Bible Question (short): Is the NWT more reliable than the NASB? |
Question (full): Is the NWT more accurate than the NASB because it is "translated from the original languages?" I am a graduate of a conservative protestant college, and am able to argue the Deity of Christ reasonably well when approached by a Jehovah's Witness. Of course we are all familiar with the New World Translation, and how it dovetails with errant doctrine, but I have a specific question about the accuracy of the NASB with the NWT. The people I just met at my door showed me where the NWT has "rendered from the original languages" on the inside cover, and contrasted that with my Lockman foundation NASB, where it says under the preface that it was translated from the Authorized Version (KJV), and says nothing about being retranslated from the original manuscripts. I know that the NASB is a reliable translation, but help me. Here is my question. Assuming that the Original KJV was somewhat in error on some matters of translation, and acknowledging the help that recently discovered manuscripts, such as the Dead Sea Scrolls provide, help me to see how the NASB is an accurate translation made from the original manuscripts, including newly discovered ones, and not just a rehashing of the KJV. Any errors of the NWT (I have heard that it includes things not mentioned in any manuscript) would be appreciated. God Bless Josh |