Subject: Gender-neutral NIV |
Bible Note: Hello once again, Tim! P.T. Barnum has given us a decent answer to part of this new translation mania: Said he, "There's a sucker born every minute." And so long as the Bible market is populated with suckers who have no more gumption than to fall for the "clearer and more accurate" claims of every new translation that comes down the biblical pike, publishers will continue to crank them out. I wouldn't be at all surprised that the market for Bible translators isn't one of the fastest-growing job markets in the country...... And yes, Tim, there is little room for doubt that Big Bucks is the motivating force behind it except for the few non-profit publishers, our sponsor, the Lockman Foundation, being one of them. HarperCollins, the parent firm of Zondervan of NIV fame, is not a non-profit organization by any means..... If market research indicated a possible lucrative market for a Bible translation for people who own German Shepherd dogs, make no mistake about it: you would see one on the store shelves within six months. --Hank |