bible translations

Does anyone know if there are any printings of Luther's translation available either as a transcription or in some form other than a facsimile? If so, could you point me in the direction of it? I've got a copy of the Statenvertaling that is a modern printing of the original text, but as I've...

Philadelphus was the king of Egypt, in the days that the Ptolemaic dynasty ruled over Egypt and Judea. When he, an avid book collector, heard of the scriptures, he desired to have them translated and added to his library. One of the king's friends, Aristeus, desired to free the many enslaved...

Being a recent convert to the NKJV I've taken an interest in reading critiques/reviews of the translation when I stumble on them and I noticed Mark Ward (author of Authorized: The Use and Misuse of the King James Bible) posted an article yesterday engaging the work of Charles Surrett (Ambassador...

There have been quite a few times that I have heard someone who knew either Hebrew or Greek say something along the lines of, "That literally means..." Sometimes it doesn't add anything, sometimes it is more impactful, and sometimes it makes the rest of Scripture clearer. When it makes Scripture...

I recently launched a new site built around the questions common to people who want to understand why there are so many different translations of the Bible and which is the "Best Bible". While I (more or less) put the finishing touches on it tonight, I wanted to get some feedback from the folks...