Dave Black on Translations

Byhenry January 22, 2011

I was thinking of quoting this comment from Dave Black myself, but Rod Decker beat me to it. We should give translators more respect!

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KJV Only: Anatomy of an Argument
Byhenry July 18, 2006
Recently I’ve talked a fair amount about using numbers as a means to dress up lies and make them look more respectable. I even discussed the issue in a Sunday School class I was invited to teach last Sunday, using the various ways in which grocery (or any) prices and sales can be stated and…
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Study Your Bible in English
Byhenry January 8, 2017
That is, study it in English if English is your native language, and when your knowledge of biblical languages isn’t up to the task. Face it. For most people, even those who have some study of biblical languages. Different levels of study of the languages provide different levels of benefits. But for most people, the…
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Promising Series on TNIV, HCSB, and NAB
Byhenry April 24, 2008
I think Kevin Sam over at New Epistles has made an excellent choice in selecting these three translations to study as “intermediate” and he’s off to a good start explaining why he’s doing it. I note his apology for the term “intermediate,” but that is not such a bad choice of language. I rate translations…
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Spiritual Gifts in 1 Corinthians 1:7
Byhenry January 9, 2008
The lectionary passages for Epiphany 2 (Cycle A) include 1 Corinthians 1:1-9. In verse seven, we have the phrase “spiritual gift.” It’s interesting to note which word is used for “spiritual gift”–in this case charisma. This is not the word used in 1 Corinthians 12:1 and 14:1, which both use pneumatikos. A number of interpreters…
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Translating Philippians 1:9-11
Byhenry December 1, 2009
Philippians 1:3-11 is one of the Lectionary passages this week, and so I read through it this morning during my devotional time in Greek. Now Paul is good at long sentences. I remember the embarrassment once working with a Greek student who was translating this passage in his second year. He was doing OK in…
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Is Come or Has Come in 1 John 4:2
Byhenry April 23, 2008
It’s probably a sin, but I simply couldn’t resist. I recorded a video response to a YouTube KJV Only video.
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