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KJV, ESV, NASB, NIV, NET, AMP, CSB, NLT, LEB, GNB, RSV, and on and on and on… How do you decide which English Bible translation to use? Translated from the Masoretic text or Dead Sea Scrolls? Textus Receptus or Critical Text? Formal or dynamic equivalence? Who pisseth against the wall? There are a lot of questions that have to be answered by Bible translators, and their decisions can have a serious impact on Bible reading. There’s no shortage of ideas about how to pick a translation, and they’re not all helpful. Matt and Nick discuss the limitations of translations, what they can do well, and some tools that help readers go beyond the limitations of reading in English.
Resources Referenced: The Hebrew Bible by Robert Alter, Sreetlights Audio Bible by Streetlights
Interlude Music: Try Try Try by Airae
Theme Song: Believe by Posthumorous
Connect with Us: Website Youtube Instagram
By Nick Paine, Matt Westlake4.8
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KJV, ESV, NASB, NIV, NET, AMP, CSB, NLT, LEB, GNB, RSV, and on and on and on… How do you decide which English Bible translation to use? Translated from the Masoretic text or Dead Sea Scrolls? Textus Receptus or Critical Text? Formal or dynamic equivalence? Who pisseth against the wall? There are a lot of questions that have to be answered by Bible translators, and their decisions can have a serious impact on Bible reading. There’s no shortage of ideas about how to pick a translation, and they’re not all helpful. Matt and Nick discuss the limitations of translations, what they can do well, and some tools that help readers go beyond the limitations of reading in English.
Resources Referenced: The Hebrew Bible by Robert Alter, Sreetlights Audio Bible by Streetlights
Interlude Music: Try Try Try by Airae
Theme Song: Believe by Posthumorous
Connect with Us: Website Youtube Instagram

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