Opponents of TNIV compared to those who burned Tyndale
IRVINE, Calif. (BP)--Those who oppose the Today's NIV version of the Bible will be remembered and spoken of in the same breath with those who burned William Tyndale at the stake, according to a professor at Bethel Theological Seminary.
Internet to air Bible scholars’ debate over gender-neutral TNIV translation
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--A debate over the gender-neutral Today's New International Version translation of the Bible will be aired May 21 over the Internet.
Holman Christian Standard Bible: maintaining a faithful heritage
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| Yes, a new translation Ed Blum, general editor of the Holman Christian Standard Bible, says new Scripture translations will always be needed amid "the explosion of knowledge." |
Among the challenges: addressing questions not just among the HCSB's Bible scholars and editors but also among pastors and church members.
The proverbial question of whether another Bible translation is really needed is always at hand, as is the question that can be posed in myriad ways of why a particular Bible passage has been translated in a particular way."The explosion of knowledge means there's always going to be a need for new translations," general editor Ed Blum noted.
The Holman Christian Standard Bible, however, is especially in the spotlight amid the debate over how extensively "he," "him" and "his" should be replaced by gender-neutral language in Bible translations.
Mohler speaks out against TNIV on NBC’s Weekend Today
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--The debate over the new TNIV Bible underscores why translators should concentrate more on word-for-word translations and less on interpretation, R. Albert Mohler Jr. said on NBC's Weekend Today show March 30.
IBS/Zondervan’s 5-page defense of NIV revision sparks more debate
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (BP)--Another round of debate over the new gender-neutral "Today's New International Version" took place Feb. 12-13.
Land sees crisis of integrity tearing at nation’s moral fiber
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--What do some high school students in Piper, Kansas, have in common with the International Bible Society? Plenty, according to the Southern Baptist Convention's Richard Land. Both groups reflect what Land calls a "national crisis of integrity."
Linking ‘Southern Baptist’ with gender-neutral TNIV draws protest
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (BP)--The use of the words "Southern Baptist" has become a point of concern with the gender-neutral "Today's New International Version" being released by the International Bible Society and Zondervan publishers.
IBS defends NIV gender revision; Dobson, others urge halt to TNIV
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (BP)--A statement issued by the International Bible Society declares, "There is an academic, linguistic rationale for the translation of every passage" in its new gender-neutral "Today's New International Version" -- "and political correctness is most certainly not one of them."
James Dobson joins critics of gender-neutral NIV revision
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (BP)--James Dobson stated Feb. 5 he will not support the gender-neutral "Today's New International Version" revision of the widely used 1984 New International Version translation of the Bible.
26 scholars ‘cannot endorse’ the gender-neutral NIV revision
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--A group of 26 scholars has signed a statement declaring that "we cannot endorse the TNIV translation as sufficiently accurate to commend to the church."
