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9 points by not_wowinter14

by thataccount

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Looks neat. I like the pictures. What is generating the translations? Personal text or something else behind the scenes on the fly?

by Barrin92

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If the point here is serious bible study the choice of translations are abysmal, most of these, especially the Latter Day Saints translation, are purely confessional not even translated from Greek or Hebrew manuscript. And the ostensible goal of "what it historically means" and "how it points to Christ" are in conflict, the latter requires reading scripture theologically, not historically or critically.
The site should make that much more explicit. Reading for exegesis a much better choice is something like an SBL Study Bible which uses the NRSVue, which is pretty much the current gold standard as far as accuracy goes.