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Footnoted: Was the Bible Written Only for Men? Part 2

November 30, 2013 by Rebecca Card-Hyatt

In Part One Rebecca wrote about how the Greek word “adelphoi” has been intentionally translated as “brothers” rather than as “brothers and sisters” 135 times in the ESV translation of the Bible. In this post she addresses why this matters.  I had read my Bible for years without being particularly affected by adelphoi being translated […]

Filed Under: Women and the Bible, Women and the Church Tagged With: adelphoi in the bible, bible translation, ESV Bible Translation, gender inclusive translation

Footnoted: Was the Bible Written Only for Men? Part 1

November 29, 2013 by Rebecca Card-Hyatt

After reading the ESV New Testament, I couldn’t ignore the word adelphoi. The accompanying footnote that appeared 135 times is forever imprinted on my mind.

Filed Under: Women and the Bible, Women and the Church Tagged With: adelphoi in the bible, ESV Bible Translation, gender inclusive translation

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