If you’ve browsed a Christian bookstore and walked into its Bible section, you’ve seen the tremendous variety of Bible translations that are available. You’ll also notice those same translations here on Bible Gateway.
[See our blogpost: Read More Than One Bible Version Side-By-Side.]
You may wonder what distinguishes one translation from another. Or ask, “What is a ‘literal’ translation, versus a ‘word-for-word’ translation?” Dr. William D. Mounce (@BillMounce), Bible translator with the ESV and NIV translations, has some answers.
Dr. Mounce is a scholar of New Testament Greek and president of BiblicalTraining.org (@BiblicalT). He’s the author of numerous books, including Basics of Biblical Greek, which is used widely by college and seminary students.
Watch this Seven Minute Seminary with Dr. Mounce, produced by the website Seedbed (@OfficialSeedbed), powered by Asbury Theological Seminary.
[Also see our blogpost: Doug Moo’s Special Message on Bible Translation (Live Presentation from ETS 2014)]