February 8th, 2010
Can you give us ideas for what books would be good to have to aid in our Bible Study time. We are going through the book of John now and we come across a word that we would like to know the original Greek meaning or root word, for example. What would Harvey suggest that [...]
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Posted in Bible Study
December 7th, 2009
Dear Mr. Harvey,
In Teaching the Trivium you say that some of the Bible quotes are your own very literal translation, or even some corrections or alternate translations. Why is that so? Was the translation not so good? Have you encountered many of those verses that needed a different translation?
Carolina
A different translation may bring out [...]
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Posted in Bible Translations
November 28th, 2009
Dear Mr. Bluedorn,
I have been thinking for some time now of getting a new Bible. One reason being mine is falling apart and another being I have read the King James Version for many years now and would like to read a different version. I was wondering if you could tell me the differences [...]
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Posted in Bible Translations
August 17th, 2009
I really need help. I know that nothing is wrong with KJV Bible but I am really wondering if anyone has knowledge about the Geneva Bible. Why or why not you use it. I would like to have it just because it is farther back in time, so in my extremely humble opinion, less corruption [...]
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Posted in Bible Translations
August 7th, 2009
Philippians 4:4-9 — A Prescription for Anxiety
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Posted in Biblical Exposition, Exegetical Translation (XT)
June 7th, 2009
Greek & Hebrew Reader’s Bible
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Posted in Biblical Languages
June 1st, 2009
Why does it say in Mark 6:5 that Jesus was not able to do many works of power while in Nazareth?
XT Mark 6:1-6
6:1 So He went out from there [Capernaum], then He came into His own {native} country [Nazareth]; with His disciples accompanying Him. 6:2 And when {the} Sabbath {day} had come, He began to [...]
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Posted in Biblical Exposition
May 25th, 2009
I heard a pastor saying that the wine Jesus drank had no alcohol in it, but was just pure grape juice. What is the New Testament word for wine? Does it refer to something with or without alcohol? Was that pastor right? He is a very legalistic person, and I wonder if it has something [...]
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Posted in Biblical Exposition
May 22nd, 2009
The Apostolic Bible includes both the Greek text of the New Testament and an ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament (from the Hebrew text), along with an interlinear English translation and an adapted Strong’s numbering system for both testaments. Accent marks, breather marks, and punctuation marks are absent from the Greek text.
The editors call [...]
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Posted in Biblical Languages
May 19th, 2009
Mr. Bluedorn,
What pronunciation style do you follow in your materials? I’ve decided to add Greek to my children’s home schooling curriculum, but would like to use materials which follow the same pronunciation style as other materials my wife and I use (one being Essentials of New Testament Greek by Summers). I’m not sure what [...]
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Posted in Biblical Languages