Christianity an Incurably Irrevent Religion?
C. S. Lewis thought so! (HT: Peter Kirk on Facebook, blog).
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Rick Mansfield on the ESV
ByhenryRick Mansfield has made an excellent post on the controversy with the ESV. He makes a number of excellent points, but I’d like to quote one paragraph from near the end: My contention is not with the ESV. But I do have great problems with the inaccurate rhetoric that I often hear from proponents and…
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ByhenryOn March 24, 2016, blog entry marked 11:40 AM, Dave Black talks about translating poetry and links to his essay on the topic from a Festschrift, available via Google Docs. Reading Dave’s comments about translating poetry reminded me of one of my favorite translations of poetry from any language to any other, Max Knight’s translations…
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MyBibleVersion.com – Comparison against a Base Version (Alpha)
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Better Bibles: Which Translation to Choose?
ByhenryIver Larsen has a good post on choosing a Bible translation over at Better Bibles blog. The discussion is also excellent. Go join the fray! You might also check out my site, Bible Translation Selection Tool.