Well this has certainly helped me, at least, decide to be more careful about picking a translation. I think I'm going with NASB for now because I have one on hand and it reads pretty well.
I'd just like to know if it was deliberate. Is Zondervan "tickling ears"?
Josh "...the word of God is not bound."--2 Timothy 2:9
I daresay tickling ears would be more profitable than cleaving bone from marrow. Just ask Joel O'whatsisname down in Houston.
It just bothers me that Zondervan in particular continually seems to be dumbing down and watering down the Word but they're not the first and I'm sure they won't be the last.
I don't suppose there's a thing that can be done about it.
Josh "...the word of God is not bound."--2 Timothy 2:9
There are a lot of things that go into translations. A few of them are (1) deadlines (how many things we could say just about this), (2) size of the terms used (paper/ink is expensive), (3) which of course leads to budgets, (4) theological commitment and background of translators, (5) who will break the tie votes (and they do have them), and the lists go on and on ....
doulos said: OK, someone please tell me EXACTLY what the dynamic equivalent means.
Ryken says it this way
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Instead of aiming for an "essentially literal" (word-for-word) translation, this new approach aimed to give a thought-for-thought translation. Instead of communicating the words of a text, dynamic equivalent translations seek to communicate the meaning of a text. Essentially literal translations include the King James Version, the New American Standard Bible, the New King James Version, and the English Standard Version. Translations that follow the philosophy of dynamic equivalence (but not equally aggressively) include the New International Version, the New Living Translation, the Contemporary English Version, and the Good News Bible.
The Modern King James Bible is also a literal translation. The differance between it an other modern versions is Jay Green used the textus receptus to translate the New Testament.
I've never heard of Good News Publishing except in reference to one of the bible versions someone mentioned here. Plus, they don't seem to give a lot of insight on their website.
Josh "...the word of God is not bound."--2 Timothy 2:9
doulos said: I've never heard of Good News Publishing except in reference to one of the bible versions someone mentioned here. Plus, they don't seem to give a lot of insight on their website.
Have you heard of Crossway Bibles? If you have an ESV Bible it will have a statement such as "The ESV Bible is published by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers, under the overall oversight and auspices of the Good News Publishers Board of Directors."
