Choosing a Bible bridges two worlds—the one we

bridges two worlds—the one we know today and the one Jesus knew in the Holy Land under Roman rule

congregational life

vegetation

to the myth of Anglicanism as a privileged club for white Anglo-Saxons who live in the northern hemisphere but presume to speak for their southern neighbors

Kathryn Greene-McCreight

Choosing a Bible bridges two worlds—the one weHow do we choose among all the different Bible translations available today? How do we know which is the right one to use for specific situations? And how do we understand what factors lie behind these translations? Oxford Bible editor Donald Kraus surveys 25 different Bible translations, and discusses general principles of translation, specific illustrations of difficult texts, the range of translation choices available, and the advantages and