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NASB | John 17:17 "Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth. |
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Bible Question:
Oh my goodness... I've never seen anything as utterly dumb as this. Zondervan has a new paraphrase. And I thought all the other paraphrases were dumb! It is called "The Word on the Street." Look how Genesis 2:23-24 is "paraphrased" “Whoa! Now we’re talking!” says Adam. “She’s like me . . . only not. Same bones, same skin, same shape . . . only not. She’s . . . uh . . . sexy. If I’m ‘man’, she’s . . . uh . . . ‘woman’.” (eyes cast heavenward) |
Bible Answer: Doc, Wow! I'll have to say I'm disappointed. I was not aware that such a paraphrase was even out there. I'm not a big fan of many of these because (IMO) I see it as "dumbing down" even further an increasingly ignorant society. This seems to be reflected in the lack of quality, i.e standards in these translations. We see much of the result of this, here on the SBF on a day to day basis! I'll have to check this out the next time I'm in the local Christian Bookstore. Hopefully, It'll go the way of the TNIV and die for lack of market! Since it's inception (and I did buy a copy for reference), I've seen very few TNIV's on the shelf. This really shows a lack of proper reverence for Gods' Word- plain and simple. Thanks for sharing, BradK |