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350 Bible 21 – Firstborn Of or Firstborn Over? (Translating Colossians 1.15)

Posted on August 11, 2020August 11, 2020 by Sean Finnegan

Colossians 1.15 presents an interesting test case to examine translation bias.  Well-meaning Bible students have taken this text in at least three different ways.  However, some translators, motivated by a fear that readers might see Christ as a member of creation, have increasingly pushed for translating this text so that it says Christ is superior Read more about 350 Bible 21 – Firstborn Of or Firstborn Over? (Translating Colossians 1.15)[…]

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