Know How We Got the Bible - Ch. 1

Question 1

What are the two major methods of Bible translation?

Answer 1

Word-for-word and dynamic-equivalent

Question 2

Explain the example of Mark 1:2 related to the dynamic-equivalent method.

Answer 2

Christ quotes Malachi. “See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you;”
The original Greek says, “…go before your face.” That’s an idiom we don’t use in English. So, they used the dynamic-equivalent method.

Question 3

What does “canon” mean in Greek?

Answer 3

“Rule” or “measure.” It is a way of determining accuracy of a measurement.