Subject: International Standard Version? |
Bible Note: Makarios, I appreciate your response. I am not familar with the HCSB. When I was in college, the Living Bible was the popular version. The college professors preferred the RSV for their classes and it was my favorite for many years. I have literally worn mine ragged. My daughter was using an NLT until she started college, then she switched to a NKJV. I am currently reading through a recently purchased NIV and using the NLT, RSV and an older NASB on the side. I am trying to become familar with the various translations. I like the idea of the "optimal equivalence" approach. I have had enough foreign language education to know that a literal translation doesn't always make the best translation. Literal makes sense when literal is readable and understandable. Dynamic Equivalence seems appropriate for clarity. Achieving the proper balance between the two would seem to provide the "best" result. Once again, thank you for the informative responses. |