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Word Study Dangers: Glosses and Definitions
ByhenryIn my previous entry in this series I noted the difference between a gloss and a definition. To review: First, let me distinguish between a “gloss” and a “definition.” A “gloss” is a word or phrase proposed as a translation for a word in the source language. When a Greek student is taught that “pistis”…
Link: The Comma Johanneum
ByhenryBill Mounce discusses the evidence that the added trinitarian formula in 1 John 5:7-8 is not original. This is a summary of well-known evidence, not breaking new ground, but is one of the clearest presentations I’ve seen.
Do We Need More English Bible Translations?
ByhenryAllan Bevere suggests we don’t, and we need to stop making them. I’ve had a poll about this on this blog for over a year (now on the lower left of the footer), and the results are interesting: [poll id=”2″ type=”result”] I will be closing that poll and substituting another one. I would prefer that…
How Bible Translation Should be Done
ByhenryJ. K. Gayle has a couple of posts on translating the Psalms that are really quite helpful. The first one I read, which is actually the second, is The Difficulty of Psalm 90, in which he discusses some thinking and feeling that may be generated by hearing the Psalm and the first one, which I…
Bible Translation: ESV
ByhenryWe pause briefly in these various Bible study series to call your attention to a comment on the English Standard Version (ESV). Wayne Leman has provided a little bit of history, along with some passages for comparison between the RSV and the ESV. Wayne does his usual thorough job, so I have very little additional…