Apprentice 2 Jesus

Translations

  • The Spirit of “It”

    I made a quick note yesterday that I can’t endorse the Common English Bible because of the use of “it” in reference to the Spirit in Romans 8. I checked the e-reader version and the online version. Both read that way. When the CEB states in their purpose that they will keep the pronouns of… Read more

  • Why It Will NOT be the CEB for Me

    I thought I had problems with the Common English Bible using “Human One” for Son of Man. Today in our public reading I used the CEB to read from Romans 8. They call the Spirit “it.” I was floored. IT? REALLY? Read more

  • Reviews on the NIV 2011

    This review will apparently be a four-parter. He begins with discussing more issues about the RSV, which will lead into discussion on the NIV 2011. It’s interesting reading thus far. Read more

  • Learning to Appreciate the Common English Bible

    I am learning how to edit. Endorsements are great places for editors to work. They don’t seem to work at newspapers anymore, so they must have shifted to the endorsement market. I sent a note to the folks at the Common English Bible to let them know I really do appreciate the CEB when it… Read more

  • Common English Bible and the Apocrypha

    As I read through the Apocrypha in the CEB, I more clearly understand the need for simple language in the translation process. With the regular 66 books of the Protestant Bible I am used to more difficult language. I grew up with the Bible, even memorizing with the King James Version. The stilted language is… Read more

  • The Common English Bible and “Human One”

    I have the Common English Bible with Apocrypha on my Nook and use it for reading when I don’t have my NIV with me. It’s a good way for me to test the readability of the text. I am also slipping the CEB from time to time in our public readings at our worship services.… Read more

  • I am Becoming More Liberal

    That just has to be the explanation. I am becoming more liberal! Why else would I NOT like the NIV 1984 but rave about the TNIV and the NIV 2011? What was I thinking? (It certainly couldn’t have been that the TNIV and the NIV 2011 were actually better translations! Certainly not!) The Southern Baptists… Read more

  • The CBT Responds to the Southern Baptists

    The Committee on Bible Translation responded a few weeks back to the Southern Baptist resolution “banning” the use of the NIV: A brief response from the Committee on Bible Translation to the resolution introduced on the floor of the Southern Baptist Convention regarding the updated New International Version June 15, 2011 The Committee on Bible… Read more

  • The Southern Baptists Should Have Been More Preemptive

    While they were at it this week, the Southern Baptists should have gone ahead and condemned the forthcoming Common English Bible. I guess they can wait until next year. I have been intrigued by the New Testament of the CEB, which I’ve had for several months. (My name is Dan and I’m a translation junkie…)… Read more

  • NIV 2011 Banned by Southern Baptists?

    This resolution came forward at their current meeting: 5:14 p.m. — In a surprising and dramatic move moments ago, messengers voted first to consider a resolution highly critical of the TNIV 2011 and then passed the resolution nearly unanimously. The resolution came from the floor — introduced by messenger Tim Overton — and not from… Read more