EPISODE · May 20, 2021 · 2H 20M
Everything Wrong With The Passion Translation in Colossians
from BibleThinker · host Mike Winger
0:00 Why this matters3:44 Meet Alex Hewitson and Dr. Brad Bitner6:16 Alex’s approach to reviewing Col in TPT7:39 Brian Simmons’ wild claims about TPT10:21 What are the different kinds of translations?11:45 TPT is not a real translation13:38 Are we being too critical of translations?15:52 Broad Street publishing misleading people18:20 Simmons badly wrong about “Aramaic”32:24 Simmons makes stuff up about “tetelestai”37:04 Testing Simmons’ claims about “love language”41:04 Why is TPT longer than other Bibles?44:02 Simmons translates the same Greek phrase in many different ways46:58 Adding and subtracting from the Bible50:19 TPT radically expands the Bible54:21 Seeing the agenda behind TPT59:30 What concerns me about the people who endorse TPT?1:01:41 TPT using joint verse numbers1:04:08 Divine titles are weird in TPT1:13:52 How TPT softens hard teachings from the Bible1:17:22 Translators should be invisible. Simmons is not.1:19:13 Failure to quote scholars1:20:35 Simmons uses outdated resources1:23:48 Is Simmons a scholar or not?1:28:08 Testing the “secrets” Brian says are coming from God1:32:32 Brian Simmons homonyms are deeply concerning1:38:30 God’s wrath is changed1:40:40 Changing the meaning of Col 1 vs 91:43:38 Italics in TPT are problematic1:45:18 TPT wrong on slaves and masters1:48:24 TPT wrong on husbands and wives1:54:17 TPT wrong on children and parents1:56:15 Adds “prophetic songs” to Colossians2:01:36 “Buzz words” in TPT don’t belong2:04:52 Basic grammar errors show Simmons shouldn’t be translating2:09:19 Simmons’ style replaces the biblical authors style2:12:35 What they really think of TPT2:14:43 Should TPT be sold in Christian bookstores?2:15:47 Can someone get saved reading TPT?2:18:10 How will TPT impact you if you use it? Dr. Brad Bitner's academia profile https://wscal.academia.edu/BradBitner Here's every video and paper in The Passion Project (including Alex's paper) https://biblethinker.org/index.php/the-passion-translation
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0:00 Why this matters3:44 Meet Alex Hewitson and Dr. Brad Bitner6:16 Alex’s approach to reviewing Col in TPT7:39 Brian Simmons’ wild claims about TPT10:21 What are the different kinds of translations?11:45 TPT is not a real translation13:38 Are we being too critical of translations?15:52 Broad Street publishing misleading people18:20 Simmons badly wrong about “Aramaic”32:24 Simmons makes stuff up about “tetelestai”37:04 Testing Simmons’ claims about “love language”41:04 Why is TPT longer than other Bibles?44:02 Simmons translates the same Greek phrase in many different ways46:58 Adding and subtracting from the Bible50:19 TPT radically expands the Bible54:21 Seeing the agenda behind TPT59:30 What concerns me about the people who endorse TPT?1:01:41 TPT using joint verse numbers1:04:08 Divine titles are weird in TPT1:13:52 How TPT softens hard teachings from the Bible1:17:22 Translators should be invisible. Simmons is not.1:19:13 Failure to quote scholars1:20:35 Simmons uses outdated resources1:23:48 Is Simmons a scholar or not?1:28:08 Testing the “secrets” Brian says are coming from God1:32:32 Brian Simmons homonyms are deeply concerning1:38:30 God’s wrath is changed1:40:40 Changing the meaning of Col 1 vs 91:43:38 Italics in TPT are problematic1:45:18 TPT wrong on slaves and masters1:48:24 TPT wrong on husbands and wives1:54:17 TPT wrong on children and parents1:56:15 Adds “prophetic songs” to Colossians2:01:36 “Buzz words” in TPT don’t belong2:04:52 Basic grammar errors show Simmons shouldn’t be translating2:09:19 Simmons’ style replaces the biblical authors style2:12:35 What they really think of TPT2:14:43 Should TPT be sold in Christian bookstores?2:15:47 Can someone get saved reading TPT?2:18:10 How will TPT impact you if you use it? Dr. Brad Bitner's academia profile https://wscal.academia.edu/BradBitner Here's every video and paper in The Passion Project (including Alex's paper) https://biblethinker.org/index.php/the-passion-translation
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