Dan Wallace: Working for Better Bibles

Over the years I have often visited the Biblical Studies Foundation website (BSF). One of my favorite authors who posts articles there is Daniel Wallace, Greek professor at Dallas Theological Seminary. Dan was a member of the team that produced the NET Bible. He is above average among English Bible translators for keeping himself aware of developments in linguistics and translation theory, both of which have much to offer English Bible translators so that better Bibles can be produced. If you click on the title to this post you will find a list of articles which Dan has posted on the BSF website. Here are some (there are others) which are especially relevant for making better English Bibles:

• The Translation of 2 Peter 1.19a
  
• The Text and Grammar of John 1.18
  
• Why So Many Versions?
  
• Why I Do Not Think the King James Bible Is the Best Translation Available Today
  
• The Conspiracy Behind the New Bible Translations
  
• Innovations in the Text and Translation of the NET Bible, New Testament
  
• Errors in the Greek Text Behind Modern Translations? The Cases of Matthew 1:7, 10 and Luke 23:45
  
• Do Christians Have Peace with God? A Brief Examination of the Textual Problem in Romans 5:1
  
• Ephesians 2.2 in the NET Bible
  
• The Relation of qeovpneusto" to grafhv in 2 Timothy 3:16

I like it that Dan is passionate about searching for the most accurate exegesis of the Greek of the New Testament, even if it means translating to English in a way that is different from other English versions. Not everyone will agree with Dan on everything, but I think he should always be taken seriously.

Catetegories: Greek, translation accuracy, exegesis, Bible translation