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Denny Burk: Lutheran Church Missouri Synod on 2011 NIV
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"So was Pastor MacArthur himself in favor of an NIV version of the [MacArthur Study Bible]?"
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Phil Johnson on The MacArthur Study Bible (NIV) MacArthur: “Those who are using the most inadequate translations obviously need the most help to understand the Scriptures properly. Personally, I would be delighted to see the MSB notes in every commonly-used translation—and in as many languages as possible.”
NIV 2011 has stronger wording agianst homosexuality?
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“The latest version of the popular NIV Bible translation has had its verses on homosexuality reworded, making them clearer in denouncing the practice” according to translation Committee Chair Douglas Moo.
Is NIV 2011 selectively gender-inclusive?
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“…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
Kerfuffle over Selah
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Jim Hamilton: NIV 2011 Removes Selah from the Biblical Text Rod Decker: Selah in NIV-11 HT: Denny Burk
Ten Reasons Why the New NIV Bible is Bad for Women
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Notwithstanding the doctrinal imprecision and blatant politically-correct translating agenda, there are additional reasons why I dislike gender inclusive Bibles. Undoubtedly the publishers had good intentions, and genuinely wanted to help women, but in my mind, a gender-inclusive Bible is BAD for women. Really, really bad for women!
Evaluating the New International Version 2011
Republished with permission from Baptist Bulletin Sept/Oct 2011. All rights reserved.
