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Worst New Testament Translations Relating to Women

Andrew Bartlett, a church leader in London, recently wrote a series of articles on the Christianity Today blog that he titled Worst New Testament Translations Relating to Women. He broke it up into four separate blog posts. I found each of them fascinating, and he touches on many of the same issues I talk about in some of my blog posts and sermons. I want to share these with you as you continue on your own journey through this topic.

In the first blog post he talks about the translation that has the least shred of justification.

In the second blog post he talks about the translation with the most negative description of women.

In the third blog post he talks about the translation that is the most misleading.

In the fourth blog post he talks about the translation that has the greatest impact on women.

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