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Why the NLT is Good, actually

tommy@signandshadow.com (Tommy Keene) — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0000

It’s common in certain circles to hate on the New Living Translation. That hate is undeserved. I posted about that recently, promising to say more if the tweet got 500 likes, which it did.

The Best Translation to use for (Public) Exegesis

tommy@signandshadow.com (Tommy Keene) — Wed, 22 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000

If you’re just joining us, we’ve been discussing how to do rigorous exegesis if you don’t know the original languages. In the previous post I argued that first you should “pick an English (or respective native-language) translation” and trust it, while appreciating its limits.

Why you should buy a Reader's Bible right now

tommy@signandshadow.com (Tommy Keene) — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0000

Why would you want a Bible with no verse numbers? Oh, and it also has no headings. No annotations. No notes. No references. No columns. No extras. Why would anyone want such a bible?

Should I use Logos, Google, or Amazon for Digital Christian Books?

tommy@signandshadow.com (Tommy Keene) — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0000

For the last 4 years I have told my students at Reformed Theological Seminary and Westminster Seminary to forego the expense of Logos (and, by extension, Accordance and BibleWorks, though each has different advantages and disadvantages) in favor of the relatively inexpensive subscription to BibleArc. I’m changing my tune a bit (though I still think the expense of Logos is formidable). My current recommendation for the cost-conscious Bible scholar is for a combination approach: (1) get a baseline package to logos to provide for an adequate library of daily resources (the bare necessities: a couple of English, Greek, and Hebrew Bibles, a Bible Dictionary or two, some helpful datasets, etc), combined with (2) an annual subscription to BibleArc for those who want to take advantage of Syntax and Discourse Analysis tools, and finally (3) a digital library of individually purchased reference books from the various platforms available, in the following order: Logos first, Google second, Amazon Kindle third.