Equipping the Church to Translate the Word
Why do we read the Scriptures aloud as part of our worship services? Is it just tradition? Is it part of preparing the congregation for the sermon? Or it is more? I would like to present ten reasons for reading the Bible aloud as part of congregational worship, starting with the commands of Scripture and finishing with the benefits of …
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Miles Coverdale was a leading figure in the English Reformation. He assisted William Tyndale with the translation of the English Bible. After Tyndale's arrest and execution, Coverdale completed the translation and produced the Coverdale Bible in 1535, the first complete English Bible of the era. He further revised the work and eventually produced the Great …
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In Matthew 9:36, we read that Jesus saw the crowds and had compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. The crowds also reminded him of a plentiful harvest without anyone to gather it in. Turning to his disciples, he told them to pray for the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. Let’s join our Lord and …
In the first article in this series, I proposed that the importance of the ministry of Bible translation cannot be fully appreciated unless we grasp its relationship to the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit ministers in each and every language, both through the spoken and written Word of God. It follows that the translators of Scripture have a critical part …
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Miles Coverdale was an English reformer remembered for his contributions to the translation of the English Bible. In 1535, he published the Coverdale Bible, the first, complete English Bible of the Reformation era. He also produced the Great Bible in 1539. Coverdale excelled in his translation of the Psalms. He crafted his verses with an eye for them to …
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