Apprentice 2 Jesus

Translations

  • The NIV Study Bible

    A couple of quick thoughts HERE and HERE as the NIV is getting things updated with all their Bibles. While I am not a fan of study Bibles, I am glad to see Zondervan moving away from 1984 and into 2011. Currently I am tooling around a hard copy of the Common English Bible and… Read more

  • CEB and Getting Drunk

    Headlines are everything. This post gives some insight into how the Common English Bible brings out the emphasis in Eph. 5:18-21 on being “filled with the Spirit” rather than being drunk on wine. It is about the transformed life. Some good thoughts. Read more

  • It’s Still the NIV2011

    The more I work through texts these days the more impressed I am with the NIV2011. It reads well publicly. Withe CEB leaves me wondering at times… The freshness of the language should catch on. I still have a tough time with the slight Reformed bent of the ESV (at least by its advocates.) Every… Read more

  • Translations in the Digital Age

    I was teaching on Bible translation this weekend and mentioned my encounter with the Common English Bible and the translation of the Holy Spirit in Rom. 8:26 as “it.” The CEB said they would change it back to “he” or “himself” in the third print edition and then make the change soon on the digital… Read more

  • Foolishness!

    The text I will reflect on the most for the 9/11 service will be 1 Cor. 1:18 – 2:5. There is a message on my heart regarding how we need truly live in light of 9/11 and with a view to the days ahead of us. Which brings me to 1:21 and interesting takes on… Read more

  • Links to Thoughts on 9/11 and Translations

    Some thoughts from key leaders HERE about how Christian and Muslim relations are doing ten years after 9/11. Some thoughts HERE on the need for good translations, even ones we may not personally like. For me, personally, I am still working to become more comfortable with the Common English Bible. The NIV 2011 is by… Read more

  • A Comparison of the CEB and NIV 2011

    I keep trying out the Common English Bible because it has the Apocrypha and the language is a bit easier to read. But then I find times when I am comparing with the NIV 2011, which is still my favorite. (If only they had stepped up and boldly put out an edition with the Apocrypha!)… Read more

  • NIV2011, Reviews, and Lifeway’s Stance to This Point

    Last week I was in the vicinity of a Lifeway Christian Bookstore in the Twin Cities, so I stopped in to see if they were following the directive from the Southern Baptist Annual Convention earlier this year. This is the edict where Lifeway was given a “suggestion” to not stock the NIV2011 (it being a… Read more

  • Upon Further Review — NIV 2011

    There are a couple of places to check out very thorough reviews of the NIV 2011. Dan Wallace has a four part review. Rodney Decker has a lengthy paper reviewing the NIV as well. They are much kinder, and much more thorough, regarding the NIV than, say, the Southern Baptists.  😉   Read more

  • The Common English Bible and the Age of Internet Reaction

    This is amazing. I sent a note to the CEB folks about the dislike over the use of “it” referring to the Spirit in Romans 8:26. (It was our reading for Sunday morning.) I got an initial response quickly (maybe 30 minutes) telling me the history of the translation decision on that verse. Also, they… Read more