How do you know what type of a translation is a bible?

[Jehuty_X]

// i have a question to ask everyone…
// seriously, how can you determine if a bible is a literal translation, dynamic translation or a paraphrase translation?

 

[tobinatorstark]

some types are listed on wikipedia Most of the older Bibles are considered to be literal. Most modern version are considered dynamic. Probably the most literal of the modern Bibles is the RSV-CE. One generally tell a paraphrase by its layout. Examples of paraphrase would be the Message and the Amplified. If am thinking correctly. Try wikipedia first though

 

[Fidelis]

// i have a question to ask everyone…
// seriously, how can you determine if a bible is a literal translation, dynamic translation or a paraphrase translation?

To put it bluntly, unless you can read biblical Hebrew and/or Greek you pretty much have to take the word of, first of all the translators, and then the authority of those that know more about these things than we do. I’m personally OK with that because, when you’ve been reading and studying the Bible for years and years, you get a good feel for what teachers and writers to trust.

Here is an article from Catholic Answers that goes into the topic some and may be helpful:

catholic.com/library/Bible_Translations_Guide.asp

Hope that helps.

 

[Jehuty_X]

some types are listed on wikipedia Most of the older Bibles are considered to be literal. Most modern version are considered dynamic. Probably the most literal of the modern Bibles is the RSV-CE. One generally tell a paraphrase by its layout. Examples of paraphrase would be the Message and the Amplified. If am thinking correctly. Try wikipedia first though

// thanks…i sometimes check wikipedia, but not much…

To put it bluntly, unless you can read biblical Hebrew and/or Greek you pretty much have to take the word of, first of all the translators, and then the authority of those that know more about these things than we do. I’m personally OK with that because, when you’ve been reading and studying the Bible for years and years, you get a good feel for what teachers and writers to trust.

Here is an article from Catholic Answers that goes into the topic some and may be helpful:

catholic.com/library/Bible_Translations_Guide.asp

Hope that helps.

// thank you…i do wish the translators or publisher’s would mention if the translation of their bible is dynamic, literal or paraphrase…

 

[tobinatorstark]

// thanks…i sometimes check wikipedia, but not much…

// thank you…i do wish the translators or publisher’s would mention if the translation of their bible is dynamic, literal or paraphrase…

I do too. If I had to guess what Catholic editions followed the formats I would classify Douay-Rheims, Confraternity, Ronald Knox Translation, and RSV-CE as literal, Jerusalem Bible, New American Bible, New Jerusalem Bible, NRSV as Dynamic and I wouldn’t consider anything that the Catholic Church offers as Bibles as paraphrase