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1 | Good-bye, NIV | 2 Tim 3:16 | Hank | 32631 | ||
Friends of the Forum: Out of protest and sheer frustration, I have decided to dispose, quietly but promptly, of the five editions of the New International Version that I own. The trend that Zondervan and its parent company, HarperCollins, seem to be taking is one that grieves my spirit and I cannot endorse any part of it; the promise they made the evangelical community to scrap their former plans to produce a gender-neutral translation has been broken; their claim to biblical accuracy is questionable to say the very least. Accordingly, the NIV and its newer sister publication, the TNIV, are versions I no longer will use nor recommend. --Hank | ||||||
2 | Good-bye, NIV | 2 Tim 3:16 | charis | 32643 | ||
Dear Hank, Greetings from Yokohama in Jesus' name! I said good-bye to the NIV about 20 years ago! I felt that they had been influenced by the spirit of the age to sacrifice accuracy for 'readability.' I think that my (prophetic? :-)) feelings have been confirmed! On my 'oft-used' bookshelf over my desk, I have several translations (including 3 Japanese!), Study Bibles, and the Pulpit Commentary. In a 'more remote' bookshelf I DO have an NIV, next to the RDB (Reader's Digest Bible :-)). On a sweeter note, my daughter Naomi is sending me a copy of the ESV (with CD-ROM), and I expect to have it in a week or so. Blessings and peace in Christ Jesus, charis |
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3 | Good-bye, NIV | 2 Tim 3:16 | Hank | 32644 | ||
Charis, three cheers for daughter Naomi: no doubt you will find the ESV a welcome addition to your Bible family. One thing in favor of the Reader's Digest Bible: unlike the NIV, which begat another version. the gender-neutral TNIV, your Reader's Digest Bible has been rendered "gender-neutered", i.e., all the "begats" were edited out, so it is unlikely to beget a sequel :-) --Hank | ||||||