#213 Which Bible Translation is the best one? (Classic)

Ask NT Wright Anything

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🗓️ 4 April 2024

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Listeners ask questions on which Bible translations we should deem as the best ones and which ones we should use on a daily basis. What makes a good translation, why doesn’t Tom capitalise ‘holy spirit’, and what does he make of Pope Francis ‘changing’ the Lords’ Prayer? Tom also discusses the process and thinking behind his own translation of the New Testament in ‘The Bible For Everyone’. • More shows, free eBooks & newsletter: premierunbelievable.org • Subscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast: https://pod.link/1441656192 Discover More: • For live events: http://www.unbelievable.live • For online learning: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/courses • Support us in the USA: http://www.premierinsight.org/unbelievableshow • Support us in the rest of the world: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/donate The Ask NT Wright Anything Podcast is a production of Premier Unbelievable? in partnership with NTWright Online and SPCK Publishing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:56.3	And now for today's replay of Ask Entryte Anything.
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1:21.2	Great to be sitting down with Tom Wright again for today's edition of the podcast.
1:24.3	And we've got your questions on Bible translations today.
1:28.1	Now, this is something that's obviously close to your own heart recently, Tom,
1:34.2	having worked on your own Bible for everyone, come out in this large volume now. In fact,
1:38.6	we've got copies sitting right in front of us. John Goldingay has done the Old Testament,
1:44.6	you've done the New Testament. How long did it take you to effectively translate the New Testament yourself, Tom?
1:51.0	Of course, what happened was this, that I started this extraordinary project of doing the New Testament for everyone,
1:57.1	which was to write little guides to Mark for everyone, Matthew for everyone, Paul for everyone, First Corinthians, etc.
2:04.6	And the publishers said to me right from the beginning, are we going to include the text of the New Testament in these little books?
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