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1 | Good-bye, NIV | 2 Tim 3:16 | Hank | 33010 | ||
Wak, if you really want to find out some facts instead of relying on publisher's hype, go to baptistpress.com and read the article regarding the 26 scholars who have signed a protest against the claim to accuracy by the IBS. Regarding the "big dollars," your assumption that the organzation behind this publication is not for profit is wrong. HarperCollins, the parent company, purchased Zondervan some time ago and it is most decidedly a profit-oriented company. If you assume that the publisher has the best interests of the Bible and all its users as its primary goal, you are thinking as they would have you think. My advice: Stop assuming and start searching for the truth. --Hank | ||||||
2 | Good-bye, NIV | 2 Tim 3:16 | wak | 33078 | ||
Thanks Hank, overall you make a good point, the problem is that everyone is going to put their spin on this Topic. I "assume" IBS will also have their 26 (or 126 scholars) signing off etc...not a risky assumtion. It's too early to get objective opinions, particularly on the merits of the entirity of the TNIV project... not just then hand picked verses from both sides. Time gives perspective, which I think you might have mentioned earlier. Re: BIG dollars Of course, Zondervan is for profit. I "assumed" that when I forked over 60 dollars for a Bible. I never mentioned Zondervan, they're the delivery boy, not the decision maker (or translator). IBS is non profit...here's a cut/paste: "The International Bible Society was founded in 1809 as a non-profit ministry to serve the Church in evangelism and discipleship by taking the Scriptures around the world, with a focus on larger people groups. This includes the "Let There Be Light" program to launch 35 new translations of the Bible in the next six years, equivalent to the addition of one-tenth of all of the languages into which the entire Bible has been translated since time of Christ." ---------------------------------------- I'll go back to my original statement: "I assume IBS is non-profit and has the Best interest of the Bible (and ALL of its users) as their primary goal." I'm not saying IBS made the right decision... I don't know that yet. What I am saying is that,overall, their heart is in the right place. Because, frankly, it is such a BAD "business" decision!!! Reverse logic? |
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3 | Good-bye, NIV | 2 Tim 3:16 | Hank | 33081 | ||
Wak, you say it is too early to get objective opinions of the TNIV. I disagree. Those scholars who have voiced opposition to it have taken a fairly broad sampling of its contents. It is not necessary to drink every drop of water in the Pacific Ocean in order to make an objective determination that it is salty. --Hank | ||||||
4 | Good-bye, NIV | 2 Tim 3:16 | wak | 33123 | ||
Hey Hank, the ocean's saltiness is an objective fact... not a matter of opinion... I don't think the uselessness of the TNIV is a fact 3 days after it's release. Again; just assuming. You know, this debating is almost too much fun... it must be sinful:) Imagine the "debate" that went on at the IBS from the many scholars of different persuasions who have devoted their LIVES to translation. Boy, would I have liked to have been a fly on the walls at the IBS. It had to be bloody (blood on the verses vs. Blood on the Tracks? God Bless you, Hank |
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5 | Good-bye, NIV | 2 Tim 3:16 | Hank | 33126 | ||
Wak, I'm glad you're having fun with this debate; at least you're being admirably good-natured about it. As for me, I think I'll take a break from it for a while. I've had all the fun I can stand for one day! God bless you too, wak. --Hank | ||||||