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On-line Resource Anonymous, "Darbyism and Its New Bible," Sword and Trowel (Nov. 1872): 513-519; (December 1872): 561-565.View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource "The Translators to the Reader: Preface to KJV," Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal 1.2 (Fall 1996): 269-290.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource "Modern Bible Translations," Foundations 1 (November 1978): 12-22.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Prof. Peter R. Ackroyd, Englishing the Psalms. The Ethel M. Wood lecture 1981 delivered at the Senate House, University of London on 2 March 1982. London: University of London, 1982. Pbk. pp.21.View in PDF format pdf [Used by permission of the Ackroyd Family]
On-line Resource Kenneth L. Barker & Edwin H. Palmer, The NIV: The Making of a Contemporary Translation. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1986. Pbk. ISBN-10: 0310241812. pp.177.View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph Katharine Barnwell, Introduction to Semantics and Translation: With Special Reference to Bible Translation. Summer Institute of Linguistics, 1980. ISBN: 0950365459. pp.272.
Book or monograph Barr: The Semantics of Biblical LanguageJames Barr, The Semantics of Biblical Language. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2004. Pbk. ISBN: 1592446922. pp.320.
On-line Resource William D. Barrick, "The Integration of OT Theology with Bible Translation," The Master's Seminary Journal 12.1 (Spring 2001): 15-31.View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph Dewey M. Beegle, God's Word into English. New York: Harper, 1960.
On-line Resource Does the Bible really support gender-inclusive language? (E. Calvin Beisner)
Article in Journal or Book cribes and Scripture. New Testament Essays in Honor of J. Harold GreenleeDavid Alan Black, "Translating New Testament Poetry," David Alan Black, Scribes and Scripture. New Testament Essays in Honor of J. Harold Greenlee. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 1992. Hbk. ISBN: 0931464706. pp.117-127.
On-line Resource Darrell L. Bock, "Do gender-sensitive translations distort scripture? not necessarily," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 45.4 (Dec. 2002): 651-669. View in PDF format pdf
Online Video Resource - Usually Vimeo or YouTube ESV Bible Translators Debate the word "slave" at Tyndale House, Cambridge (BBC4)
Article in Journal or Book F.F. Bruce, "Early Translations of the Bible," The Harvester a series of articles thast ran from May 1936 to November 1938.
On-line Resource F.F. Bruce, "New Bible Translations: A Short Survey," Inter-Varsity (Autumn 1953): 15-19.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource F.F. Bruce, "A British Scholar Looks at the RSV Old Testament," Eternity 5.5 (May 1954): 12-13, 42-47.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book F.F. Bruce, The English Bible: A History of Translations. London: Lutterworth Press / New York: Oxford Unversity Press, 1961. pp.xiv + 234.
Article in Journal or Book F.F. Bruce, "The Authorised Version and Others," The International Review of Missions 50 (1961): 409-416.
On-line Resource F.F. Bruce, "The New English Bible," Faith and Thought 92.1 (1961): 47-52.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book F.F. Bruce, "Texts and Translations," H.P. Merchant, ed., Encounters With Books. Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 1970. pp.1-5.
Book or monograph Bruce: The History of the Bible in EnglishF.F. Bruce, The History of the Bible in English (3rd revised edn of The English Bible: A History of Translations.) London: The Lutterworth Press / New York: Oxford University Press, 1978. Pbk. Reprinted: 2003. ISBN: 0718890310. pp.xiii + 284.
Book or monograph Carson: The Inclusive-Language DebateD.A. Carson, The Inclusive-Language Debate: A Plea for Realism. Grand Rapids / Leicester: Baker/IVP. Pbk. ISBN: 0851115845. pp.224.
Book or monograph Carson: The King James Version DebateD.A. Carson, The King James Version Debate: A Plea for Realism. Grand Rapids: Baker. Pbk. ISBN: 0801024277. pp.128.
