Podcasts about hcsb

Romans 8:30, 1:1-7 (HCSB), James 4:17 (HCSB), 1 Timothy 2:1-6 (HCSB), Hebrews 10:19-26, 6:1-12 (HCSB), 2 Timothy 3:1-5 (HCSB), Matthew 10:33 (HCSB)

Luke 2:46-50 (HCSB), John 2:1-4 (HCSB), Mark 3:31-35 (HCSB), John 19:25-27 (HCSB)

1 Corinthians 1:18-25 (HCSB), Matthew 5:27-30 (HCSB), Matthew 7:21-23 (HCSB), John 6:60-71 (HCSB)

Matthew 7:21-23 (HCSB), Matthew 19:16-26 (HCSB), Matthew 25:31-46 (HCSB), 1 Peter 1:1-12 (HCSB)

Matthew 15:21-28 (HCSB), Matthew 22:1-14 (HCSB)

To support the ministry of Celebration Church please click here: https://subsplash.com/celebrationchurchtn/giveSubscribe to receive our latest content: https://tr.ee/2b6XuDKlaS...FOLLOW US►► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rwmccollum/►► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rwmccollum/►► Twitter: https://twitter.com/rwmccollum#celebrationchurchnashville #online #jesus #celebrationchurch #church #onlinechurch #sermon #nashville....When they (Paul and Barnabas) had preached the gospel to that city and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra and to Iconium and to Antioch, strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying, “We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God."Acts 14:21-22A thoughtful reading of these 2 verses should make one wonder... “How far have we fallen away from the biblical model of how to encourage the saints?” The modern American church does it by promising people an easy pathway to Paradise. But the Apostles had a different message!"It is necessary to pass through many troubles on our way into the kingdom of God."Acts 14:22 (HCSB)“If you find it easy to be a Christian, you probably aren't one.”Matt WalshWe hope you enjoy this weekend's Bible study, “Blessing and Testing”.

Ephesians 3:1-12 (HCSB), Matthew 6:5-8 (HCSB)

Revelation 2:17 (HCSB), Philippians 2:8-11 (HCSB), Acts 4:5-22 (HCSB), Acts 19:11-20 (HCSB)

Romans 7:7 (HCSB), Exodus 20:17 (HCSB), Deuteronomy 14:7 (HCSB), Acts 10:9-16 (HCSB), Mark 7:14-23 (HCSB), Leviticus 19:28, 27 (HCSB), Matthew 22:34-40 (HCSB), Romans 12:2 (HCSB), 1 John 3:1-10 (HCSB)

James 1:16-18 (HCSB), Hebrews 6:13-20 (HCSB), 1 Peter 2:9-10 (HCSB), Romans 8:12-17 (HCSB), Matthew 5:3-10 (HCSB), Matthew 25:31-34 (HCSB)

Isaiah 2:12-22 (HCSB), Philippians 2:3-4 (HCSB), Luke 12:1-34 (HCSB), Romans 8:18-21 (HCSB)

Matthew 23:1-33 (HCSB), Romans 11:17-22 (HCSB), James 1:26-27 (HCSB)

2 Timothy 3:1-5 (HCSB), 1 Corinthians 15:33-34 (HCSB), Romans 1:26-32 (HCSB), Galatians 5:19-25 (HCSB), Romans 6:15-19 (HCSB), 1 Peter 1:13-16 (HCSB), Philippians 4:8 (HCSB)

Matthew 23:23-24 (HCSB), Exodus 35:4-9, 36:4-7 (HCSB), 2 Corinthians 9 (HCSB), 2 Corinthians 8:1-7 (HCSB), Mark 12:41-44 (HCSB)

“For I have kept the ways of the Lord and have not turned from my God to wickedness.”Psalms 18:21 HCSB

