Similar books in Logos
Is there a book similar to A More Sure Word: Which Bible Can You Trust? by R.B. Ouellette in Logos 9?
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Is there a book similar to A More Sure Word: Which Bible Can You Trust? by R.B. Ouellette in Logos 9?
I don't think you will find something similar to that in Logos. From my brief skim of the sample pages of it on Amazon, it appears to be a defense of the KJV as the best translation, with discussion of the difference between it and various other translations, and why it is better.
The only book I'm aware of that even addresses the "KJV-only" stance is The King James Only Controversy: Can You Trust Modern Translations? which takes the opposite position, namely that you can trust modern translations.
I'm not going to weigh in on either side. Just that I don't think you'll find what you're looking for in the Logos catalogue. But I'm not that familiar with what else might be out there similar to the Ouellette book. You can always request it from Faithlife by posting a request on the Logos Book Requests forum on the Faithlife Feedback site (hosted by Feedbear).
There are several other Logos books that cover Bible translations, methodology, etc. You might find something of interest among these.
- Essential Guide to Bible Versions by Philip W. Comfort
- The Complete Guide to Bible Versions by Philip W. Comfort
- The Bible in Translation: Ancient and English Versions by Bruce M. Metzger
- History of English Versions of the Bible by Edward D. Andrews
- One Bible, Many Versions: Are All Translations Created Equal? by Dave Brunn
- Which Bible Translation Should I Use? A Comparison of 4 Major Recent Versions edited by Andreas J. Köstenberger and David A. Croteau
- English Bible Versions Timeline
- How to Choose a Bible Version by Robert L. Thomas
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I've done some further searching in the Logos catalog (for bible translation as opposed to bible versions which I was looking for before), and here are some more things which might interest you:
And more up your alley, perhaps, defending the literal bible translation methodology (though not necessarily KJV only):
- Translating Truth: The Case for Essentially Literal Bible Translation by Wayne Grudem; Leland Ryken; C. John Collins; Vern Poythress; Bruce Winter; forward by J. I. Packer
- Understanding English Bible Translation: The Case for an Essentially Literal Approach by Leland Ryken
- The Challenge of Translating Truth: Bible Translation - No Easy Matter by Edward D. Andrews
- CHOOSING YOUR BIBLE: Bible Translation Differences by Edward D. Andrews
- THE COMPLETE GUIDE to BIBLE TRANSLATION: Bible Translation Choices and Translation Principles [Second Edition] by Edward D. Andrews
Incidentally, this Edward D. Andrews, author of the last three above, is at work on a new translation called the Updated American Standard Version, which you might be interested to learn about here: https://uasvbible.org/
Can't tell for sure, but I think this one would be in your wheelhouse:
- Bible Translations: A Closer Look by John Rataczak
More general:
- Egg Whites or Turnips? Archaeology and Bible Translation by Paul J. N. Lawrence
- The Complete Guide to Bible Translations by Ron Rhodes
On translating the Bible into other languages besides English:
- Understanding Bible Translation: Bringing God’s Word into New Contexts by William D. Barrick
Defense of another particular translation and understanding its methodology:
- HCSB - Bible Translation: Navigating the Horizons in Bible Translations by E. Ray Clendenen; David K. Stabnow
And for completeness, though you mostly likely wouldn't want this one:
- Valiant or Virtuous? Gender Bias in Bible Translation by Suzanne McCarthy
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The question of versions boils down to two books: Codex Vaticanus & Codex Sinaiticus.
Love them or hate them is the question.
Fact: They are the oldest still existing manuscripts.
Fact: The other side out numbers them hundreds to one.
And I have read well written, well documented books backing both sides.
But other than listing those ‘facts’ this is not the place to debate them.
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But other than listing those ‘facts’ this is not the place to debate them.
Now, David. The path to salvation (along with the truth) uses a thousand year old hebrew text, spiced with hints of older greek improvements, and greek familiy 38 (alternatively family 43), translated dynamically but retaining the correct and original grammatical personal references. Beware those who choose another path of unriotousness. Smiling.
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Logos' very own Mark Ward wrote this:
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greek familiy 38 (alternatively family 43),
Almost know what you are saying. So I tried finding out what family 38 / 43 where.
So I searched for Greek NEAR family NEAR 38 then Greek NEAR family NEAR 43 and got no hits.
Saw one reading that said something about Greek family 1 but searching for Greek NEAR family NEAR 1 did not find it.
I am assuming that the indexer does not index on numbers. And my searches on Greek NEAR family found no hits with a number listed as the next character.
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The path to salvation (along with the truth) uses a thousand year old Hebrew text. Smiling.
I am not interested in a thousand year old Hebrew text! However I might be interested in a two thousand four hundred year old Hebrew text [:)]
[That is the text after the additions by Malachi] [Am not going to find it as the research that I have seen states that the Hebrew was not fixed until about 90 AD] [Guess the best I can do is the Dead Sea texts]
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Almost know what you are saying. So I tried finding out what family 38 / 43 where.
So I searched for Greek NEAR family NEAR 38 then Greek NEAR family NEAR 43 and got no hits.
Saw one reading that said something about Greek family 1 but searching for Greek NEAR family NEAR 1 did not find it.
I am assuming that the indexer does not index on numbers. And my searches on Greek NEAR family found no hits with a number listed as the next character.
Well, I was being my normal devious self ... Family 38 vs 43 refers to Family 35 and a gentleman, who, after centuries of scholarly struggle, has located the correct greek NT ... known as Family 35. As luck would have it on Amazon (which knows Family 35 is a NT!), you can purchase the greek, his english, and his discussion:
https://www.amazon.com/Family-35-Original-Testament-Exposition/dp/1736823701
But, before you reach for your credit card, there's a lengthy read-inside (below), which discusses in repetitive detail the evils of what followed Westcott and Hort (and why your salvation may indeed be at risk).
https://www.amazon.com/Identity-New-Testament-Text-IV-ebook/dp/B00OICNA1W
Finally, the best comment from an enthused greek-text customer (name not included to be nice):
"My view of the Family 35 is as a layperson. I do not read Greek. But I have analyzed the apparatus in the "The Greek New Testament according to Family 35. in nearly 99% of the cases, there are only 2 real readings. The CT agrees with the Family 35, or the Received Text agrees with the Family 35. In nearly every case where the Received text is a minority position the majority position agrees with the Critical Text. The primary methodology of CT is the "oldest Recoverable Text" no matter how rarely it is found otherwise, But when the Family 35 disagrees with the received text, it almost always agrees with the CT. This makes the Family 35 seem very reliable."
Got that?
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Thanks everyone
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