Sound Words Podcast The Basics of Bible Translations (Dr. Mark Ward)
How do we get from the original Greek and Hebrew manuscripts to the English Bibles we read today?
In this episode, Dr. Mark Ward—author, theologian, and YouTuber (War on Words)—talks through the history of the Bible, why translation is so important, and how to understand the differences between versions. From formal to functional equivalence, we look at how to think biblically about choosing and using Bible translations.
00:00 Welcome to the Sound Words Podcast
02:30 Why We Study Translations
06:25 How We Got the Old and New Testaments
10:22 Why Study How Translations Work
14:01 Translation Tribalism
16:18 How to Help Someone Out of Translation Tribalism
18:27 Evangelical Translations
22:29 Formal vs Dynamic Equivalence
25:04 Word-For-Word vs Thought-For-Thought
27:14 Major Takeaway
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