On-line Resource William W. Combs, "Erasmus and the Textus Receptus," Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal 1.1 (Spring 1996): 35-53.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource William W. Combs, "The Preface to the KJV and the KJV Only Position," Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal 1.2 (Fall 1996): 253-267.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource William W. Combs, "Errors in the King James Version?" Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal 4 (Fall 1999): 151-164.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Robert H. Countess, "The Translation THEOE In The New World Translation," Bulletin of the Evangelical Theological Society 10.3 (Summer 1967): 153-160.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
On-line Resource Peter H. Davids, "Three recent Bible translations: a New Testament perspective," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 46.3 (Sept. 2003): 521-532. View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Andrew Bruce Davidson [1831-1902], "The Bible and Its Revision," Biblical and Literary Essays, 2nd edn. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1903. pp.194-221. [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Rodney J. Decker, "Verbal-Plenary Inspiration and Translation," Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal 11 (Fall 2006): 25-61.View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph Dewey: A User's Guide to Bible Translations: Making the Most of Different VersionsDavid Dewey, A User's Guide to Bible Translations: Making the Most of Different Versions. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2005. Pbk. ISBN: 0830832734. pp.204.
Book or monograph Eco: Experiences in TranslationUmberto Eco, Experiences in Translation. Toronto: University of Toronto Press Inc., 2000. Hbk. ISBN: 0802035337. pp.135.
On-line Resource Paul Ellingworth, "Theory and Practice in Bible Translation," The Evangelical Quarterly 55.3 (July-Sept. 1983): 159-168.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
On-line Resource Philip Eveson, "Translating Scripture - An Historical Perspective," Foundations 6 (May 1981): 22-32.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Philip H. Eveson, "Translating Scripture - An Historical Perspective (2)," Hywel R. Jones, "Holy Spirit and Holy Bible," Foundations 7 (Nov. 1981): 26-37.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource David W.J. Gill, "Authorized or Unauthorized: a Dilemma for the Historian," Tyndale Bulletin 43.1 (1992): 191-200. View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Burton L. Goddard, "Concerns In Bible Translation: Introduction," Bulletin of the Evangelical Theological Society 10.2 (Spring 1967): 85-87.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
Audio Resource - usually mp3 format Are Only Some Words of Scripture Breathed Out by God? Why Plenary Inspiration Favors 'Essentially Literal' Bible Translation (Wayne Grudem)
On-line Resource Gerhard F. Hasel, "Linguistic Considerations regarding the translation of Isaiah's Shear-Jashub," Andrews University Seminary Studies 9.1 (Jan. 1971): 36-46.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Carl F.H. Henry, "The Bible and the conscience of our age," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 25.4 (Dec. 1982): 403-407.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Earl S. Kalland, "Considerations of Verbal and Idea Rendition," Bulletin of the Evangelical Theological Society 10.2 (Spring 1967): 88-92.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
On-line Resource Lars Kruse-Blinkenberg, "Nature and Quality of the Text of the New English Bible," Andrews University Seminary Studies 5.2 (July 1967): 131-157.View in PDF format pdf
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Sakae Kubo, "Influence of the Vulgate on the English translation of Certain Psalms," Andrews University Seminary Studies 3.1 (Jan. 1965): 34-41.View in PDF format pdf

On-line Resource Sakae Kubo, "The Revised English Bible," Andrews University Seminary Studies 28.2 (Summer 1990): 137-146.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Sakae Kubo, "Review Article: The New Revised Standard Version," Andrews University Seminary Studies 29.1 (Spring 1991): 61-69.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Stan Larson, "A Few Forgotten Renditions in the First Printed English New Testament," The Evangelical Quarterly 54.3 (Jul.-Sept. 1982): 175-180.View in PDF format pdf [All reasonable efforts have been made to contact the copyright holder of this article without success. If you hold the rights, please contact me]
On-line Resource Michael A. Lyons & William A. Tooman, "Three recent Bible translations: an Old Testament perspective," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 46.3 (Sept. 2003): 497-520.
