How to Choose a Translation for All Its Worth
A Guide to Understanding and Using Bible Versions
Author of How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth / Author of Distorting Scripture?


By: Gordon D. Fee, Mark L. Strauss   

Format: Softcover

List Price: $12.99 (USD)  



Synopsis: 
A book on Bible translation from a premier biblical scholar.   Click for product description and details
ISBN: 0310278767,  ISBN-13: 9780310278764

Features: Index Included
Ages: Adult

Reviews of How to Choose a Translation for All Its Worth
Endorsements for How to Choose a Translation for All Its Worth:

"This book is crammed with material that's understandable, theologically sound, generationally balanced, and practical. I wish I had read one like it 50 years ago. It's a must not only for Christian pastors and teachers but for the everyday Bible reader who wants to be better equipped to understand God’s Word and share it's a classic." — Warren W. Wiersbe, Author & former Pastor of The Moody Church

"For the third time in these How to...for All Its Worth books, Gordon Fee has teamed up this time with Mark Strauss to produce another winner. It's a great read, filled with good illustrations from the numerous English translations from the past and the present, and written in an engaging way. Readers will be more accurately informed on how translation decisions are made and what translations are more suited for the different audiences. The chapter on the Greek genitive, though brief, is worth the price of the whole book, for it demonstrates more quickly than anything else the difference that separates a "formal equivalent" translation from a "functional equivalent" one. When it comes to translating the Bible we cannot afford to minimize either accuracy or meaning. Fee and Strauss have upheld both values while fairly evaluating the large number of English translations that have been given as a gift to the body of Christ." — Walter C. Kaiser Jr., President Emeritus, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

"Finally, a book that translates for the average person what is good about translation and how they work! It's a little like you can't tell the players without a scorecard. So here's a very helpful scorecard on what to look for in Bibles and why. In sum, well done, much needed, thanks." — Darrell Bock, Research Professor of NT Studies, Dallas Theological Seminary

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Product Details for How to Choose a Translation for All Its Worth
A book on Bible translation from a premier biblical scholar.

Description: 
With so many Bible translations available today, how can you find those that will be most useful to you? What is the difference between a translation that calls itself “literal” and one that is more “meaning-based”? And what difference does it make for you as a reader of God’s Word?
 
How to Choose a Translation for All Its Worth brings clarity and insight to the current debate over translations and translation theories. Written by two seasoned Bible translators, here is an authoritative guide through the maze of translations issues, written in language that everyday Bible readers can understand.
 
Learn the truth about both the word-for-word and meaning-for-meaning translations approaches. Find out what goes into the whole process of translation, and what makes a translation accurate and reliable. Discover the strengths and potential weaknesses of different contemporary English Bible versions. In the midst of the present confusion over translations, this authoritative book speaks with an objective, fair-minded, and reassuring voice to help pastors, everyday Bible readers, and students make wise, well-informed choices about which Bible translations they can depend on and which will best meet their needs.

Book & Bible Cover Size: Medium
Page Count: 176

Size: 5.3 wide x 8.1 high x 0.5 deep in. | 134 wide x 206 high x deep 12 mm
Weight: 0.4 lb | 181 gms

Available: October, 2007
Publisher: Zondervan

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