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NASB | 1 Corinthians 8:5 For even if there are so-called gods whether in heaven or on earth, as indeed there are many gods and many lords, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 8:5 For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth, as indeed there are many gods and many lords, |
Subject: One God, One Jesus Christ |
Bible Note: "Remarkedly Good" translation as brought out in: "Truth in Translation: Accuracy and Bias in English Translations of the New Testament." Personally, I like using several Bibles on an on-going basis - its good to see how tranlators translate the Bible, esp. the NT. I came across this article of work: "Truth in Translation": Accuracy and Bias in English Translations of the New Testament" and found it to be of interest to serious Bible students. In order to assess the reliability of tranlators of the NT, Jason BeDuhn, associate professor of religious studies at Northern Arizona University, in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA, examined and compared for accuracy eight major tranlations, including the "New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures". Regarding this translation, while critical of some of its translation choices, BeDuhn called the "New World Translation" a "remarkably good" translation, "better by far" and "consistently better" than some of the others considered. Overall, he said it "is one of the most accurate English translations of the New Testament currently available" and "the most accurate of the translations compared". Mr. BeDuhn also noted that many tranlators were subject to pressure "to paraphrase or expand on what the Bible does say in the direction of what modern readers want and need it to say". On the other hand, the "New World Translation" is different, observed BeDuhn, because of "the greater accuracy of the NW as a literal, conservative translation of the original expressions of the New Testament writers." Please don't shoot the messenger (me); I found Mr. BeDuhn statements to be of interest to all in this forum who engage in serious Bible Study. |