How to Choose a Translation for All I..., Gordon D. Fee
How to Choose a Translation for All I..., Gordon D. Fee
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How to Choose a Translation for All Its Worth
A Guide to Understanding and Using Bible Versions

Author: Gordon D. Fee, Mark L. Strauss

Narrator: Don Reed

Unabridged: 6 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/09/2010

Synopsis

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.

About Gordon D. Fee

Gordon D. Fee† (PhD, University of Southern California) was professor emeritus of New Testament Studies at Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia.

About Mark L. Strauss

Mark L. Strauss (PhD, Aberdeen) is university professor of New Testament at Bethel Seminary, where he has served since 1993. His books include Four Portraits, One Jesus; How to Read the Bible in Changing Times; The Essential Bible Companion; and commentaries on Mark and Luke. He also serves as vice chair of the Committee on Bible Translation for the New International Version translation.

Reviews

Goodreads review by John

I found this book to be a really solid introduction to the basics of bible translation. It provides an overview of the different approaches that translation committees choose to take when revising existing versions/creating new translations, the many things to keep in mind when translating Greek and......more

Goodreads review by Mark

This is my 2nd time through this book. It is hands down the clearest and most accessible book on the process of Bible translation, along with the strengths and weaknesses of each translation philosophy--formal equivalence, functional equivalence, and mediating versions. It is extremely common to hea......more

Goodreads review by Austin

Really enjoyed this book. Also jumbled (in a good way) my ideas about what translations to use and suggest to people.......more

Goodreads review by John

Probably the best book on the complex task of bible translation I’ve ever read. Deals openly and honestly with complicated and difficult issues like gender accuracy, the original text and manuscript traditions, the age old debate of following the words vs following the meaning, and it has a whole ch......more

Goodreads review by Mike

Very decent little guide, its a little dated since translations are coming out relatively quickly now but it does a very good job explaining the underlying translations philosophies and provides principles that allow you to analyze new translations as they come out.......more

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