What do KJV only and Samaritans Have in Common?

The Old Testament was actually written in two distinct types of writing/scripts - one older and one much newer. The Samaritans continued on the tradition of keeping the Torah written in the older text type even when other Jews transitioned to the newer. According to Wurthwein they viewed the newer text types as “a flagrant [...]

More Links - Oprah, Tolle, and Witherington on Choosing a Bible Translation

I appreciate Margaret Manning of Ravi Zacharias ministries for pointing me in the direction of this blog. There are some lengthy posts and discussions of various components of Oprah and Tolle’s New Earth spirituality. I found it very interesting and helpful. Here is the link.
I also wanted to mention some audio from Ben Witherington on [...]

The Case of the Missing Verse - John 5:4

I always thought the fact that the NIV has 49 blank verses just made it easier to win a memory verse competition by saying, “Matthew 23:14″ then pausing, “Mark 7:16″ then pausing, until you have quoted 49 memory verses without having to say a word. Go figure. On a serious note, there have been accusations [...]

Why Did the NIV “delete” verses in the New Testament?

This website calls out the NIV based on the fact that various verses are no longer present. The claim is that the NIV deleted these verses with the conclusion that the NIV is not to be trusted. I appreciate their appeal to want a complete Bible, to not tamper with God’s word, and an understanding [...]

An Interesting Post on Bible Translations

Here is the link from Subversive Influence.

Why Everyone Should Use the NIV

Huh? Ok, that is a strong statement but I think it is important to read from a translation you can understand and feel comfortable with. Here are some loaded and biased questions to convince you to use the NIV over the other translations:

Did you know that “the authorized version” does not mean that the KJV [...]

Paradigm Issues Facing the Church - Translations

On the surface, translation issues don’t appear to be a very big deal and all else being equal, they really aren’t. But in some cases it can really go much further below the surface to a whole mindset that can be incredibly devastating. Most of this debate goes straight to the KJV vs. a [...]

TNIV - Headings and Subheadings

Is it just me or does the TNIV appear to have sub-headings under some of the titles. I have only noticed this in the Old Testament and only in the minor prophets. Here is a very clear example:
Zephaniah 2:1
(View it here - http://www.tniv.info/pdf/TNIV_NewTestament.pdf on p.642)
Main Heading (bigger font) - “Judah and Jerusalem Judged Along With [...]

What English Translations Do You Use?

This is not just for people in ministry - if you are reading this I would love your input. I am interested in combinations of translations that you have found helpful for a particular application (for example I like to use the NIV and NRSV when studying a passage to get a more rounded view [...]