Erasmus’ Textus Receptus, based on few late manuscripts, introduced corruptions still seen in the KJV. Early Alexandrian papyri expose its flaws.
Unmasking the Past: The Legacy of Erasmus and the Compilation of the Corrupt Textus Receptus
Bible Translation Theory
It is not necessary for everyone to know translation theory to the point of a scholarly level, nor is it even necessary for pastors and teachers to know everything about translation theory. However, it is necessary for pastors, teachers, and churchgoers around the world at the beginning of the twenty-first century to know something about translation theory, for two reasons.
HEBREWS 1:8 “Your throne, O God, is forever” or “God is your throne forever”
Let me remind the reader, no doctrine is lost over one verse. Moreover, the policy to follow is, let the textual evidence lead where it leads, the translation go where it goes, the translator do what needs to be done, and the exegete discover what the author meant by the words that he used. God does not need our help in manipulating verses to get our desired outcome.
Can Our Bible Translations Be Trusted?
Explore the reliability of modern translations: are they faithful to the original Scriptures? Discover the truth behind the texts.
Ambiguity (rightly author’s intended meaning is not immediately clear) in Literal Bible Translations
Ecclesiastes 11:1-2 Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 11 Send[1] out your bread on the waters, for in many days you will find it. 2 Give a portion to seven, or even to eight, for you do not know what disaster may happen on earth. (Heb. shalach) does not mean to throw out or scatter but to “send,” to... Continue Reading →
MARK 10:15 Over and Under Translating the Bible?
Dynamic equivalent (interpretive) translations are very much guilty of over translating the words of the original text, which might be better expressed as going beyond the words of the authors.
Hebrews 5:14 and 12:23: Why is The Greek Teleios and Teleioō Translated Differently?
Darrell Conner from Facebook asks, returning to Hebrews 5:14, I have another question for you concerning perfection in [the book of] Hebrews, which I feel must be understood to properly translate Chapter 5, which as I said...no translation has done yet. So here is another question ...: the UASV translates Hebrews 12:23: "to the general... Continue Reading →
NTTC ACTS 20:28b: “which he [God] obtained with the blood of his own Son” OR “which he [God] obtained with his own blood”?
Acts 20:28: The NRSV, RSV, LEB, and the UASV read that the church was purchased with “the blood of his [God’s] own Son.” On the other hand, the other ESV, NASB, CSB, and the ASV read that the church was purchased with “God’s . . . own blood.”
Romans 9:5 Why Are Translation Choices No Easy Matter?
Explore the complexities behind translating ancient texts: why every word matters in shaping our understanding.
PREFACE TO THE UPDATED AMERICAN STANDARD VERSION of The Holy Bible
Our primary purpose is to give the Bible readers what God said by way of his human authors, not what a translator thinks God meant in its place.—Truth Matters! Our primary goal is to be accurate and faithful to the original text. The meaning of a word is the responsibility of the interpreter (i.e., reader), not the translator.—Translating Truth!
