The goal of Bible translation is: be transparent to the original text - to see as clearly as possible what the biblical authors actually wrote.

Puritanism was a youthful, vigorous movement.

Readers should aspire to what is excellent. They should refuse to read a substitute Bible. They should want a Bible that calls them to their higher selves - or to something higher than their current level of attainment.

With so many contradictory renditions of the biblical text, the public has lost confidence that we can actually know what the Bible says. It is an easy step from this skepticism to an indifference about what the Bible says.

In Puritan thinking, the Christian life was a heroic venture, requiring a full quota of energy.

The Puritans removed organs and paintings from churches, but bought them for private use in their homes.

There is a quiet revolution going on in the study of the Bible. At its center is a growing awareness that the Bible is a work of literature and that the methods of literary scholarship are a necessary part of any complete study of the Bible.