Picturing Theology

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P i c t u r i n g T h e o l o g y

A Comparison of Translation Philosophies Common English Versions of the Bible Rev. Dr. Don L. Davis

Most Literally Word-for-Word 

 Least Literally Word-for-Word

Formal Equivalence          Dynamic Equivalence          Paraphrase

New American Standard Bible (NASB)

New King James Version (NKJV) New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) English Standard Version (ESV)

International Version(NIV)

New Jerusalem Bible (NJB) Revised English Bible (REB)

Today’s English Version (TEV)

Contemporary English Version (CEV) New Living Translation (NLT) JB Phillips Version (Phillips) The Living Bible (LB) The Message

Cotton Patch Gospels