Questions about different translations/versions of the bible in general.
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How authentic is Codex Sinaiticus?
From what I understand, these are the best codices available.
Codex Sinaiticus
Codex Vaticanus
Codex Alexandrinus
Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus.
Codex Sinaiticus is considered the only complete New ...
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What language are people translating the Bible from?
Say a publisher or other organization creates "a new translation" of the Bible: What's the source text? Are they experts in ancient Aramaic? What exactly is the text being translated from in modern ...
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Is there a published version of the Bible, where the text is ordered chronologically in the order it was written?
Has there been a published version of the Bible where the text was ordered in the order it is best assumed that it was written?
I'm not interested in a version that is ordered in a chronological ...
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What has changed in Biblical scholarship since the Jerusalem Bible (1966) was published?
I have been reading through the Jerusalem Bible, published by the Roman Catholic Church, and have found a lot of pleasure in the copious footnotes and the surprisingly readable text. Obviously the ...
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Who were the scholars responsible for the New English Translation?
According to Bible.org, in the section entitled "Preface,"
[The NET Bible] was completed by more than 25 scholars – experts in the original biblical languages – who worked directly from the best ...
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Who is an authority on what can be called a “Bible”?
(I'm not entirely sure whether this question is in scope of this SE, but this appears to be the SE closest to the issue)
In Poland, there is a region called Silesia, which is inhabited by people ...
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When a new translation of the Bible is created
When a new translation of the Bible is created or revised (such as NIV) do they go back to the original text and re-translate? Or do they change an existing version?
I realize that this may have ...
