Join us on February 21st at 8:30am for our Discipleship Class with Tom Johnston. He will be teaching on modern Bible translation.

Snacks and lunch will be provided.

Please register so we know how many to plan for.

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Course Title:

Which Bible Should I Use? A Study in Bible Translations

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Course Description:

The purpose of the “Which Bible Should I Use?” seminar is to allow participants to make their own informed decision as to what Bible they consider best for their purposes. The class is divided into three main parts. First, we will examine the current landscape of English Bible translation, many of which may be hidden or unknown. Second, we will look at textual criticism as it relates to the original language texts found in the footnotes in the Bible and related to the Greek versions from which are translated the New Testament. Third, we will discuss modern English Bible translations, with a focus on the current top seven bestsellers. This study should provide every Christian wisdom and peace as they read, study, and memorize from their chosen Bible.

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Brief Bio:

Dr. Tom Johnston is Senior Professor of Evangelism at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (Kansas City, MO) since 2001. He has been teaching remotely part-time since taking early Covid retirement and moving to Bemidji in 2020. Tom was born to missionaries in France and is fluent in French. He graduated from Wheaton College and earned a Ph.D. from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has written extensively, his last book being, A History of North American Evangelism (Kregel, 2021). Tom has been hand-copying the Old and New Testaments in Greek, Hebrew, French, and English for over 18 years. He is excited to teach on Bible Translations and expects to publish these lectures soon in book form.

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