Week 20: Why Are There So Many Versions of the Bible?

We're wrapping up our series surrounding the origin and history of the Bible. This week we're surveying the various translations of the Bible.

Key Themes:

• Ingredients of a good Bible translation

• 4 families or types of translations

• readability vs accessibility

• changes in translations

Digging Deeper:

• Book: How to Choose a Bible Translation

• A few study Bibles (liked by the instructor): 

• NIV Study Bible

• NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible

• ESV Study Bible

• Orthodox Study Bible

• An interesting new (one man) translation: The Passion translation