http://betterbibles.com ideas for improving Bible translations Sun, 03 Jun 2012 05:50:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://betterbibles.com/tools/#comment-17217 Tue, 11 May 2010 12:49:43 +0000 http://betterbibles.wordpress.com/?page_id=1752#comment-17217 In the letter to the Laodiceans the Lord uses the metaphor of “hot”, “cold”, and “lukewarm” in describing His concern for this church (or this “type” of church). Most today interpret “hot”, “cold”, and “lukewarm” as being degrees of passion and fervency for the Lord. However, an examination of His actual concerns and His instructions to “buy” gold refined by the fire, “buy” genuine righteousness, and “buy” the ability to “see” from Him indicates that we may have applied the wrong meaning to the metaphor “lukewarm”. Has anyone examined this issue in depth?

]]> http://betterbibles.com/tools/#comment-16323 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:45:27 +0000 http://betterbibles.wordpress.com/?page_id=1752#comment-16323 Bible Study Tools is a great resource as well. http://www.biblestudytools.com

]]> http://betterbibles.com/tools/#comment-15042 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:51:38 +0000 http://betterbibles.wordpress.com/?page_id=1752#comment-15042 I will second The Word (http://www.theword.gr). It’s probably the best (well, Accordance stands too high anyway

]]> http://betterbibles.com/tools/#comment-13603 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:43:43 +0000 http://betterbibles.wordpress.com/?page_id=1752#comment-13603 I have recently been researching the use of the Tetragrammaton in the OT. My old KJV has it in only a few places. If there is one thing consistantly omitted from most modern Bible translations, it is the Divine Name. I was shocked to find that it appeared almost 7,000 times in the original manuscripts.
Passages such as Exodus 3:15 and Psalm 83:18 are rendered meaningless without the use of the Divine Name.
I have heard various arguments concerning the use of ‘Yahweh’ or ‘Jehovah’ but I am sure that the inventor of language would have no problem seeing his name rendered in whatever translation it was used in. To say that the Anglicized form is unacceptable is absurd. ‘Jesus’ is the Anglicized form of God’s Son’s name and no one has a problem with that. What human author would permit his personal name to be removed or replaced from his own work?
Jesus said he came to make his Father’s name manifest. (John 17:6, 26) Why do Bible translators want to hide it?

]]> http://betterbibles.com/tools/#comment-13066 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:27:23 +0000 http://betterbibles.wordpress.com/?page_id=1752#comment-13066 I see that “the word” is not on the list. I would recommend this program to anyone. Website: http://www.theword.gr/

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