biblical Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic, their first tool should be a good translation of the Bible. An additional aid is a scholarly, annotated edition of the Bible, or “study Bible.” Many beginning exegetes do not understand why a professor recommends one translation or edition of the Bible and criticizes another, so this section attempts to explain the challenges of producing a good Bible translation and edition, and to comment on some of those available. A Bible translation, or version,