Body
“…the generic he/him/his is fine when we’re referencing the bad guys, but when it’s the good guys, we need to make sure it’s the good guys and gals.” The Inconsistency of Gender-Inclusiveness
- About
- Forum
- Account
Evaluating the New International Version 2011
Republished with permission from Baptist Bulletin Sept/Oct 2011. All rights reserved.
On Reading Tyndale's 1536 New Testament
Reprinted with permission from As I See It. AISI is sent free to all who request it by writing to the editor at [email protected]. Photo: GREATSITE.COM, which also has a review.
Nearly a decade ago, I “chanced” upon a hardback facsimile reprint of the 1536 edition of William Tyndale’s New Testament translation (Columbus, Ohio: Lazarus Ministry Press, 1999. The original is #21 in the chronological listing of printed editions of the Bible in English in A. S. Herbert’s Historical Catalogue of Printed Editions of the English Bible 1525-1961, p. 13). The price was acceptable (just under $32), so I purchased the volume and have consulted it from time to time. I very much prefer facsimile reprints over mere reproductions (in print or on the net) of the text of a Bible translation, because there are regularly features of the original edition that are omitted in the reprint, along with the very real possibility of inadvertent alterations in the text.
At the beginning of this year, I decided to read this facsimile NT through, and just this morning (as I write), completed the task (which had been interrupted by two trips to Eastern Europe). This makes at least the 8th different English translation of the NT that I have read entirely. These—in roughly I read them—include KJV, ASV, NASB, NIV, Stern’s Jewish NT, ERV, HCSB and now Tyndale (of course, I have read several of these repeatedly and have read portions of the NT in many other English versions).
From SBC Resolution: "RESOLVED, That we cannot commend the 2011 NIV to Southern Baptists or the larger Christian community"
Body
Christianity Today editorial: “Our movement is wide enough to include a variety of methods”: Battle for the Bible Translation Article on resolution: Southern Baptists Reject Updated NIV Bible Text of Resolution:
Eugene Nida personally supervised the production of over 200 translations
Body
Spreading the Word in Hundreds of Tongues Mr. Nida used native speakers to produce what he called “functional equivalence”—translations that are true to the spirit rather than the literal words, as had been the rule in earlier times. In some cases, the Bible translation was the first written work ever produced in a language and formed the basis for written literature.
Common English Bible: Jesus is "the Human One"
Body
New Bible gives Jesus a ‘Human’ touch Example: John 3:13, “No one has gone up to heaven except the one who came down from heaven, the Human One”
SBC Passes Anti-NIV Resolution
Body
“The NIV resolution overwhelmingly approved by messengers ‘expressed profound disappointment’ with publication of the new translation and ‘respectfully request[ed ] that LifeWay’ not sell the version in its stores.”
"World Without End"?
Reprinted with permission from As I See It. AISI is sent free to all who request it by writing to the editor at [email protected].
