Tag: Bible translations
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AN ANALYSIS OF NEWSWEEK’S ARTICLE “THE BIBLE: SO MISUNDERSTOOD IT’S A SIN”
I was asked to give a review of the controversial Newsweek magazine article on the Bible. Warning: Theology ahead.
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A MOCK ZIMBIO BIBLE CHARACTER QUIZ
The Facebooks and Interwebs are being invaded by the Zimbio and Buzzfeed quiz armies. I wrote about these on Monday and hypothesized that there should be a Zimbio Bible character quiz. More than one person suggested that I should write some of the questions for this much needed quiz. Okay, challenge accepted. I’m only doing…
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ADVICE ON READING THE BIBLE
Reading the Bible is fun! Anyone who doesn’t get that has never really read it, or read it correctly. Bible abuse and neglect is a sad state of affairs which afflicts far too many people. Here are six concepts that will help increase your pleasure and joy in reading the Bible. 1. It’s a story,…
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THE GREENBEAN SUMMARY OF BIBLE TRANSLATIONS
Yesterday I preached about the Bible–how it differs from other religious sacred books, why we can trust it, how it was assembled, and how we should use it. Part of the sermon was a discussion about translations. One of the most common questions I have asked of me is, “What translation of Scripture should I…