What Bible Translation Should I Read?

Truth Talks with Tara

Tara Sun

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

5 • 671 Ratings

🗓️ 16 November 2021

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Does the thought of figuring out Bible translations make your head spin? In today's episode, Tara answers some popular questions she gets in her DM's and emails, such as, "What translation should I read? Is there one that's better than the others? How do I figure out which translation is true and right and not heretical?" Tune in as we talk about the different types of translations, how they differ, hear tips for how to choose the best translations to read and study, and more! AND at the end of the episode, Tara is sharing one translation to avoid as believers. Stay tuned for the juicy details. ;) Tara's Bible Recommendations: https://tarasunministries.com/favorite-resources Brian Simmons Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMwnUM5g_n8 Alisa Childer's Passion Translation post: https://www.alisachilders.com/blog/heres-why-christians-should-be-concerned-about-the-passion-translation-of-the-bible CONNECT WITH TARA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/misstarasun/ Website & Blog: https://www.tarasunministries.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TaraSun/ The free, email family: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5f5293472c60490027bc8d16 EXTRAS: Shop Tara’s stickers: https://the-tara-sun-shop.myshopify.com Shop Tara’s favorite Bibles & journals: https://hosannarevival.com/collections/beautiful-bibles?ref=18 Learn about Tara’s Compassion child & get involved: compassion.com/tarasun/ Recommended resources for your life and faith: tarasunministries.com/recommended Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to Truth Talks with Tara.
0:08.2	The purpose of this podcast is to help you know, love, and live God's word.
0:13.0	My name is Tara and I'm your host slash new best friend.
0:16.9	Each week, we'll dive into the depths of scripture together.
0:20.0	We'll answer questions that we all have as believers, have hard but good conversations,
0:25.4	unpack passages in the Bible, and have deep encouraging conversations with some amazing guests.
0:31.4	My prayer is that God would use this podcast to grow your love and knowledge of His Word so that you can live for him more.
0:37.8	Are you ready, friend? Let's get into it.
0:51.4	Hey, hey, and welcome back to Truth Talks with Tara. It is such a stormy and really cozy day as I record this. I'm looking out my office window. It is pouring rain. It is really windy. Doesn't seem too great to be outside, but inside it's pretty cozy. So I'm really excited to sit down. I have a blanket and we're going to be talking
1:11.4	about something that I've been really excited to in a while. And also, one of the biggest questions
1:16.2	that I get a lot from people in DMs on Instagram and emails and just this question of,
1:22.1	what is the best Bible translation to read? What should I read? There are so many, like countless
1:27.0	Bible translations. And it can be overwhelming to think, what is the best one for me to read. What should I read? There are so many, like countless Bible translations.
1:27.9	And it can be overwhelming to think, what is the best one for me to read? Do I know if the one
1:32.6	that I'm reading is true and trustworthy in that it's really honoring God's Word because I know
1:37.2	that's a desire that we all have? We're going to be breaking down the difference in Bible
1:41.8	translations today. So hopefully if you don't know about Bible
1:45.0	translations or if you do, but you want a little more insight, I just pray that this episode
1:49.0	would encourage you and give you a little bit more understanding. And we're also going to be
1:52.3	talking about one Bible translation that I would say stay far away from. And it's not just me,
1:58.1	but it's a broad community after studying this translation.
2:01.2	And so let's just start by getting into a little brief history about Bible translations.
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