Who Killed the Bible?

by Ian Robinson

Most modern translators of the Bible are confident that they can render the meaning more accurately than the older versions by applying the theory of dynamic equivalence. The author argues that as linguistics the theory is radically mistaken and that the more seriously it is taken the more inaccuracy is caused.

140 pages, Paperback

First published July 17, 2008

About the author

Ian Robinson is a British literary critic and English professor. With David Sims, he co-founded Brynmill Press, a company devoted to publishing serious criticism.

His best-known works, such as The Survival of English, The English Prophets, and Holding the Centre, criticize the sloppy use of language and general incoherence in modern culture.