Do Everything You Do with a Grateful Heart - Psalm 107:1-3I am speaking of course about GRACE vision goggles! Those who have received God's grace through faith in Jesus are able to have a constant perspective that will help them serve God with clarity and confidence.5 G Living: Do Everything you do:For the Glory of GodFor the Good of your fellow manTo get the Gospel to non-believersTo help your fellow Christians GrowWith a Grateful HeartThe Hebrew word for Give Thanks is yada (H3034), which occurs 114 times in the Old Testament. It literally means “to throw” or “to cast.” Used toward God, it means “to praise” or “to give thanks.” But it is also used toward ourselves to confess our sins to God (Psalm 32:5).I acknowledged (H3034) my sin to You, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, “I will confess (H3034) my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the iniquity of my sin.” - Psalm 32:5The word benefit in Luke 6, verses 32-33, and credit in verse 34 is actually the great word charis, the word for grace and favor but also a word translated benefit, credit, thanks and gratitude in the New Testament.The word for steadfast love in Psalm 107:1 is the great word Hesed (H2617), which occurs 251 times in the Old Testament. It is translated steadfast love in the ESV, Faithful love in the HCSB, Lovingkindness and Mercy in the KJV. It is used of God's covenant love toward Israel. The closest New Testament word to it may very well be grace.For it is all for your sake, so that as grace (G5485) extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving (G2169), to the glory of God. - Romans 4:15Being grateful is all about recognizing God's blessing in your life, from His common grace to His saving grace. A grateful heart becomes the “Night vision goggles” of 5 G Living.I give thanks (G2168) to my God always for you because of the grace (G5485) of God that was given you in in Christ Jesus. - 1 Cor. 1:4Thanks (G5485) be to God for His inexpressible gift. - 2 Cor. 9:15Note that the word for grace is translated thanks in 2 Corinthians 9:15. A Grateful heart is a grace-filled heart!As each one has received a gift (G5486), use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace (G5485). - 1 Peter 4:10For this is a gracious (G5485) thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows for while suffering unjustly. - 1 Pet. 2:19The benefits of gratitude go beyond the spiritual to the physical, psychological, and social.

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (HCSB), 1 John 4:7-21 (HCSB), Romans 8:31-39 (HCSB), 1 John 2:15-17 (HCSB)

James 2:14-26 (HCSB), Romans 3:21-31 (HCSB)

Matthew 23:1-7 (HCSB), Matthew 20:20-23 (HCSB), Luke 14:10 (HCSB), Ephesians 6:1-3 (HCSB), Deuteronomy 21:18-21 (HCSB), Matthew 15:1-9 (HCSB), 2 Timothy 3:1-5 (HCSB), Philippians 4:8 (HCSB)

1 Peter 2:10-12 (HCSB), Matthew 22:1-14 (HCSB), Revelation 21:9-27 (HCSB), John 14:1-3 (CSB), Romans 8:28-30 (HCSB), Philippians 3:16-21 (HCSB)

“When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. “It's a ghost! ” they said, and cried out in fear.” Matthew 14:26 HCSB

Romans 6 (HCSB)

Romans 5:6-21 (HCSB)

James 4:13-17 (HCSB), Acts 5:1-11 (HCSB)

Matthew 1 (HCSB), Luke 1:26-38 (HCSB)

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Isaiah 40:3-5 (HCSB), Luke 1:5-25 (HCSB), Malachi 3:1, 4:4-5 (HCSB), Matthew 11:7-13 (HCSB), Luke 1:39-45 (HCSB)

Philippians 2:6-11 (HCSB), Genesis 3:15 (HCSB), Romans 16:20 (HCSB), Genesis 12:1-4 (HCSB), Galatians 3:8-9 (HCSB), Genesis 17:19 (HCSB), Genesis 28:14 (HCSB), Genesis 49:10 (HCSB), 2 Samuel 7:12-13 (HCSB), Isaiah 7:14 (HCSB), Luke 1:35 (HCSB), Isaiah 9:6 (HCSB), Matthew 1:1 (HCSB)

The primary manuscript from which modern bible translations originate (NIV, ESV, HCSB, NEV, LSB, NLT, etc.) is challenged on it's authenticity and dating. 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - What it is 3:45 - Modern bible connection 7:00 - Problems with Vaticanus 11:20 - What it's missing 14:00 - Lie of "Oldest and Best" 18:45 - Why Erasmus and KJV translators rejected it 25:00 - Ending of Mark 16 30:00 - Sinaiticus and Mark 16 41:10 - Dispensationalism and Mark 16 43:00 - The Bomb: Umlauts 51:07 - The Two Options 57:15 - Meeting Announcement

