I have a blogpost on evangelical errors and another on academic errors. However, I witnessed two errors within an hour today that I thought I would highlight. The first error was at a midday prayer meeting where we read in the New Living Translation at John 7:8 Jesus saying: "I’m not going to this festival, …
Tag: Bible versions
Academic exegesis
Academic exegesis is that form of interpretation which copies academics or authority figures rather than doing proper exegesis. The Lord Jesus Christ cut through this in His teaching, so that people were astonished at His teaching. Academic exegesis is seen in the translation of various biblical passages. Current Bible versions are the product of teams …
Two significant deaths
There have been two significant deaths in the past three months - Christopher Hitchens and Steve Jobs. I feel sorry for Christopher Hitchens, an intelligent atheist, who died yesterday. He had a powerful intellect, like Richard Dawkins, but this does not help if one is spiritually blind. The smallest child can see the sun, which …
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