Translated in 1901 by about 100 men of various religious backgrounds, this version had available better manuscripts with many older manuscripts having been found by this time. The translators were able to come much closer to the original text of the inspired word. The translators were very consistent in their word-for-word translating. As noted, there are no perfect … [Read more...] about Translations: ASV
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Translations: ASV
Translated in 1901 by about 100 men of various religious backgrounds, this version had available better manuscripts with many older manuscripts having been found by this time. The translators were able to come much closer to the original text of the inspired word. The translators were very consistent in their word-for-word translating. As noted, there are no perfect … [Read more...] about Translations: ASV
Defending the Truth…Authority
The Bible Is Our Authority Because: It is God’s word...Matt. 4:4; 1 Thes. 2:13 He is the giver of life...Acts 17:28; Psa. 104:29 He exercises His authority in Scripture...Heb. 1:1,2; 2 Cor. 10:8; 1 Cor. 14:37 There are no untruths in the Bible...2 Sam. 7:28; John 10:35 The Bible claims authority...Heb. 2:14; 1 Pet. 4:11 Jesus used it as an authority...Matt. … [Read more...] about Defending the Truth…Authority
Translations: NASB
The NASB was published in 1971, translated by a group of 58 men who held “the conviction that the words of Scripture as originally penned in the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek were inspired of God.” The translators used all available scholarship to produce a more accurate work. Even though it is quite literal, it is presented in a contemporary language. There are places that could … [Read more...] about Translations: NASB
Translations: Living Bible
There are numerous translations of the Bible available in bookstores and on the Internet. Paraphrased versions of the Scriptures are popular. Paraphrase versions are more commentaries than translations and are what the translator “thinks” is being said in a certain passage. “A ‘Dynamic Equivalent’ attempts to use the original language as a guide in translating, and then … [Read more...] about Translations: Living Bible