Day: November 28, 2010

Bible Translations and Mistranslations

Adultery in Matthew 5:32

Adultery and Matthew 5:32 According to Matthew 5:32, divorcing a woman causes her to commit adultery. But Peter Kirk notices that the new NIV (“NIV 2011”) translation has a new take on the verse. Peter writes: One rather odd change I noticed, which some might attribute to political correctness: in Matthew 5:32 the “adulteress” (1984,…
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A New Collection of Questions and Comments About Bible Translation

The popular Better Bibles Blog (“BBB”) has a new feature: Share, where you can leave questions about Bible translation and share links. From the announcement there: GIVE US A LINK! We would like to hear from you. The Internet is a big place with far too much interesting stuff for our small group of writers…
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