Wayne at Better Bibles Blog has posted a question to regular visitors of his blog asking what bible they consider most useful for reaching out to people who aren’t familiar with churchy language. I would unhesitatingly choose the Contemporary English Version for the following reasons:
1. It really does use “contemporary English” and is [...]
In a previous post I discussed how as overseas missionaries we can sometimes feel isolated when we are in our home country. Life continues in our absence and it is often hard to fit into the fast-paced rhythm of modern American life when you are only here for a few short months. I’d hate for [...]
Quite a few people are blogging about Richard Dawkins’ new book. Jeremy Pierce at Parableman looks at a few of Dawkins’ logical fallacies. I always like reading Jeremy when he’s talking about logic. Peter Kirk at Speaker of Truth takes on Dawkins’ claim that a scientist can’t be a theist. He gives a counter-example: John [...]
Earlier this month, I wrote a post called What is a horn of salvation? In that post I discussed the difficulty of understanding the use of the metaphor “horn” in the Bible. Many Bible translations just translate the metaphor word-for-word and then give a paltry footnote about “horn symbolizes strength.” Over the course [...]
In my previous post, “The Bible wasn’t written to you” I was arguing that in order to understand what the Bible means to us we must first understand what it meant to them, that is, the original recipients of the Law, the gospels, epistles, etc. If a message has any objective truth at all it [...]
How many Internet startups do you know of that show a profit after only two weeks? Well, I just got word that New Testament Greek with Lingamish on Squidoo has earned $1.07 since September 9, 2006. Considering that in just a few days I’m going to be in London, England, one of the most expensive [...]
My kids are fanatical UNO players and have created numerous rule variations to the game. If you’ve never tried UNO Extreme, or Ward, or Close Enough you’ve not fully plumbed the depths of UNO fun!
Wayne Leman has a good post on ambiguity in translation:
Better Bibles Blog: Psalm 37:23 – Who delights in whom?
The iMonk gives a brief testimony regarding his marriage:
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The latest half-baked idea by Lingamish:
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Since 1999, David and Hilary have worked in Mozambique on the Nyungwe Bible Translation. Starting in 2008, David took on a new role as Media Access Coordinator for the work in Mozambique. Visit The Afrikers for more info.