J. B. Phillips: From Paraphrase to Translation

Eighty years ago, there were few modern Bible translations. In the 1940s, J. B. Phillips initiated a modern translation of the New Testament. But his work gets little notice today. This article tells the story of Phillips and his project, offering important insights on the value and limitations of a...

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Main Author: Detzler, Wayne A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Paternoster Periodicals [2021]
In: Evangelical review of theology
Year: 2021, Volume: 45, Issue: 1, Pages: 54-59
IxTheo Classification:HA Bible
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
Further subjects:B BIBLE translators
B BIBLE. New Testament; Criticism, interpretation, etc
B PHILLIPS, John Bertram
B Evangelicalism
B BIBLICAL translations
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Summary:Eighty years ago, there were few modern Bible translations. In the 1940s, J. B. Phillips initiated a modern translation of the New Testament. But his work gets little notice today. This article tells the story of Phillips and his project, offering important insights on the value and limitations of attempts to modernize the Bible message.
ISSN:0144-8153
Contains:Enthalten in: Evangelical review of theology