1 Thessalonians 5:18 (HCSB), 2 Corinthians 6:3-10 (HCSB), 1 Timothy 1:12–17 (HCSB), John 11:38-44 (HCSB), Romans 8:28 (HCSB)

Joshua 24:14-15 (ESV), Matthew 20:20-28 (HCSB)

Philippians 4:4-7, 9 (HCSB), Isaiah 9:6 (HCSB), Romans 15:33 (HCSB), 1 Corinthians 14:33 (HCSB), 2 Corinthians 13:11 (HCSB), 1 Thessalonians 5:23 (HCSB) Isaiah 55:8-9 (HCSB), Isaiah 26:3 (HCSB), Ephesians 2:11-14 (HCSB), Romans 16:20 (HCSB), Romans 8:28 (HCSB), John 16:33 (HCSB), Colossians 3:15 (HCSB)

Matthew 6:25-34 (HCSB), Philippians 4:4-7 (HCSB)

How do you react when you end up in a place you never thought you would be or should ever be in? Are you passive or prepared to stand tall? “Daniel determined that he would not defile himself with the king's food or with the wine he drank. So he asked permission from the chief official not to defile himself.” (Daniel 1:8 HCSB). Humbly and boldly live for God, just like Daniel. Daniel shifted the narrative and took control of his life while in Babylonian captivity. Resolved in his heart, he was going to walk in The Truth. Therefore, today, hold deeply held convictions before you are placed in tempting, high-pressure environments. Don't let the line of integrity be crossed in your heart. For more information, visit lakepointe.church/dailydrive

1 Corinthians 1:18-25 (HCSB)

Psalm 34:18 (HCSB), Philippians 3:12-21 (HCSB), 1 Peter 2:1-10 (HCSB), Romans 1:16-17 (HCSB)

1 Corinthians 1:26-31 (HCSB), Matthew 10:26-31 (HCSB), 1 Peter 5:1-7 (HCSB)

Matthew 7:21-23 (HCSB), 1 Corinthians 8:1-3 (HCSB), James 2:19 (HCSB), Philippians 3:7-11 (HCSB), Galatians 2:19-21 (HCSB), John 10:1-5 (HCSB)

Luke 22:42 (HCSB), Romans 13:1-3 (HCSB), Ephesians 2:11-20 (HCSB)

Hebrews 11:1 (HCSB) Colossians 3 (HCSB) Galatians 3:1-9 (HCSB) Ephesians 4:17-32, 5:1 (HCSB)

