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I found this book helpful and confirmed my opinion that the Essential Literal translation is the best for study and preaching.
The chapter by Vern Poythress would have been helped by a glossary to make terms used in Linguistics It assumed that the reader was knowledgeable about technical terms.
This book disappointed me I am solidly in the literal translation camp for primary Bible usage, but also find good uses for dynamic translations I think the main thing is understanding what each translation method can do for a reader That being said, this book makes some good arguments for essentially literal translations, but in my opinion it is not that well written or winsome, overstates its case many times, and ends with two dud chapters that are overly technical for what most readers are probably looking for in this book Based on these criteria it gets two stars, based on the arguments in the first three chapters it might garner three Overall, even though I agreed with most of the points, I just didn t like the book.
Nida is the authors archnemesi An important topic, although the effort this book exerts is only so so in addressing it By far the first two chapters are the most important First, Wayne Grudem talks about why plenary verbal inspiration favors an essential literal Bible translation in fact, requires it, as I would argue If we believe God inspired every last word of Scripture, then we should want our English translations to be as transparent to those original words as possible Leland Ryken then offers a barnburner of a chapter that addresses five myths about essentially literal Bible translations the sort of myths promulgated by fans of the NIV or the NLT that is, those who get their translation cues from Doug Moo or Eugene Nida who are otherwise world class scholars.
The next chapter was enjoyable, ¸ Translating Truth: The Case for Essentially Literal Bible Translation ✓ To find out what I think about the book, visit my multi part review of the book

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The GoodThis collection of essays does a good job of making the case for the essentially literal Bible translation philosophy I found the arguments compelling The first three essays are worth the purchase of the book The strongest case for the essentially literal approach are clearly presented.
The BadMaking the case for a word for word philosophy does not need to descend into accusations of malpractice on the part of those that do not follow this approach Grudem s essay the first essay did this a few times four or five times It was unnecessary.
The final two essays were a littletechnical and not as helpful While these two did tease out the practical implementation of an essentially literal approach, it was a little hard to follow That being said, I would recommend this book to anyone interested in a clear and concise argument FOR the esse Well written essays on the necessity of translating scripture word for word from the original languages Collins and Ryken s articles were especially helpful.
As a reader of a Greek New Testament myself, I especially enjoyed Collins essay What the Reader Wants and the Translator Can Give First John as a Test Case He looked directly at the Greek words and then how the essentially literal, moderately dynamic and fully dynamic translations treated them Using just that, he showed how much personal interpretation I use that term cautiously is lost when the dynamic translation interprets the basic message into something different As a child who grew up reading both the NIV and the NKJV, I appreciated the insight into ways that a less literal translation might be doingtheological interpretation for you than you would think.
Grudem and Ryken s essays were both also very good, very accessible and interesting Poythress was the most technical discussion of Noam Chomsky should set off alarms all around on the readability front, but while he said t Translation Do I Choose In An Age When There Is A Wide Choice Of English Bible Translations, The Issues Involved In Bible Translating Are Steadily Gaining Interest Consumers Often Wonder What Separates One Bible Version From AnotherThe Contributors To This Book Argue That There Are Significant Differences Between Literal Translations And The Alternatives The Task Of Those Who Employ An Essentially Literal Bible Translation Philosophy Is To Produce A Translation That Remains Faithful To The original Languages, Preserving As Much Of The [Wayne Grudem] Õ Translating Truth: The Case for Essentially Literal Bible Translation [epic-poetry PDF] Ebook Epub Download ½ original Form And Meaning As Possible While Still Communicating Effectively And Clearly In The Receptors LanguagesTranslating Truth Advocates Essentially Literal Bible Translation And In An Attempt To Foster An Edifying Dialogue Concerning Translation Philosophy It Addresses What Constitutes Good Translation, Common Myths About Word For Word Translations, And The Importance Of Preserving The Authenticity Of The Bible Text The Essays In This Book Offer Clear And Enlightening Insights Into The Foundational Ideas Of Essentially Literal Bible Translation