Found 16 results Jesus raises Jairus’s daughter in Luke 8 in a 13th c. Peshitta manuscript. Vat. sir. 559 (f. 73v) The Bible in the Language of Jesus The Syriac Peshitta is an early Bible translation that is key to textual criticism and offers insights into the teaching of Jesus. Philip M. Forness October 3, 2023 Level Peter Paul Rubens’s painting “Christ and the Woman of Samaria at the Well.” Source The Bible of the Woman at the Well The Samaritan Pentateuch offers a fascinating chapter in the Bible’s history and sheds light on Jesus’ ministry. Bradley J. Marsh Jr. September 22, 2023 Level Illustration by David Fassett How Was the Divine Name Translated in the Reformation? Part 4 Translators have wrestled with the divine name for centuries. Some have used it only to reverse course later. Andrew Case September 5, 2023 Level Illustration by David Fassett Why Didn’t the New Testament Authors Use God’s Name? Part 3 The use of “Lord” for the divine name probably helped identify Jesus with the God of the Old Testament. Andrew Case July 25, 2023 Level Illustration by Peter Gurry. Photo from iStock What Makes a Bible Translation Really Bad? No translation is perfect. But really bad translations are idiosyncratic and mislead innocent Bible readers. Mark Ward July 11, 2023 Level Illustration by Peter Gurry. Photo from iStock What Makes a Bible Translation Bad? Sectarian translations go too far beyond the natural bias inherent in something as complex as translating the Bible. Mark Ward June 13, 2023 Level Illustration by David Fassett How Was the Pronunciation of God’s Name Lost? Part 2 Ancient tradition divides on the use of God’s name, with no clear reason why some banned it. Andrew Case May 2, 2023 Level The divine name was revealed at the burning bush. Illustration by David Fassett Does God Want Us to Use His Divine Name? Part 1 The Old Testament shows that God wants his people to use his personal name, which is why it is used nearly 7,000 times. Andrew Case March 15, 2023 Level Illustration by Peter Gurry. How Bible Software Solves Differences in Versification for You Software developers have to account for different versification in how Bible data is both stored and presented. Rick Brannan January 10, 2023 Level Illustration by Jordan Daniel Singer The Legacy of the First Revised Bible Translations The modern impulse to get the Bible right in translation has its roots in the Jews who revised the Septuagint. John D. Meade December 6, 2022 Level Page 1 of 2 More articles