When the songwriter Asaph was going through a lonely time of feeling abandoned by God, he wrote this in Psalm 77:6 as the beginning of his mental process to convince himself God was still with him: “I remembered my songs in the night” (NIV).  SUBSCRIBE to our sister podcasts:Your Daily Prayer: https://www.lifeaudio.com/your-daily-prayer/Your Daily Bible Verse: https://www.lifeaudio.com/your-daily-bible-verse/ Full Transcript Below: God's Comfort in His Songs  By Cindi McMenamin, Crosswalk Contributing Writer  The Lord your God is in your midst—a warrior bringing victory.  He will create calm with his love; he will rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17 CEB My daughter, Dana, was in college when she experienced her first real heartache from a relationship breakup. I had just finished speaking for a retreat out of state when I received her phone call from my hotel room. How it hurt my heart to hear her cry and to be so far away from her and unable to hug her or wipe away her tears. Dana knew God was good and that He was close, but still her heart was broken. I prayed with her on the phone and then continued to pray for her throughout the night, waking every few hours and calling on the Lord to comfort her with His presence.  A couple nights later, after I was back home, she texted me from her college dorm room. She couldn't sleep. Her heart was still hurting. In that moment, I remembered how music resonated with her like nothing else. Music had always been a huge part of her life and, at the time, she was studying to be a vocal performer. Music was often how she processed her thoughts. We all sense God's presence in different ways. Perhaps she needed His songs. I texted her a few verses and told her to listen for her Heavenly Father singing over her.  Zephaniah 3:17 gives us a beautiful description in the Old Testament of how our warrior God, who fights for our hearts, will also tenderly comfort us in our time of need. The New English Translation reads: “The Lord your God is in your midst; he is a warrior who can deliver. He takes great delight in you; he renews you by his love; he shouts for joy over you.” The New King James version translates those “shouts for joy” (which sound like a battle triumph) as a sweet love song of God's for His beloved: “He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.” “God sings over you, Dana,” I texted. “Listen for His songs.” God not only sings over us, He puts songs in our hearts to deliver us. In Psalm 32:7 (NKJV) David sang, “You are my hiding place; You shall preserve me from trouble; You shall surround me with songs of deliverance.”  In the Contemporary English Version, that verse reads: “You are my hiding place! You protect me from trouble, and you put songs in my heart because you have saved me.”  In Job 35:10, we read God is the one who “provides us with songs in the night” (HCSB). Finally, I texted to my daughter Psalm 119:54: “No matter where I am, your teachings fill me with songs” (CEV) and Psalm 42:8: “The Lord will send His goodness in the daytime; And His song will be with me in the night.”  Dana texted back: “I like the verses about Him giving us songs.” And with His music close to her heart, she was able to sleep. Intersecting Faith and Life:  God sings over you too. He knows your broken heart, your disappointments, your feelings of loneliness when they strike. He is closer than a whisper on the nights you can't sleep, on those days that drag on forever, and in the quiet when you feel forgotten and alone.  When the songwriter Asaph was going through a lonely time of feeling abandoned by God, he wrote this in Psalm 77:6 as the beginning of his mental process to convince himself God was still with him: “I remembered my songs in the night” (NIV).  Get quiet, my friend. Hush the questions going through your mind and listen. Listen for His song in the night, and His whisper of love through the breeze in the day. My prayer is that you will soon be declaring as the psalmist did: “You have helped me, and I sing happy songs in the shadow of your wings” (Psalm 63:7 CEV). Lord, thank You for the gift of music that can comfort our souls. And thank You, too, for putting songs in our hearts—songs of comfort and songs of joy. On those days and nights when we need Your comforting presence, help us to sense You singing over us. And when those we love need Your songs, may You sing them clearly in their ears as well.   For Further Reading: Psalm 77 For more on God's comfort and care, see Cindi's devotional book, God's Whispers to a Woman's Heart.  Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

James 4:4-7 (HCSB) Psalm 23 (KJV & NASB) Matthew 4:1-11 (HCSB) Proverbs 3:3 (HCSB)

Hebrews 11:1-6 (HCSB) Romans 10 (HCSB)

Philippians 2:12-15 (HCSB), 1 John 4:13-21 (HCSB), 1 Peter 4:1-2 (HCSB), Romans 7:15-18 (HCSB), Hebrew 11:8-16 (HCSB), 2 Corinthians 5:1-5 (HCSB), 2 Peter 3:8-13 (HCSB), 2 Thessalonians 1:3-12 (HCSB)

John 15:19 (HCSB), Romans 1:26-32 (HCSB), Ephesians 2:1-10 (HCSB), Philippians 2:12-15 (HCSB), 1 Corinthians 5 (HCSB), 1 John 5:18-21 (HCSB)

James 4:13-17 (HCSB), Ephesians 2:10 (HCSB), Genesis 4:7 (HCSB), Genesis 18:19 (HCSB), Exodus 15:22-26 (HCSB), Proverbs 21:1-3 (HCSB), Isaiah 64:5 (HCSB), Isaiah 56:1 (HCSB), 1 Peter 3:9-12 (HCSB), 1 John 3:10 (HCSB), Matthew 26:39 (HCSB)

