TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ryken,Leland
TI  - Choosing a Bible: understanding Bible translation differences 
SN  - 1581347308 (tpb)
AV  - BS449 .R948 2005
U1  - 220.5/2 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Wheaton, Ill.
PB  - Crossway Books
KW  - Bible
KW  - Translating
N1  - "Adapted from The Word of God in English.  Formerly published as Bible translation differences. Wheaton, Ill. : Crossway Books, 2004."; Includes bibliographical references (p. 31); Chapter One: How do Bible translations differ from each other? -- The goal of Bible translation -- Thought-for-thought or word-for-word? -- Chapter Two: Five negative effects of dynamic equivalence -- Taking liberties in translation -- Destabilization of the text -- What the Bible "means" vs. what the Bible says -- Falling short of what we should expect -- A logical and linguistic impossibility -- Chapter Three: Ten reasons we can trust essentially literal Bible translations -- Transparency to the original -- Keeping to the essential task of translation -- Preserving the full interpretive potential of the original -- Not mixing commentary with translation -- Preserving theological precision -- Not needing to correct the translation in preaching -- Preserving what the Biblical writers actually wrote -- Preserving the literary qualities of the Bible -- Preserving the dignity and beauty of the Bible -- Consistency with the doctrine of inspiration
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