Subject: NAS like the NWT??? I HOPE NOT! |
Bible Note: Dear roverjbh99, I went the link you posted, and am relieved to know that the authors of this chart are not JW or Mormon. In a way, it's worse that Bible-believing Christians can come up with yet another divisive bigotry- 'Bible Version Superiority.' These people are just another type of religious extremism, this time focusing on relatively unimportant things, and making them into a 'big deal.' I am convinced that these 'differences' that they point our are not primary, and hardly even rate secondary status. Whatever these 'KJV-is-authorized-by-God' fanatics say, the NASB is still one of the most accurate English translations of the Word. I have 23 Bibles in 11 versions, and use the KJV often. I can find no reason to call it superior, except maybe in a 'poetic' sense. The KJV is beautiful. The down-side is that few people can truly appreciate this 'poetic' beauty, and in fact makes understanding God's Word more obscure and remote to many. This does not further the spreading of the Good News of Christ Jesus. As a Christian matures, he will want to study the Bible, and certainly would want to have a KJV in his library. But to assign 'superior' or 'only' status to this translation is folly. Blessings to you, 'braddah,' in Jesus' name, charis |