Author Archives : Dr. Mark Murphy

Last week we discussed some of the leading theories of Bible translation, and began to take a look at some translations completed in the past 50 years, namely the RSV and NASB. Today we will consider a couple descendents of the RSV (the NRSV and ESV)…

Thus far in our study we have considered the major English translations of the Bible that culminated in the work known as the King James Bible.   Of necessity, I have included some information about the basic tools of translation, including the t…

Last week we discussed the Apocrypha, and three English translations of the Bible that appeared in the latter half of the 16th century: the Geneva Bible , the Bishop’s Bible , and the Douai-Rheims Bible .  Each of these bibles was the work of ve…

Questions from last week:
Q1: Why did the Catholic Church forbid vernacular translations (recall the Oxford Convocation of 1408)?
A1: The Roman Catholic Church forbade translations performed without episcopal authorization.  This was intende…

Scripture: “By a man came death, and by a man came resurrection from death.  For as in Adam all die, even so by Christ shall be made alive.” Tyndale’s version of 1Cor 15:21-22
Recap of week one:

Survey Q1: What version of the Bible …

Overview
Christians today have access to a virtual smorgasbord of Bible translations.  To prove this point, let’s see what version of the Bible you currently use for home study.  (survey results:  What version of the Bible do you use primarily f…