The Best Bible?

Description

Jn How to Navigate English Bible Translations With Insights Into Twelve Contemporary Versions

Whether you’re looking for a Bible that you can trust or you’re merely curious as to what makes each version unique, The Best Bible? will orient you with insights into the translation process and the kinds of decisions that Bible translators and editors make. It briefly surveys the rich (and treacherous) tradition of English Bible translation done by those who labored under official repression or paid with royal patronage. It will guide you through twelve contemporary English Bible versions, while demonstrating each of their aims and accomplishments, so that you will feel competent to pick “the best Bible” for your reading, teaching, or preaching.

Bibles covered include the

• King James Version;
• Revised Standard Version (RSV)^®;
• New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)^®;
• English Standard Version (ESV)^®;
• New American Standard Bible (NASB)^®, including the NASB 2020 and the Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)^®;
• New King James Version (NKJV)^®;
• New International Version (NIV)^®;
• Christian Standard Bible (CSB)^®, including the Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)^®;
• New Living Translation (NLT)^®;
• NET Bible, New English Translation ^®;
• The Message ^®;
• The Passion Translation (TPT)^®.

Includes a glossary, a scripture index, and a subject index.

Table of Contents:

• Table of Contents
• Expanded Table of Contents
• Abbreviations & Acronyms
• Preface
• Part One: The Decisions Translators Make
  • Textual Decisions
  • Translation Decisions
  • Theological Decisions
  • Typesetting Decisions
• Part Two: History of English Bibles
  • Wycliffe, Lollardy, & Suppression
  • Tyndale & Black-Market Bibles
  • The King, Coverdale, & Anonymity
  • The Genevan Study Bible
  • The Bishops’ Bible
  • Rheims’ New and Douay’s Old Testaments
• Part Three: Contemporary English Bibles
  • Introduction
  • 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 ®
  • New Living Translation ®
  • NET Bible, New English Translation ®
  • The Message ®
  • The Passion Translation ®
• Glossary
• Scripture Index
• Subject Index

Subjects:
Biblical Reference / General
Biblical Studies / General
Bibliographies & Indexes

Print Specifications:
Dimensions: 6″ wide ✕ 9″ tall ✕ 1.22″ spine / 15.2cm wide ✕ 22.9cm tall ✕ 3.1cm spine;
Weight: 1.77 lbs / 0.803 kg;
Black ink (1/1) on White paper;
Paperback, Perfect Bound;
Gloss Cover;
604 pp;
Carton Qty: 12;
ISBN 978-1-946138-02-6