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Be still
The verse has always, in my mind, been focused on me. I realize I forget to read my own notes. He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” (Ps. 46:10, NIV)
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Clarity and accuracy in translation are helpful
Over the years I have done a very bad thing in the eyes of scholars. I have drifted more toward translations that work to make the text more readable. For ESV, NASB, NRSV, and RSV lovers… I am a heretic. For KJV only people, I’ve been apostate for years. I still use “word for word” translations, but for preaching and…
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Common English Study Bible
Cokesbury had a huge sale last week and it included the Common English Study Bible. I was able to obtain this translation when it first came out through the generosity of the publisher, and I’ve found it to be a refreshing translation. It certainly has its “quirks,” but for common reading (and for me it’s so helpful in reading the…
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The CEB Study Bible
Since the arrival of the Common English Bible, I have been intrigued by the simple approach to translation. It is designed to make the Bible clear. For lifelong Christians, that isn’t easy. I have trouble still with calling Jesus “the Human One,” and calling the ark a box. But where I see how the CEB excels is in the Apocrypha.…
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The Common English Bible — A Year Later
Last Advent season I was part of the blogger series for the Common English Bible. They extended their blogging series through Lent, then to Pentecost, so I spent many months using the Common English Bible along with the NIV2011 in my teaching and preaching. Once the blogging event was over last spring, I still found myself drawn to the Common…
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Common English Bible and Romans 5:1
I have enjoyed our New Testament reading this summer in the Common English Bible. Yet, I still find a couple of awkward phrases. (Every translation provides that, however.) Rom. 5:1 in the CEB is interesting: Therefore, since we have been made righteous through his faithfulness combined with our faith,[a] we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. The footnote…
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Common English Bible and the NIV — Long Term Strategies
I’ve probably shared this video before, but it deals with the CEB’s use of “Human One.” As I continue to use both the CEB and the NIV, I continue to think about how fast we think we need to change up translations. One interview I heard with a CEB official was a bit disappointing, but it’s probably fact for our…
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Can You Say THAT in the Bible?
Here’s a good verse in the Apocrypha, which is probably why it’s not in the Protestant Bible. 😉 People who are afraid to act are like clumps of cow manure; those who pick it up will shake off their hand. (Sirach 22:2, CEB) A good mental picture that is hard to forget. Learn to get moving! Don’t be caught in paralysis…
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Is He Indignant or Moved by Compassion?
I am a confessed translation junkie. As I read the Common English Bible and the NIV, I come across different ways certain phrases are turned. Mark 1:41 is a good example. The leper comes to Christ and says, “If you are willing you can make me clean.” The response is so interesting. CEB: 41 Incensed,[a] Jesus reached out his hand,…
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From Sorcerer to Magic Arts to Drug Users
The end of Revelation is one of my favorite places to camp. I honestly love the entire Book of Revelation if I can read through it without the voices in my head. (You know: Tim LaHaye, Jack VanImpe, Hal Lindsey, etc.) In Rev. 22:15 I noticed different ways translations have tackled the Greek word pharmakos over the years. Last night…
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