General Information

• Dates: June 2–6
• Teacher: Dr. Mark Ward
• Class Title: The Basics of Bible Translations
• Class Description: In a series of lectures on the Basics of Bible Translations, YouTuber Mark Ward will give instruction regarding the history of the Old and New Testament texts, KJV Onlyism, and major evangelical English Bibles.

Class Days, Times, Titles, and Contents

• Monday, June 2, 6:00–8:30 p.m. — The History of the Bible 

• • • How We Got Our Old Testament
    • How We Got Our New Testament
    • Interactive Textual Criticism Exercise

• Tuesday, June 3, 8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. — The History of the Bible

• • • Isaiah 53 in the Dead Sea Scrolls
    • Using the Septuagint, Vulgate, and other Ancient Bible Translations
    • Do We Have the Text of John 11?
    • Lessons from the KJV Parallel Bible

• Wednesday, June 4, 6:00–8:30 p.m. — Tyndale Bible-Onlyism

• • • Evaluating Major Prooftexts for Tyndale Bible-Onlyism
    • Select False Friends in the Tyndale Bible
    • More False Friends in the Tyndale Bible

• Thursday, June 5, 8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. — Contemporary Bible Translation

• • • The Strengths and Weaknesses of Formal Bible Translations
    • The Strengths and Weaknesses of Functional Bible Translations
    • Classic Bible Translation Challenges
    • More Classic Bible Translation Challenges

• Friday, June 6, 8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. — Contemporary Bible Translations
  • • My Case for the ESV
    • My Case for the LSB and NASB
    • My Case for the CSB, NIV, and NET
    • Use Cases for The Message