On-line Resource Leslie McFall, "A Translation Guide to the Chronological Data in Kings and Chronicles," Bibliotheca Sacra 148 (1991): 3-45.View in PDF format pdf
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J.S. McIvor, "Translators - Their Method and their Problems," Irish Biblical Studies 11.3 (1989): 106-123.
Book or monograph McGrath: In the BeginningAlister McGrath, In the Beginning: The Story of the King James Bible. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2001. ISBN: 0340785608. pp.350.
On-line Resource Jean Claude Margot, "Exegesis and Translation," The Evangelical Quarterly 50.3 (Jul.-Sept. 1978): 156-165.View in PDF format pdf [All reasonable efforts have been made to contact the copyright holder of this article without success. If you hold the rights, please contact me]
On-line Resource A.J. Mattill, "Translation of words with the stem dik- in Romans," Andrews University Seminary Studies 9.2 (July 1971): 89-98.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book cribes and Scripture. New Testament Essays in Honor of J. Harold GreenleeBruce M. Metzger, "The New Revised Standard Version," David Alan Black, Scribes and Scripture. New Testament Essays in Honor of J. Harold Greenlee. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 1992. Hbk. ISBN: 0931464706. pp.111-115.
Article in Journal or Book Bruce M. Metzger, "Important Early Translations of the Bible," Bibliotheca Sacra 150: 597 (1993): 35-49.
On-line Resource Bruce M. Metzger, "Theories of the Translation Process," Bibliotheca Sacra 150: 598 (1993): 140-150.
On-line Resource Bruce M. Metzger, "Persistent Problems Confronting Bible Translators," Bibliotheca Sacra 150: 599 (1993): 273-284.
On-line Resource Bruce M. Metzger, "English Translations of the Bible, Today and Tomorrow," Bibliotheca Sacra 150: 600 (1993): 397-415.
On-line Resource Howard Moody Morgan, The Word Of God Through The Word Of Men. London: Westminster Chapel, 1963. Pbk. pp.19.
On-line Resource A.G. Newell, "Too Many Modern Versions?" The Evangelical Quarterly 53.4 (Oct.-Dec. 1981): 227-236. View in PDF format pdf [All reasonable efforts have been made to contact the copyright holder of this article without success. If you hold the rights, please contact me]
On-line Resource Anthony Howard Nichols, "Translating the Bible," Tyndale Bulletin 50.1 (1999): 158-159. View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph Eugene A. Nida, God's Word in Man's Language. New York: Harper, 1952.
Article in Journal or Book William E. Nix, "Theological Presuppositions and Sixteenth Century English Bible Translation, Part I," Bibliotheca Sacra 124: 493 (1967): 42-50.
Article in Journal or Book William E. Nix, "Theological Presuppositions and Sixteenth Century English Bible Translation, Part II," Bibliotheca Sacra 124: 494 (1967): 117-124.
On-line Resource Victor Perry, "Two Modern Versions Compared," Evangelical Quarterly 49.4 (Oct.-Dec. 1977): 206-219.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
Book or monograph Stanley E. Porter & Richard Hess, eds., Translating the Bible. Edinburgh: T & T Clark International, 2004. Pbk. ISBN: 0567042901. pp.336.
Article in Journal or Book Vern Sheridan Poythress, "Gender In Bible Translation: Exploring A Connection With Male Representatives," Westminster Theological Journal 60.2 (1998): 225-254.
On-line Resource Vern S. Poythress & Wayne Grudem, The Gender Neutral Bible Controversy.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Vern S. Poythress, "Gender Neutral Issues in the New International Version of 2011," Westminster Theological Journal 73.1 (Spring 2011): 79-96.
On-line Resource Daniel E. Ritchie, "Three recent Bible Translations: a literary and stylistic perspective," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 46.3 (Sept. 2003): 533-545. View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book E.A. Russell, "Fidelity or Wishful thinking in recent NT Translation," Irish Biblical Studies 3.2 (1981): 93-105.
