"SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES"

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Search the Scriptures
Dr. Jack D. Roberts
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Louisville, Ky 40229

This study guide deals with the question, "Why are there so many different ideas, about the Word of God?" Which book really is God’s word? Is there reason behind all the different versions? Does it matter if the words are changed? And will the message remain the same?

Isaiah 40:8 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God shall stand forever. *

The new translators believe in a teaching called "Dynamic Equivalancy", meaning the translators get the message in the interpretation not the exact word. While the King James translators believed in a "Formal Equivalancy", meaning the actual word’s translated from one language to another.

We will compare some of the actual wordings to see if the newer translations actually are as they claim, only trying to help in the understanding.

Did God promise to preserve the "Original Autographs" [The originals that were penned by the man of God used to write His word] or did His promise relate to HIS WORDS as well as the "Original Autographs".

The Bible

Why so many different ideas about the Word of God?

Why do we have so many different English translations?

What are some of the different translations and the difference between them?

Who are some of the different translators and the difference between them?

Is there a bigger plan behind the new translations?

Is the King James Version the only Bible?