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Saturday Feb 15, 2025
Saturday Feb 15, 2025
Why are there so many translations of the Bible?
Brent talks with Tim Wildsmith about his new Zondervan book ‘Bible Translations for Everyone: A Guide to Finding a Bible That’s Right For You’.
Tim is an ordained pastor and writer who is best known as the creator of a multi-platform online ministry designed to help people find a Bible that’s right for them. Tim earned a Master of Divinity from Fuller Theological Seminary and he was a Visiting Scholar at the University of Oxford’s Wycliffe Hall. He currently serves as one of the campus ministers at Belmont University, the largest ecumenical Christian college in the States.
- (0:55) Why so many translations of the Bible?
- (1:55) Difference in translations;
- (3:10) How far back do Old Testament manuscripts go?
- (5:40) The textual basis for our New Testament. Textus Receptus;
- (8:50) Different translation philosophies;
- (11:00) Wycliffe and Tyndale;
- (11:20) How did the KJV come about?
- (13:40) The RV and ASV;
- (19:30) The NASB;
- (21:00) The NIV:
- (22:40) The ESV;
- (25:30) Finding a translation.
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.amazon.com/Bible-Translations-Everyone-Guide-Finding/dp/0310131200
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