Name: How to Choose a Translation for all its Worth: A Guide to Understanding and Using Bible Versions (Zondervancharts)
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Author: Gordon D. Fee
ISBN: 9780310278764

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How to Choose a Translation for all its Worth: A Guide to Understanding and Using Bible Versions (Zondervancharts)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Mark L. Strauss

Gordon D. Fee

Publisher

Zondervan Academic

Year

2007

Language

English

Pages

170

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.4x13.6x1.2 cm

Weight

0.18 kg.

ISBN

0310278767

ISBN13

9780310278764

Edition No.

Synopsis "How to Choose a Translation for all its Worth: A Guide to Understanding and Using Bible Versions (Zondervancharts) "

With so many Bible translations available today, how can you find those that will be most useful to you? What is the difference between a translation that calls itself "literal" and one that is more "meaning-based"? And what difference does it make for you as a reader of God's Word?How to Choose a Translation for All Its Worth brings clarity and insight to the current debate over translations and translation theories. Written by two seasoned Bible translators, here is an authoritative guide through the maze of translations issues, written in language that everyday Bible readers can understand.Learn the truth about both the word-for-word and meaning-for-meaning translations approaches. Find out what goes into the whole process of translation, and what makes a translation accurate and reliable. Discover the strengths and potential weaknesses of different contemporary English Bible versions. In the midst of the present confusion over translations, this authoritative book speaks with an objective, fair-minded, and reassuring voice to help pastors, everyday Bible readers, and students make wise, well-informed choices about which Bible translations they can depend on and which will best meet their needs.

Gordon D. Fee

(Author)

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B. born on May 23, 1934 in Ashland (Oregon, USA). His father was a pastor of the Assemblies of God. He himself would be ordained a minister of this denomination in 1959, assisting and pastoring at an Assembly in Des Moines (1958-62) and at a Congregational church in Magnolia (1975). He studied at Seattle Pacific University (B.A. 1956; M.A. 1958) and at the University of Southern California (Ph.D. 1966).

He has been an assistant professor of Religion at Southern California College (Costa Mesa, 1966-69), Professor of Biblical Studies at Wheaton College (Wheaton, 1969-72, 72-74), professor of New Testament at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (Hamilton, 1974-78, 78-86) and professor of New Testament at Regent College (Vancouver, Canada, 1986-), alongside M. Green (v.) and J. Packer (v.).

He has also taught and given special courses at various biblical and theological education institutions around the world: Manila, Canada, USA, Philippines, Malaysia, Nairobi, Portugal, Yugoslavia, Belgium, Singapore, Japan, Spain.

A true scholar of the New Testament, he is a lover of Scripture, studied in detail and meticulously. He has always tried to convince his many students that a cultivated intellect can and should be united with a deep devotion to God, as has always been understood by historical Christianity.

His theological stance is that of a moderate Pentecostal, opposed to prosperity theology.

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