SHOW NOTES Episode 022 • July 22, 2024     FIRST STRAIN   News ‘n' Notes:   • Howard University appoints Chancellor Mills director of bands:   thedig.howard.edu/all-stories/howard-university-appoints-chancellor-mills-new-director-bands   • Hopkinton (MA) Community Summer Band 20th anniversary concert:   www.facebook.com/HopkintonCommunitySummerBand/   hopkintonmusic.com/event/hopkinton-community-summer-band/   The first HCSB concert, 2005: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyKrTIyCHFQ       SECOND STRAIN   Topic: Hopkinton (MA) Community Summer Band 20th anniversary commissioned work   (see the above links)     TRIO   This week's interview guest: DAMON GRANT   https://www.damongrant.org   from the UMass Band alumni page: alumni.umassband.com/15-tips-getting-more-work/   LACM masterclass: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBEJupnYCpA   Episode artwork photo credit: John Shyloski: www.johnshyloskiphotography.com     DOGFIGHT   Internet Rabbit Hole of the Week: Fitchburg (MA) Military Band   Their website: www.facebook.com/FitchburgMilitaryBand     FOLLOW US!   BandWagon RSS feed: feed.podbean.com/heyband/feed.xml BandWagon website: heyband.podbean.com BandWagon on Facebook: facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555170345309 BandWagon on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rhammerton1 Rob ("HammertonMedia") on Facebook: facebook.com/HammertonMedia Rob on X/Twitter: twitter.com/DrRob8487   SUBSCRIBE TO BANDWAGON!   https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/eg706GUVzixV   SEND US YOUR FEEDBACK!   Email: heybandwagon@yahoo.com Voicemail: speakpipe.com/HeyBandWagon

