a link to one source for the book.The link will allow you to look at the cover, the table of contents, and reviews of it. Here's the link: http://www.christianbook.com/translation-should-comparison-major-recent-versions/andreas-kostenberger/9781433676468/pd/676468?product_redirect=1&Ntt=676468&item_code=&Ntk=keywords&event=ESRCP

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