This makes direct study of a specific word easy, with original language tools only a click away.īut reverse interlinears are not simply tools for those whose biblical language skills are lacking. But with the reverse interlinear, you have the ability to see direct translations for every word in the Greek text of the Apocrypha. It is one thing to read a text that has been translated by someone else, or that gives you phrase or sentence level translations. This way, the translation is connected with the original at the individual word level. The structure of a reverse interlinear provides the English and original language text together. The English-Greek Reverse Interlinear of the NRSV Apocryphal Texts opens up enormous possibilities of ways to study the original language text of the Apocrypha. The display of these items is completely configurable. Like other reverse interlinears available in Logos Bible Software, this reverse interlinear adds information on the underlying Greek text in lines below the English text as well as in a reverse interlinear “ribbon” on the bottom of the resource window. It aims to assist in the reading and study of the apocryphal texts by allowing users to mix English and Greek terms in searches and to immediately discern the text from which the translation was made. The English-Greek Reverse Interlinear of the NRSV Apocryphal Texts is an alignment between the apocryphal portions of the NRSV and the Septuagint (LXX). These texts provide historical and cultural insight as well as linguistic information to use in one’s study. Understanding the apocryphal/deuterocanonical texts is an important yet often overlooked part of Bible study.

The books included in the apocrypha deserve careful attention because of their documentation of the history between the Old and New Testament and their influence on the early church through the first four centuries and beyond. While having unfortunately fallen in disrepute among many Protestants today, the Reformers Calvin and Luther held the apocrypha in high esteem and the call to recognize their value for biblical studies has steadily grown over the past few decades.

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