This is part 17 of the Read the Bible For Yourself. After reviewing the resources you can use to learn Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek, we delve into the sources that translators use for their work. Next, we'll look at translation philosophies, including formal and dynamic equivalence. Lastly we'll cover the controversial issues of gender accuracy and translation bias. Over all, this episode should give you a nice introduction to a deep answer for what translations you should use and why. Listen to this episode on Spotify or Apple Podcasts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsxuNfkTt-U&list=PLN9jFDsS3QV2TrdUEDtAipF3jy4qYspM_&index=18 —— Links —— See other episodes in Read the Bible For Yourself Other classes are available here, including How We Got the Bible, which explores the manuscript transmission and translation of the Bible Get the transcript of this episode Support Restitutio by donating here Join our Restitutio Facebook Group and follow Sean Finnegan on Twitter @RestitutioSF Leave a voice message via SpeakPipe with questions or comments and we may play them out on the air Intro music: Good Vibes by MBB Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) Free Download / Stream: Music promoted by Audio Library. Who is Sean Finnegan?  Read his bio here —— Notes —— 17 How to Choose a Bible Translation Translation basics Fee & Stuart: “Your Bible, whatever translation you use, which is your beginning point, is in fact the end result of much scholarly work. Translators are regularly called upon to make choices regarding meanings, and their choices are going to affect how you”[1] “Every translation is a commentary” -Lee Brice The Bible is in three languages. Hebrew: Old Testament except the Aramaic part Nearly 99% of the OT (22,945 of 23,213 verses) Aramaic: half of Daniel and two passages in Ezra Daniel 2.4b-7.28; Ezra 4.8-6.18; 7.12-26 About 1% of the OT (268 of 23,213 verses) Greek: New Testament (all 7,968 verses) How to begin learning Hebrew or Greek Immersion program in Israel or Greece Whole Word Institute offers a 9-month program. In-person college class (usually 2 semesters) Local colleges, RTS offers an 8-week summer program. In-person classes at a Jewish synagogue or Greek church or community center Online program with live instructor Biblical Language Center, Liberty University, etc. Digital program with pre-recordings Aleph with Beth (YouTube), Bill Mounce's DVD course, etc. How to improve your existing knowledge of Hebrew or Greek Reading group in-person or online Read a portion each week together. Daily dose of Hebrew/Greek/Aramaic Daily YouTube videos of one verse each (email list) Read every day. Read the Bible; read devotionals; read comic books (Glossa House produces great resources) Watch modern Hebrew and Greek shows. Izzy is like Netflix for Israel/Hebrew Greece has lots of channels streaming online. Translation process (1 Timothy 2:5 example) Greek New Testament (NA28)Εἷς γὰρ θεός, εἷς καὶ μεσίτης θεοῦ καὶ ἀνθρώπων, ἄνθρωπος Χριστὸς Ἰησοῦς Literal translationOne for god, one and mediator of god and men,man Christ Jesus Finished translationFor (there is) one God, and (there is) one mediator between God and mankind, (the) man Christ Jesus. New Testament critical editions Nestle Aland 28th Edition (NA28) based on the Editio Critica Maior (ECM), which employs the coherence based genealogical method (CBGM) Tyndale House Greek New Testament (THGNT) prioritizes trusted physical manuscripts over the CBGM. Old Testament critical editions Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (BHS) and the partially completed Biblia Hebraica Quinta (BHQ) print the Leningrad Codex in the main text, but include alternative readings in the footnotes. Hebrew Bible Critical Edition (HBCE) by Ronald Mendel is a project of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) to develop a critical edition. Resources to see decisions about alternative readings NET Bible (accessible here) New Testament Text and Commentary by Philip Comfort A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament by Bruce Metzger Formal equivalence translation philosophy Fee & Strauss: “If the Greek or Hebrew text uses an infinitive, the English translation will use an infinitive. When the Greek or Hebrew has a prepositional phrase, so will the English…The goal of this translational theory is formal correspondence as much as possible.”[2] Ron Rhodes: “Formal equivalence translations can also be trusted not to mix too much commentary in with the text derived from the original Hebrew and Greek manuscripts. To clarify, while all translation entails some interpretation, formal equivalence translations keep to a minimum in intermingling interpretive additives into the text.  