Contemplating Life – Episode 106 – “Lost in Translation”

In my last episode, I confessed that I had misidentified which translation of the Bible I was using. In this episode, I take a deep dive into various translations to figure out how I got confused about which version I was using.

Links of Interest for this episode

Handout materials for this lesson: https://www.patreon.com/posts/notes-for-106-in-149707860

Dating the Bible on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dating_the_Bible

Biblical Aramaic on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_Aramaic

Septuagint on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septuagint

Vulgate on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulgate

Luther Bible on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther_Bible

King James Version (KJV) on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_James_Version

Papal encyclical “Divino Afflante Spiritu” at the Vatican website: https://www.vatican.va/content/pius-xii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-xii_enc_30091943_divino-afflante-spiritu.html

Papal encyclical “Divino Afflante Spiritu” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divino_afflante_Spiritu

Confraternity Bible (CCD) on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confraternity_Bible

New American Bible (NAB) on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_American_Bible

Preface to the New American Bible Revised Edition (NABRE) at USCCB gives history of its development: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/preface/0

Lectionary on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lectionary

New American Bible Revised Edition (NABRE) on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_American_Bible_Revised_Edition

“Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation” at the Vatican website: https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_const_19651118_dei-verbum_en.html

Contemplating Life – Episode 94: https://contemplating-life.com/?p=508

Contemplating Life – Episode 104: https://contemplating-life.com/?p=580

New American Standard Bible (NASB) on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_American_Standard_Bible

New American Standard Bible (NASB) at Bible Gateway: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=NASB

“Dynamic and Formal Equivalence” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_and_formal_equivalence

Revised Standard Version (RSV) on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revised_Standard_Version

New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Revised_Standard_Version

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSV-CE) on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Revised_Standard_Version#NRSV_Catholic_Edition_(NRSV-CE)

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVue) on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Revised_Standard_Version#NRSV_Updated_Edition_(NRSVue)

Jeremy Steele on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/discover/jeremy-steele-pastor

"Unbelief" podcast. January 11, 2026 and where I'm interviewed by Skeptic Pastor Jeremy Steele: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Z7IVARYBRJddJBShHnuNC?si=_mggk3OTQj6AVdq_73A9FA

New International Version (NIV) on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_International_Version

English Standard Version (ESV) on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Standard_Version

Article about the upcoming Catholic American Bible (CAB): https://ascensionpress.com/pages/the-catholic-american-bible

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