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REL 130: Lewis

Introduction

This guide will help you locate appropriate scholarly commentary sources for the assignment "Interpreting the Text." You will be using three different types of scholarly resources: Translations, Bible Dictionaries, and Bible Commentaries.

This guide is primarily focused on helping you use translations and scholarly commentaries. These resources can answer questions about why different translations look so differently, what things were like when the book was written, who the audience was (as implied by the text), what social or institutional setting might have been in place, and general background information on the book as well as specific verses. There are many different translations and commentaries that you could eventually find and use to provide this information. However, for this assignment, we are directing you to the following specific resources.

 

Bible Translations

 Below are the required Bible translations on various websites:

New Revised Standard Version
The Good News Translation

Bible Dictionaries

Biblical Commentaries in Stacks part 1

Biblical Commentaries part 2

Smyth and Helwys Bible Commentary

 

 


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