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Bible History and Versions

Currently Reworking my 1999 PDF - Articles coming soon!

Sections:

  • History of the Old Testament
    • Original Writings (PDF)
    • Canon
    • Apocrapha
    • Proto-Masoretic/Masoretic Text
    • Septuagint
    • Versions
    • Manuscripts
  • Introduction to Rabbinic Literature
  • Scripture at the time of Christ
    • History of the 400 years between OT and NT
    • Use of Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek
    • As Taught
    • Use of the Septuagint
  • History of the New Testament
    • Original Writings
    • Canon
    • Pseudopigrapha
    • Introduction to Manuscripts and Versions
    • Textus Receptus vs Majority Text vs Critical Text
  • History of Bible Translations

English Versions

King James Bibles

  • Article - The History of the King James Bible

  • Article - King James Exclusive The Legitmacy of exclusive use of the King James Bible

  • Article - KJV Revisions since 1611 (pdf) In short, they're mostly typos and none revise the translation.

  • Article - Textus Receptus-based Bible Version Reviews

    • Info and Review - The King James Bible

    • Info and Review - KJV 1900 - Pure Cambridge Edition (KJVPCE)

    • Info and Review - The New King James Bible

    • Info and Review - The King James 21st Century Version

    • Info and Review - Young's Literal Bible and the Literal Standard Version

    • Info and Review - Green's Literal Bible

Modern Language Bibles

I have Four Requirements which Modern Translations must meet before I will recommend them:

  1. Literal Translation Style vs Dynamic Equivalent Translation Style
  2. Original or Gender Accurate vs Gender Neutral
  3. Trustworthy Translators / Bias-free Translation
  4. Excellent Translation Quality / Strength of Scholarship

Skip to the Conclusion: Out of all the (15+) Modern Translations I have reviewed in depth, I can only recommend 3: the New American Standard (NASB), the English Standard Version (ESV), or the American Standard Version (ASV-1901). Of these 3, I prefer the NASB because it includes (in brackets or with translation notes) content included in the Textus Receptus, but excluded from the Critical texts.

[Modern Language Bible Reviews]