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Archive for August 2009
Differences between Translations (Part 2)

Sentence Structure (part 2)
Before moving on to other topics, I thought I’d take another look at the issue of sentence structure–and even paragraph structure.
One would think that all translations would use more or less the same paragraph structure as is found in the original texts. The problem is that the original texts do not have [...]

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Differences between Translations (Part 1)

I’m beginning here an occasional series of posts in which I’ll explore some of the differences between the NLT and other translations. Specifically, I’ll look at underlying differences between dynamic equivalence (DE) translations and formal equivalence (FE) translations, which are also called “word-for-word” or “essentially literal” translations.
In these posts I’ll typically use the KJV, NKJV, [...]

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New options for using the NLT Study Bible

The NLT Study Bible has now been out for over a year, but we’re still working hard to bring you more and more ways to use this great tool for understanding the Bible.
When the NLT Study Bible first appeared, it was already available in multiple formats. In addition to the ten print options, we offered [...]

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