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be there dragons in isaiah 6?

Posted on Monday, 24th October, 2016 by martin

Isaiah 6 is a magnificent account of Isaiah’s encounter with the true king. The scene features supernatural creatures, the שרפים (śĕrāphîm). Most translations going back as far as the Greek simply transliterate the Hebrew and so call the creatures “seraphim” (the Greek has σεραφιν). But I think there may be a viable alternative. Seraph is…

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yabt (yet another bible translation): the common english bible

Posted on Wednesday, 29th June, 2011 by martin

The Common English Bible has been completed, the result of an impressive array of scholars, with admirable goals. A page comparing it with the NRSV and NIV is available here. Some brief and very initial observations based primarily on a few passages I like to check follows.

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should english bible translations transliterate God’s name?

Posted on Wednesday, 25th March, 2009 by martin

Prompted by this discussion at Better Bibles Blog, I think there is one important side to the debate which is often overlooked. First some brief background. I’ve always been somewhat fond of versions which render יהוה by Yahweh or something similar, partly because it makes better sense in many places to actually use a name…

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