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    Bible Translations Made Easy
    Bible Translations Made Easy
    Bible Translations Made Easy
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    Bible Translations Made Easy

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    You're shopping for a Bible for yourself or a loved one, but there are so many decisions to make: KJV, NIV, ESV, The Message, and so on... How do you decide which Bible translation is right for you? Bible Translations Made Easy is the newest addition to the beloved Made Easy series comparing the top 20 translations in one easy-to-read guide!

    Ever wonder why there are so many different versions of the Bible? How do you know which translation to choose? This handy book is an informative and practical resource for understanding the most popular English Bible translations today. Loaded with valuable information, this book will show you what to look for when choosing a Bible by understanding the key methods of Bible translation:

    • Word-for-Word
    • Thought-for-Thought
    • Balance of previous two methods
    • Or a fourth translation treatment of a paraphrase

    It also shows the various reading levels required for each translation, from very formal English (such as the King James Version) to easy-to-read translations (like the New Living Translation). It provides brief overviews about Greek and Hebrew source manuscripts as well as sample verses for each translation so you can compare the wording!

    5 Key Features of Bible Translation Made Easy Handbook
    1. Introductions to Each Bible Translation.
  • Easy-to-Understand Overview.
  • Full-Color Charts and Illustrations.
  • Well-Researched.
  • Pocket-Sized.

    • Perfect for group and individual Bible study, Sunday school, youth groups, new believers’ classes, church libraries, discipleship, and more!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTyndale House Publishers
    Release dateDec 1, 2020
    ISBN9781649380081
    Bible Translations Made Easy

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      Bible Translations Made Easy - Rose Publishing

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      Understanding Bible Translation

      For more than 2,000 years, scholars have been translating the Bible. The Old Testament was written over a 1,500-year period before the birth of Christ. It was written primarily in Hebrew, with a few portions in Aramaic. The New Testament was written within seventy years of Christ’s death and resurrection (

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      50–100). The writers of the New Testament wrote in Koine (common) Greek. The original manuscripts have not survived, but God’s Word has been preserved through meticulous copying.

      Three primary methods of Bible translation (and a fourth approach) have evolved over the centuries. Each method is valuable, and they often have more in common than not.

      What Are the Translation Methods?

      There are three basic methods for Bible translation:

      Word-for-Word

      Thought-for-Thought

      Balance

      There is also paraphrasing, which is slightly different than translation.

      Word-for-Word

      In this method, scholars attempt to translate each word based upon the word usage at the time of the writing. This is the strictest translation method. Although no translation is literally word for word, the intent of this method is to come as close as possible to the original word usage. This method is also called formal equivalence. It attempts to stay as close to the original form as possible.

      Examples of word-for-word Bible translations:

      King James Version (KJV)

      Revised Standard Version (RSV)

      New American Standard Bible (NASB)

      Thought-for-Thought

      In this method, scholars translate the meaning of each thought. This is a looser translation method, which is great for ease of reading. The goal is to translate the sense or meaning of a sentence or thought, so that they are easily understood by modern English speakers. This method is also called functional equivalence or dynamic equivalence.

      Examples of thought-for-thought Bible translations:

      Good News Translation (GNT)

      New Living Translation (NLT)

      Balance

      This method seeks to find a middle ground—a balance—between word-for-word and thought-for thought approaches. This balanced approach is intended to create a translation that is close to the original, but also readable. This method is sometimes called optimal equivalence.

      Examples of balance Bible translations:

      New International Version (NIV)

      God’s Word Translation (GW)

      Christian Standard Bible (CSB)

      Paraphrase

      This is a restatement of a translation in modern terms and vocabulary, often expanded or amplified for clarity. This method is not intended to be a translation per se, but to be easy for modern-day readers to understand and connect with the text. This approach is sometimes called free translation.

      Examples of paraphrase Bibles:

      The Message (MSG)

      The Living Bible (TLB)

      Look at the following example of how Philippians 4:6–7 is translated in each of the approaches.

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      Historical Distance

      One challenge for Bible translators is what linguists call historical distance. This is the separation between the languages, geography, and cultures of the time when the Bible was written and today. Translating the Bible involves bridging that gap—to one degree or another.

      Historical distance is especially significant when translating weights, measurements, and money. For example, in Matthew 18, Jesus tells a parable about a servant who owed to a king a huge, unpayable debt. In the parable, the servant owes ten thousand talents. In New Testament times, a talent (talanton in Greek) was not an actual coin, but an amount of money. One talent was equivalent to twenty years of a laborer’s wages. So ten thousand times

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