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Bible Translations for Everyone

A Guide to Finding a Bible That’s Right for You

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Bible Translations for Everyone

By: Tim Wildsmith, Amanda Bible Williams Cofounder of She Reads Truth
Narrated by: Tim Wildsmith, Andi Ackerman
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Read by the author and Andi Ackerman.

Bible Translations for Everyone is a fun and engaging guide in which pastor, professor, and popular YouTuber Tim Wildsmith will help you navigate the complex world of Bible translations.

Have you ever wondered why there are so many translations of the Bible? It can be overwhelming and challenging to make sense of the differences, similarities, strengths, and weakness of each. With over 400 English translations to choose from, how do you know one is right for you? This book is here to help. Chapter by chapter, it tells the story of many different versions of the Bible, including information about their historical context, the people who translated them, and what makes them unique.

Bible Translations for Everyone contains:

  • An introduction to how Bible translations work.
  • The fascinating history of early English Bibles like Tyndale and Wycliffe.
  • The textual basis, translation philosophy, strengths, and weaknesses of each popular English translation, including The New King James Version, The New International Version, The English Standard Version, and more.
  • Translation comparisons.
  • Timelines and charts.

After listening to this book, you will understand the essentials of each translation and be able to make an informed decision about which ones are right for you.

Reference material and photos can be found in the audiobook companion PDF download.

"A friendly guide and gifted storyteller, Tim tells us everything we didn't know we wanted to know about how the Bibles on our shelves came to be, mapping out the history of English Bible translation and distilling years of research into one fascinating, delightful volume." —Amanda Bible Williams, co-founder of She Reads Truth

©2024 Tim Wildsmith (P)2024 Zondervan
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Great Information

This book is very well researched but presented for anyone to understand. Tim gives a great background for each of the more popular or common Bible translations out there. Each chapter showcases a different translation and how it came to be. This is an excellent book for Bible curious people who are on the search for the translation that would best work for them. Or, this book is great for people who love reading the Bible and are interested to know how each translation came to be.

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Very Informative

I found the history and background of the different translations very enlightening and interesting. The information about the translations was very helpful as well. Tim does a great job narrating the book as well!

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Easy to Understand Guide

Excellent read! A great resource for those wanting the understand the history of and different translation philosophies behind different English versions of the Bible.

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