A Brief Description of Popular Bible Translations

When was the CEV translated? Who is the target audience of the NLT? Learn about some of the most popular Bible translations. There are too many Bible translations available in English today (more than 100!) to describe them all here, but below are descriptions to help orient you to some… Read More

Translating The Bible

Since the Bible wasn’t written in Spanish, English, Mandarin or any other modern language, it had to be translated for us to read. Read this article to find out why translation was necessary. Translation is the process of communicating a message into a language that is different from… Read More

How The Bible Came To Us

There are more copies of Bibles than any other book in the world. Read about how the Bible was passed down to us through countless generations over thousands of years. The Bible is like a small library that contains many books written by many authors. The word “Bible”… Read More

What Ancient Writings Reveal

In a courtroom, a testimony is more believable if there are multiple witnesses. Find out how ancient writings are witnesses to the truths found in the Bible Bible translators sometimes have difficulty rendering accurate translations of certain Hebrew words until these words (or words similar to them) are discovered in… Read More

Choosing a Bible Translation

Picking out a Bible can be an overwhelming task. Read these helpful tips to pick the right translation for you. Anyone who has ever gone into a bookstore or shopped online for a new Bible knows that there are lots of possibilities and decisions to make. There are more… Read More

The Story of the English Bible

Today there are countless translations and paraphrases of the English Bible. Find out how the English Bibles we have today were influenced by people and events in the past. The story of the English Bible spans more than 13 centuries of fascinating history. In that period, the English language… Read More

Making your Choice About a New Bible

What questions should you ask yourself when picking out a Bible? Find out here. No one English translation of the Bible is the absolute best. Each one has its strengths, as well as its weaknesses. Any one translation may be better than another for a particular situation or purpose. Read More

How to Pick a Bible for Your Purpose

Different Bible translations are helpful for different situations. Read about what Bible translation will fit your needs. As you begin to pick an English Bible for your purpose, remember that some of the translations available today are better known by their full name, and others by their acronyms. Here’s… Read More

A (Very) Brief Intro to Bible Translation

Scholars have been working on Bible translations for over 2,000 years. Read about the history of translation and how it influenced the modern world. Translation is the process of communicating a message into a language that is different from the one in which the message was originally written. The… Read More