Category Archives: gender

Norms and accuracy

June 23, 2012 – 4:34 pm

I’ve been absent for quite a while here. I’m on sabbatical and trying to finish not one, but two, books. Since I last posted I’ve been to India on a spur of the moment trip. One of my wife’s work colleagues got married and invited us to the wedding. So we went. I have for […]

By Rich Rhodes | Also posted in Bible Translation, natural English, translation accuracy | Comments (8)

Does ὑποτασσω mean ‘respect’ in Ephesians 5?

August 13, 2011 – 5:33 am

It’s not often that a political event provides fodder for a BBB post. But I’m going to take fodder from Iowa (a lot of fodder is harvested there) where the Republican candidates for President of the U.S. debated each other last night and turn it into grist for this BBB post. Michelle Bachman, an evangelical […]

By Wayne Leman | Also posted in translation accuracy | Comments (39)

Aner as person

May 26, 2008 – 1:57 am

One of the major complaints that the CBMW has against the TNIV is that it sometimes translates aner as “person.” Grudem writes the most delicious comments sometimes. I just have to share this, I could add a note here on the Greek word aner: Greek scholars for hundreds of years have known that aner means […]

By Suzanne McCarthy | Comments (5)

Grammatical Gender

May 25, 2008 – 3:30 am

If you don’t want a grammar lesson just skip all this blue stocking stuff and go below. I have been asked to post on further issues regarding gender language in the Bible. One of my goals has always been to be able to establish a version of the Bible which would be acceptable to everyone. […]

By Suzanne McCarthy | Comments (14)
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