What You Need to Know About Bible Translations
Many people don't realize how fortunate we are to have so many Bible translations. It was once illegal to translate the Bible into English. There are many countries around the world where it is possible to get a copy in their own language. But there are certain things that we must understand when dealing with the various English translations. About Original Manuscripts This is probably something you already know. The Bible is a collection of 66 books. These books were written in Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic by approximately 40 inspired men. The original manuscripts were handwritten thousands of years ago and have since been lost. They were copied over thousands of years by thousands of scribes before they vanished. These scribes weren't translating the Scriptures into another language, but simply creating new copies to faithfully keep God's word. These manuscripts are available in thousands in the original languages they were written. There are a lot of variations among