Reflections of a Canadian Churchman

For parts I & II of this series click on the links, below: Part I (click here) Part II (click here) If you have ever participated in a Bible Study, the following experience will probably seem familiar to you: The leader asks you to turn to a particular passage, which you find after some searching. The leader then asks a member of the group to read the passage. As you follow along, it becomes clear to you that you have must have turned to the wrong passage as the reader seems to be reading from a different text altogether. However, you occasionally pick up on some similarities in the text you have in front of you. You begin to realize that you haven’t turned to the wrong page – it just seems like you are reading from different Bibles. Well, you are; at least from different translations. Choosing the right translation, in accordance with your intentions and goals in reading Scripture can make all the difference. A Plethora of Translations When purchasing a new Bible it is easy to bec...