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The English Standard Version (ESV) Study Bible. “A Dream Come True”?

 Written and compiled by Art K. Introduction to a Study on The English Standard Version First, why I compared the KJV to the ESV is because the ESV study Bible has received such high praise for being an excellent literal…

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Southern Baptist Convention Rejects Gender-Neutral NIV Bible But Embraces The Message, Renovare Bible, and Contemplative Books

This summer, the Southern Baptist Convention approved a resolution rejecting Zondervan’s new gender-neutral NIV Bible. A Christian Post article states: “Southern Baptists repeatedly have affirmed our commitment to the full inspiration and authority of Scripture,” the resolution states. “This translation…

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New NIV “was written, it seems, by cowards for cowards,” says Voice of Martyrs Director

By John Lanagan My Word Like Fire Ministries In the May 2011 print edition of Voice of the Martyrs, Director Tom White states, “I do not need to be shielded by a miserably comfortable religion, existing in what I call a…

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New [“Bible”] versions reflect modern scholarship but revive some reservations

LTRP Note: In conjunction with this MSNBC article below, please see links below to other articles we have posted. By Alex Johnson Reporter for MSNBC.com  Easter may sound a little different this year. It’s purely a coincidence, but U.S. Catholics and…

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