Choosing a Bible Translation?

There have been over 100 English Bible translations published in the past five centuries — more than 80 of these were released within the last hundred years.

No wonder it’s easy to get lost.

Now there’s help to navigate the bewildering number of available English Bibles.

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Help to Decide

Help to Decide

This new book will answer your questions about English Bible translations and guide your choice of the best Bible for study, preaching, devotions, and more.

The Best Bible? sheds light on the decisions that translators and editors make when they produce English Bibles. It gives an overview of our historic English Bible tradition. It even reviews and assesses twelve of the more popular English Bible translations available today.

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The Best Bible? shares insights on new Bible translations and revisions, including the • Legacy Standard Bible (2021) • New American Standard Bible® 2020 edition • New Revised Standard Version updated edition® (2021)  • The Passion Translation® 2020 edition.

It also covers some of the most familiar and accessible translations available today including the • King James Version • Revised Standard Version® • New Revised Standard Version® • English Standard Version® • New American Standard Bible • New King James Version® • New International Version® • Christian Standard Bible® (including the Holman CSB®) • New Living Translation® • NET Bible, New English Translation® • The Message® • The Passion Translation®

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An Ideal Reference

The Best Bible? is divided into three main sections to frame the process of translation and Bible production: (1) The decisions that translators make, (2) a survey of historic English Bibles, and (3) reviews and assessments of twelve contemporary translations.

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