Today, a typical Christian bookshop might well stock around fifteen
different versions of the Bible in English. The Internet currently
offers a list of more than thirty. Why are there so many? Should
there be? How do they differ? Which Bible should I use? Some 600
million people now speak English as their first language, and twice
that number speak it as their second language. Christians around
the world need Bibles for use in church, for devotional reading,
for academic study and for evangelism. Different versions are
required for highly literate readers and for young children, for
theologians and for those who have never opened a Bible before. In
this accessible and informative guide, David Dewey introduces the
principles and issues involved in the task of Bible translation,
traces the story of the Bible in English and offers an even-handed
survey and evaluation of the different versions now available.
General
Imprint: |
Inter-Varsity Press
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
June 2004 |
Authors: |
David Dewey
(Author)
|
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
240 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-84474-035-2 |
Categories: |
Books
Promotions
|
LSN: |
1-84474-035-8 |
Barcode: |
9781844740352 |
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!