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A Religion, Academic And Business Story: Is There A ‘Best’ Bible To Use And Quote?
A Religion, Academic And Business Story: Is There A ‘Best’ Bible To Use And Quote?

(OPINION) The two aspects of accuracy is experts’ consensus on the best available texts in the original languages of Hebrew and Greek that underlie all translations, and debates over the accuracy of the English translations drawn from those reliable agreed texts. Modern English Bibles provide candid footnotes that alert readers to important textual variants, which rarely affect basic biblical doctrines.

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Here’s A Soundbite For You: In The Bible, Does St. Peter Call Women The ‘Weaker Sex’?
Here’s A Soundbite For You: In The Bible, Does St. Peter Call Women The ‘Weaker Sex’?

(OPINION) In the Bible, does St. Peter call women the “weaker sex”? Jackson Wu, an evangelical theologian with the Global Training Network, raised the question about 1 Peter 3:7. Wu complains that the physical strength explanation “has often been used” to “subtly affirm the inferiority of women.” But some translations include a different interpretation in the text.

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