i received this book free at a conference in which Leland Ryken was a speaker. It sat on my shelf for about a year before finally getting around to it. I'm glad I did.

It was interesting reading. Dr. Ryken sows the benefits of studying from an essentially literal translation of the Bible and to show the drawbacks of dynamic equivalent translations. Some of the early chapters were a bit overwhelming, but I learned a lot. It's one of those books I'll be returning to in the future because I have a feeling I'll learn even more on subsequent readings. ( )