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This is what can happen if you translate by e-mail …

October 31, 2008 – 6:05 pm

I hope there are no translation errors in Bible versions that have come about in the same way as this error on a road sign reported by the BBC!

By Peter Kirk | Comments (3)

how to post a comment

October 29, 2008 – 6:20 pm

The blogging staff of BBB has tried to make the transition to this new location and the WordPress system as seamless as possible. If you do not already have a WordPress account, some of you may get an error message the first time you try to put a comment on a blog post here. I [...]

By Wayne Leman | Tagged | Comments (9)

Faith does not come by hearing (Rom. 10:17) — P.S.

October 24, 2008 – 4:45 pm

I have withdrawn my post on this topic, due to some errors I made. Hopefully I can rescue the essential point of the original, revise it, and re-post it. The basic notion was correct that in English there needs to be an explicit object after the gerund “hearing”. A gerund is a verbal noun which [...]

By Wayne Leman | Tagged , , , , | Comments (2)

Your favorite post at BBB

October 13, 2008 – 3:21 pm

We are still getting lots of great input from our readers on how to improve this well-loved blog. You can see a long string of suggestions (and leave your own) here: Tell us what you think! The results so far on the survey What is the primary reason you read Better Bibles Blog? are split [...]

By David Ker | Comments (15)

Eye-popping Bible

October 8, 2008 – 3:25 pm

What do you think about having Angelina Jolie on the cover of a Bible? “First published in Sweden last year, “Bible Illuminated: The Book” is the glossy fashion magazine-style publication that features Jolie. It looks like it might be more at home on a coffee table or the nightstand of the latest hipster hotel than [...]

By David Ker | Comments (6)

Who’s endorsing the ESV?

October 8, 2008 – 5:41 am

internetmonk is being mischievous. See here: ESV Study Bible Product Placement Photos Needed And here: Exhibits for the Lawsuit But of course there is a serious point here. We rely on celebrity endorsements for our Bible purchases. Whether that is the pastor or a conference speaker or a denominational leader, we depend on others to [...]

By David Ker | Comments (8)

PopeBible and the Bible Bus and the KJV quadricentennial

October 7, 2008 – 12:11 am

Tim has mentioned the plans to read the entire Bible by the Catholics in one week. In addition I just heard about a plan by Zondervan to hand-write the entire NIV in celebration of the 30 year anniversary USA Today: Publisher puts ‘NIV’ Bible in Americans’ handwriting. I’m looking forward to KJV readings in 2011. [...]

By David Ker | Comments (1)

Holy Spirit: it or he?

October 6, 2008 – 5:18 am

What is the best translation of τὸ πνεῦμα?

By David Ker | Comments (14)

Better Bibles at Berkeley

October 4, 2008 – 3:14 pm

I had a wonderful time at the UC Berkeley campus. In addition to meeting with several students from the School of Information who are doing research related to my interests I also got to meet a fellow Bible blogger who prefers to remain anonymous. I met another blogger as well, Richard Rhodes. It was terrific [...]

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Do not shoot talk nothing at people that they made bad skin so they must receive heavy.

August 7, 2008 – 3:10 pm

The title of this post is a back-translation from the the Goiniri Onnele language of Papua New Guinea. The phrase in question is from Luke 6:37, “Do not condemn.” Zephyr at ΑΓΑΠΗΣΕΙΣ is beginning a series of posts discussing his experience checking translations done in Papua New Guinea. What’s so fascinating about his articles is [...]

By David Ker | Comments (1)
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