Episode notes

Today we're looking at Bible translations and addressing the question about which one is 'true' and why there are so many versions of the Bible. I spend a bit of time talking about the Bible, how we got the original texts that we translate into English, and then the main ways in which the original languages are translated into modern languages. I've given you six versions of the Bible to think about; these are on a spectrum from Paraphrase to literal word-for-word.

At the end of the video, I've also spoken about two versions of the Bible to AVOID! I've given the reasons why I think this too.

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