Bible History and NET Bible overview

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This 1.5 hour discussion by Dr. Hall Harris, the Project Director and Managing Editor for the NET Bible, provides an overview of the new NET Bible ®.

Topics discussed include:

  • History of Bible translation
    • Jerome and the Latin Vulgate
    • John Wycliffe
    • William Tyndale
    • the King James Bible
  • Copyright issues
  • bible.org and the NET Bible's "Ministry First" approach
  • The power of translators' notes
  • NET Bible vision
  • From Roman roads to Internet
  • The NET Bible: a new translation for a new millennium
  • Why another translation?
  • Opportunities to help
  • Questions and Answers

 Audio

 Powerpoint slides in .pdf (transitions do not work)

 Powerpoint slides in .ppt