As one scholar put it, ‘An essentially literal translation operates on the premise that a translator is a steward of what someone else has written, not an editor and exegete who needs to explain or correct what someone else has written.'”[3] Dynamic equivalence translation philosophy Ron Rhodes: “Dynamic equivalence translations generally use shorter words, shorter sentences, and shorter paragraphs. They use easy vocabulary and use simple substitutes for theological and cultural terminology.  They often convert culturally dependent figures of speech into easy, direct statements.  They seek to avoid ambiguity as well as biblical jargon in favor of a natural English style. Translators concentrate on transferring meaning rather than mere words from one language to another.”[4] Formal vs. dynamic comparison Formal Equivalence Dynamic Equivalence Formal Correspondence Functional Equivalence Word for Word Thought for Thought Literal Readable Transparent to Originals Replicates Experience Transfer Interpretation Interpretation Built In Accurate Easy to Understand Formal equivalence Bibles ESV: English Standard Version NASB: New American Standard Bible LSB: Legacy Standard Bible NRSV: New Revised Standard Version HCSB: Holman Christian Standard Bible Gender Accuracy[5] “Man” used to mean “men and women” “Men” used to mean “men and women” “he” used to mean “he or she” Translations are changing with the changes in the English language so that female readers recognize the relevance of scripture to them See Eph 4:28; Mat 11:15; etc. Combatting bias To combat bias, look at translations from different thought camps. Evangelical: NIV, NLT, ESV, NASB, NET, CSB, HCSB, LEB MSG, Passion, Amplified, LSB, CEV, TEV/GNT, NCV, NIrV Jewish: JPS, KJB, Stone, Robert Altar, Shocken Catholic: NABRE, NAB, RNJB, NJB, JB, Douay-Rheims Mainline: NRSV, NEB, RSV, ASV, KJV Unitarian: REV, NWT, Diaglott, KGV, Buzzard, NEV Review If you can, learn the biblical languages so you can read the actual words of scripture rather than depending on a translation. Translations of the New Testament depend on the Greek critical text known as the Nestle Aland 28th edition (NA28). Translations of the Old Testament depend on the Leningrad Codex, which is printed in the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (BHS) and the partially complete Biblia Hebraica Quinta (BHQ). In addition, translators of the Old Testament are expected to look through the footnotes and commentary in these resources to judge readings from other sources. Over generations, textual critics have developed strategies and computer tools to more closely approximate the original text. As a result, newer critical texts contain reconstructions of an older stage of the text. Translation is the art of rendering a source text into a receptor language accurately. Formal equivalence translations focus on transparency to the source text and a minimum of added interpretation. Dynamic equivalence translations focus on readability in the receptor language. They seek clarity over ambiguity. Formal equivalence translations are safer, because they leave it up to the reader to figure out what a text means. However, they can contain awkward English and be difficult to read. Gender accuracy refers to the translation practice of including the feminine when a hypothetical singular masculine pronoun can refer to either sex or when masculine plurals include both genders. Bias is intrinsic to translation, especially with reference to doctrines that are widely held by committee members. The best way to expose and combat bias is to check translations from different thought camps. Although evangelical translations are better known, checking Jewish, mainline, Catholic, and unitarian translations provides a helpful corrective. [1] Gordon D. Fee and Douglas Stuart, How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2014), 23. [2] Gordon Fee and Mark Strauss, How to Choose a Translation for All Its Worth (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2007), p. 26. [3] Ron Rhodes, The Complete Guide to Bible Translations (Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers, 2009), p. 30.  Quotation from Leland Ryken, Choosing a Bible (Wheaton: Crossway, 2005), p. 27. [4] Ron Rhodes, The Complete Guide to Bible Translations (Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers, 2009), pp. 32-33. [5] For a much deeper dive into this interesting topic, see session 15 from How We Got the Bible: Gender in Bible Translation, available on lhim.org or on YouTube.

