Summary

  • Bible translations enable us to understand what God is saying.

  • Translators take into account the meaning of the text.

  • There are literal, functional, and paraphrase versions of the Bible.

Above all, you must realize that no prophecy in Scripture ever came from the prophet’s own understanding, or from human initiative. No, those prophets were moved by the Holy Spirit, and they spoke to God.
— 2 Peter 1:20-21 (NLT)

Read pages 19-21 in the Workbook, and then answer the Reflection Questions on page 22.