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E.A. Russell, "The New Jerusalem Bible and Modern Translations," Irish Biblical Studies 9.4 (1987): 175-185.

Book or monograph Ryken: The Word of God in EnglishLeland Ryken, The Word of God in English: Criteria for Excellence in Bible Translation. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 2003. Pbk. ISBN: 1581344643. pp.336.
On-line Resource Choosing a Bible (Leland Ryken)View in PDF format pdf
Audio Resource - usually mp3 format To Tell the Truth: Five Myths about Essentially Literal Bible Translations (Leland Ryken)
On-line Resource A.P. Salom, "The New English Bible translation of I Thessalonians," Andrews University Seminary Studies 1 (1963): 91-104.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource S.E. Schnaiter, "New Age Bible Versions: Review Article," Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal 2 (Fall 1997): 105-125.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book J.W. Scott, "Dynamic Equivalence and Some Theological Problems in the NIV," Westminster Theological Journal 48.2 (1986): 351-361.
On-line Resource R.J.A. Sheriffs, "A Note on a Verse in the New English Bible [2 Timothy 3:16]," The Evangelical Quarterly 34.2 (April-June 1962): 91-95.View in PDF format pdf [All reasonable efforts have been made to contact the copyright holder of this article without success. If you hold the rights, please contact me]
Book or monograph Seppo Sipilä, Between Literalness and Freedom: Translation technique in the Septuagint of Joshua and Judges regarding theclause connections introduced by [ve] and [ki]. Publications of the Finnish Exegetical Society. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1999. ISBN: 352553549X. pp.236.
On-line Resource John H. Skilton, "Considerations of English style," Bulletin of the Evangelical Theological Society 10.2 (Spring 1967): 101-110.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
On-line Resource Elmer B. Smick, "Suggested new translations of Old Testament poetry," Bulletin of the Evangelical Theological Society 11.2 (Spring 1968): 85-92.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
On-line Resource Rev. Prof. H.F.D. Sparks, On Translations of the Bible. The Ethel M. Wood lecture delivered before the University of London on 6 March 1972. London: Athlone Press, 1973. ISBN: 048514316X. pp.20.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Walter F. Specht, "Use of Italics in English versions of the New Testament," Andrews University Seminary Studies 6.1 (Jan. 1968): 88-109.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource John B. Taylor, "William Tyndale: Bible Translator," Anvil 12.1 (1995): 35-43. View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by kind permission of the Anvil Journal and the author]
On-line Resource Robert L. Thomas, "A Philosophy of Translation and the New English Bible," Bulletin of the Evangelical Theological Society 5.3 (Summer 1962): 80-90.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
On-line Resource Robert L. Thomas, "Bible Translations: The Link Between Exegesis and Expository Preaching," The Master's Seminary Journal 1.1 (Spring 1990): 53-74.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Robert L. Thomas, "Dynamic Equivalence: A Method of Translation or a System of Hermeneutics?" The Master's Seminary Journal 1.2 (Fall 1990): 149-176.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Wilber B. Wallis, "An evaluation of the Bible Societies' text of the Greek New Testament," Bulletin of the Evangelical Theological Society 10.2 (Spring 1967): 111-113.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
On-line Resource Bruce K. Waltke, "The New International Version and its textual principles in the book of Psalms," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 32.1 (March 1989): 17-26.View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph Wegner: The Journey from Texts to TranslationsPaul D. Wegner, The Journey from Texts to Translations: The Origin and Development of the Bible. Grand Rapids: Baker. ISBN: 0801021693. pp.464.
On-line Resource Why Respond to Gail Riplinger? (James R. White)
On-line Resource Martin H. Woudstra, "Theological Influence on Translation," Bulletin of the Evangelical Theological Society 10.2 (Spring 1967): 93-100.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
On-line Resource Carolyn J. Youngblood, "The New International Version translation project: its conception and implementation," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 21.3 (Sept. 1978): 239-249.View in PDF format pdf

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