How many of us spend all our time and energy looking for the one answer to fix it all?  I know I get caught up in that so much.  I had this realization after reading Matthew 7:7-8 HCSB that its not about the answer but the search for the answer that changes us, impacts us, where we learn the most.  Its not the answer in the parenting book that makes us a better parent but the caring enough to be the better parent and that quest to implement new ideas that does the most change in our lives.   There is no one answer to life.   If we stay focus more on the search for growth and be more present to our lives instead of focusing so much on whatever this "ideal" we have made up for ourselves, I believe we will find we are already there.  

17 How to Choose a Bible Translation – Notes Download Translation basics Fee & Stuart: “Your Bible, whatever translation you use, which is your beginning point, is in fact the end result of much scholarly work. Translators are regularly called upon to make choices regarding meanings, and their choices are going to affect how you”[[Gordon D. Fee and Douglas Stuart, How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2014), 23.]] “Every translation is a commentary” -Lee Brice The Bible is in three languages. Hebrew: Old Testament except the Aramaic part Nearly 99% of the OT (22,945 of 23,213 verses) Aramaic: half of Daniel and two passages in Ezra Daniel 2.4b-7.28; Ezra 4.8-6.18; 7.12-26 About 1% of the OT (268 of 23,213 verses) Greek: New Testament (all 7,968 verses) How to begin learning Hebrew or Greek Immersion program in Israel or Greece Whole Word Institute offers a 9-month program. In-person college class (usually 2 semesters) Local colleges, RTS offers an 8-week summer program. In-person classes at a Jewish synagogue or Greek church or community center Online program with live instructor Biblical Language Center, Liberty University, etc. Digital program with pre-recordings Aleph with Beth (YouTube), Bill Mounce's DVD course, etc. How to improve your existing knowledge of Hebrew or Greek Reading group in-person or online Read a portion each week together. Daily dose of Hebrew/Greek/Aramaic Daily YouTube videos of one verse each (email list) Read every day. Read the Bible; read devotionals; read comic books (Glossa House produces great resources) Watch modern Hebrew and Greek shows. Izzy is like Netflix for Israel/Hebrew Greece has lots of channels streaming online. Translation process (1 Timothy 2:5 example) Greek New Testament (NA28) Εἷς γὰρ θεός, εἷς καὶ μεσίτης θεοῦ καὶ ἀνθρώπων, ἄνθρωπος Χριστὸς Ἰησοῦς Literal translation One for god, one and mediator of god and men, man Christ Jesus Finished translation For (there is) one God, and (there is) one mediator between God and mankind, (the) man Christ Jesus. New Testament critical editions Nestle Aland 28th Edition (NA28) based on the Editio Critica Maior (ECM), which employs the coherence based genealogical method (CBGM) Tyndale House Greek New Testament (THGNT) prioritizes trusted physical manuscripts over the CBGM. Old Testament critical editions Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (BHS) and the partially completed Biblia Hebraica Quinta (BHQ) print the Leningrad Codex in the main text, but include alternative readings in the footnotes. Hebrew Bible Critical Edition (HBCE) by Ronald Mendel is a project of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) to develop a critical edition. Resources to see decisions about alternative readings NET Bible (accessible at org) New Testament Text and Commentary by Philip Comfort A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament by Bruce Metzger Formal equivalence translation philosophy Fee & Strauss: “If the Greek or Hebrew text uses an infinitive, the English translation will use an infinitive. When the Greek or Hebrew has a prepositional phrase, so will the English…The goal of this translational theory is formal correspondence as much as possible.”[[Gordon Fee and Mark Strauss, How to Choose a Translation for All Its Worth (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2007), p. 26.]] Ron Rhodes: “Formal equivalence translations can also be trusted not to mix too much commentary in with the text derived from the original Hebrew and Greek manuscripts. To clarify, while all translation entails some interpretation, formal equivalence translations keep to a minimum in intermingling interpretive additives into the text.  As one scholar put it, ‘An essentially literal translation operates on the premise that a translator is a steward of what someone else has written, not an editor and exegete who needs to explain or correct what someone else has written.'”[[Ron Rhodes, The Complete Guide to Bible Translations (Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers, 2009), p. 30.  Quotation from Leland Ryken, Choosing a Bible (Wheaton: Crossway, 2005), p. 27.]] Dynamic equivalence translation philosophy Ron Rhodes: “Dynamic equivalence translations generally use shorter words, shorter sentences, and shorter paragraphs. They use easy vocabulary and use simple substitutes for theological and cultural terminology.  They often convert culturally dependent figures of speech into easy, direct statements.  They seek to avoid ambiguity as well as biblical jargon in favor of a natural English style. Translators concentrate on transferring meaning rather than mere words from one language to another.”[[Ron Rhodes, The Complete Guide to Bible Translations (Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers, 2009), pp. 32-33.]] Formal vs. dynamic comparison Formal Equivalence Dynamic Equivalence Formal Correspondence Functional Equivalence Word for Word Thought for Thought Literal Readable Transparent to Originals Replicates Experience Transfer Interpretation Interpretation Built In Accurate Easy to Understand Formal equivalence Bibles ESV: English Standard Version NASB: New American Standard Bible LSB: Legacy Standard Bible NRSV: New Revised Standard Version HCSB: Holman Christian Standard Bible Gender Accuracy[[For a much deeper dive into this interesting topic, see session 15 from How We Got the Bible: Gender in Bible Translation, available on lhim.org or on YouTube.]] “Man” used to mean “men and women” “Men” used to mean “men and women” “he” used to mean “he or she” Translations are changing with the changes in the English language so that female readers recognize the relevance of scripture to them See Eph 4:28; Mat 11:15; etc. Combatting bias To combat bias, look at translations from different thought camps. Evangelical: NIV, NLT, ESV, NASB, NET, CSB, HCSB, LEB MSG, Passion, Amplified, LSB, CEV, TEV/GNT, NCV, NIrV Jewish: JPS, KJB, Stone, Robert Altar, Shocken Catholic: NABRE, NAB, RNJB, NJB, JB, Douay-Rheims Mainline: NRSV, NEB, NKJ, RSV, ASV, KJV Unitarian: REV, NWT, Diaglott, KGV, Buzzard, NEV Review If you can, learn the biblical languages so you can read the actual words of scripture rather than depending on a translation. Translations of the New Testament depend on the Greek critical text known as the Nestle Aland 28th edition (NA28). Translations of the Old Testament depend on the Leningrad Codex, which is printed in the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (BHS) and the partially complete Biblia Hebraica Quinta (BHQ). In addition, translators of the Old Testament are expected to look through the footnotes and commentary in these resources to judge readings from other sources. Over generations, textual critics have developed strategies and computer tools to more closely approximate the original text. As a result, newer critical texts contain reconstructions of an older stage of the text. Translation is the art of rendering a source text into a receptor language accurately. Formal equivalence translations focus on transparency to the source text and a minimum of added interpretation. Dynamic equivalence translations focus on readability in the receptor language. They seek clarity over ambiguity. Formal equivalence translations are safer, because they leave it up to the reader to figure out what a text means. However, they can contain awkward English and be difficult to read. Gender accuracy refers to the translation practice of including the feminine when a hypothetical singular masculine pronoun can refer to either sex or when masculine plurals include both genders. Bias is intrinsic to translation, especially with reference to doctrines that are widely held by committee members. The best way to expose and combat bias is to check translations from different thought camps. Although evangelical translations are better known, checking Jewish, mainline, Catholic, and unitarian translations provides a helpful corrective. The post 17: How to Choose a Bible Translation first appeared on Living Hope.