The Living Bible does not claim to be a strict translation. It is a paraphrase by Dr. Kenneth Taylor, who admits in his preface: “[W]hen the Greek or Hebrew is not clear, then the theology of the translator is his guide, along with his sense of logic... The theological lodestar in this book has been a rigid evangelical position.” The theology of the translator is his guide. In Acts 9:7 there is no lack of clarity: phones is “voice.” But if your “theology” dictates that the bible must contain no errors, then a perfectly simple translation that results in a contradiction becomes “unclear,” and
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