da_man1974 Posted March 7, 2017 Group: Senior Member Followers: 25 Topic Count: 41 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 726 Content Per Day: 0.14 Reputation: 575 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/22/2010 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/30/1974 Share Posted March 7, 2017 I am not trying to start a war here. But have any of you studied from the NLT bible. What are your thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Patriot21 Posted March 7, 2017 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 28 Topic Count: 338 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 15,696 Content Per Day: 2.46 Reputation: 8,515 Days Won: 39 Joined: 10/25/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/27/1985 Share Posted March 7, 2017 The New Liberal Translation? Lol jk. I wouldn't call it the best but neither the worst. Id put it about middle of the road as far as accuracy, slightly above the NIV. I know my wife likes it a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deborah_ Posted March 7, 2017 Group: Senior Member Followers: 6 Topic Count: 13 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 790 Content Per Day: 0.25 Reputation: 878 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/07/2015 Status: Offline Share Posted March 7, 2017 (edited) I presume you mean the New Living Translation. I've never used it myself. However, it's quite popular amongst the youth generation in the UK. We are told that young people have very short attention spans, so any translation that gets them reading the Bible must be worthwhile. They can always graduate to a meatier version later. Edited March 7, 2017 by Deborah_ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da_man1974 Posted March 7, 2017 Group: Senior Member Followers: 25 Topic Count: 41 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 726 Content Per Day: 0.14 Reputation: 575 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/22/2010 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/30/1974 Author Share Posted March 7, 2017 I am reading it now. I like the flow of it. Wasn't too impressed reading 2nd Corinthians. But now I am reading Genesis and I like how it makes the history and the different tribes easy to understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezra Posted March 7, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 16 Topic Count: 134 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 8,142 Content Per Day: 2.36 Reputation: 6,612 Days Won: 20 Joined: 11/02/2014 Status: Offline Share Posted March 7, 2017 1 hour ago, da_man1974 said: I am not trying to start a war here. But have any of you studied from the NLT bible. What are your thoughts? Paraphrases do not need study. Get a real Bible and do some serious Bible study. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da_man1974 Posted March 7, 2017 Group: Senior Member Followers: 25 Topic Count: 41 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 726 Content Per Day: 0.14 Reputation: 575 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/22/2010 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/30/1974 Author Share Posted March 7, 2017 20 minutes ago, Ezra said: Paraphrases do not need study. Get a real Bible and do some serious Bible study. Aren't all bibles paraphrases? Or do you have access to the original texts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezra Posted March 7, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 16 Topic Count: 134 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 8,142 Content Per Day: 2.36 Reputation: 6,612 Days Won: 20 Joined: 11/02/2014 Status: Offline Share Posted March 7, 2017 26 minutes ago, da_man1974 said: Aren't all bibles paraphrases? Or do you have access to the original texts? No, all Bibles are NOT paraphrases, and I don't know how you arrived at that conclusion. While we do not have the original manuscripts in existence, we do have the traditional Hebrew and Greek texts which represent the originals faithfully, and we do have faithful, accurate, and reliable English (and other) translations. Kindly take some time to study this issue carefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da_man1974 Posted March 7, 2017 Group: Senior Member Followers: 25 Topic Count: 41 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 726 Content Per Day: 0.14 Reputation: 575 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/22/2010 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/30/1974 Author Share Posted March 7, 2017 But if we don't know how to study the Greek and Hebrew, then it would be a paraphrase. Some words in the Greek and Hebrew cannot directly translate to English. par·a·phrase ˈperəˌfrāz/ verb 1. express the meaning of (the writer or speaker or something written or spoken) using different words, especially to achieve greater clarity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezra Posted March 7, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 16 Topic Count: 134 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 8,142 Content Per Day: 2.36 Reputation: 6,612 Days Won: 20 Joined: 11/02/2014 Status: Offline Share Posted March 7, 2017 58 minutes ago, da_man1974 said: But if we don't know how to study the Greek and Hebrew, then it would be a paraphrase. That is simply not true. Those scholars who translated the King James Bible (for example) were extremely well-versed in all the languages required for translation, and provided a word-for-word translation in the majority of cases. They were definitely NOT paraphrasing. Once again, take some time to study this matter properly before saying anything more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da_man1974 Posted March 8, 2017 Group: Senior Member Followers: 25 Topic Count: 41 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 726 Content Per Day: 0.14 Reputation: 575 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/22/2010 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/30/1974 Author Share Posted March 8, 2017 14 minutes ago, Ezra said: That is simply not true. Those scholars who translated the King James Bible (for example) were extremely well-versed in all the languages required for translation, and provided a word-for-word translation in the majority of cases. They were definitely NOT paraphrasing. Once again, take some time to study this matter properly before saying anything more. I am done discussing this with you. You obviously have a biased chip and I can not discuss an open topic with a closed mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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