b-greek digest: September 02, 1999

Jeffrey B. Gibson jgibson000 at mailhost.chi.ameritech.net
Fri Sep 3 10:00:22 EDT 1999


Phil Sanders wrote:

> I have been assigned the task of talking about the task of translations to a
> small rural church.  I felt that giving some history of translations and
> some background on the methods of translation would be a wise start.  I have
> been investigating several books, including  Metzger's, Text of the New
> Testament; Comfort's, The Quest for the Original Text; and Carson's, King
> James Version Debate.  I also am looking at books by Jack P. Lewis.
>
> What books would you recommend for such a study?
>

If you're looking for accessible studies on the task and theory of translation as
well as a comparison on the theory behind influential English translations, may I
recommend S,. Kubo' and W.F. Specht _So Many Versions?_ and a little out of print gem
from Paulist Press called _The Bible: An Owner's Manual_. Also, if the KJV only issue
comes up, have a look at D.A. Carson's _The King James Version Debate_.

Yours,

Jeffrey Gibson
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