Bible Translations
Updated: Oct 30, 2024
From the Series: How to Read the Bible
Week 3
Which Bible translation should I read?
1. Historical Tradition
2. Accuracy to Original Documents
Comparison Of Byzantine And Alexandrian Families In Selected Passages
3. Translation Technique
Formal vs Functional


4. Translator
5. English Language
Comparison of Major English Translations
Horizontal Bible Study
Vertical Bible Study - Philippians 3:12-14
Notes
Bible translation linear chart: https://bg3-blog.s3.amazonaws.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/18110815/Bible-Translations.jpg
Formal vs Functional Chart: Robert L. Thomas, How to Choose a Bible Version: An Introductory Guide to English Translations (Fearn, Great Britain: Christian Focus Publications, 2000), 96.
Comparison of Major English Translations: Adapted from: Robert L. Thomas, How to Choose a Bible Version: An Introductory Guide to English Translations (Fearn, Great Britain: Christian Focus Publications, 2000), 146–157.



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