What is the difference between niv and tniv bible

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Close Login. Web Exclusives First Thoughts. Intellectual Retreats Erasmus Lectures. This was the third official translation of the bible that was initiated because of the problems perceived by scholars that belonged to the Protestant groups within the Christian Church in the earlier two translations.

The publisher of this version of the bible is Biblica that grants the rights to separate firms in US and UK. This version of the bible was introduced in , and it got updated two years ago. A really excellent resource to look at is the discussion with various scholars about the NIV and related issues that took place on BibleGateway.

The details of this discussion can be found on the Perspectives in Translation page. I would also commend to you www. As far as I can tell, the changes seen show the TNIV to be a good improvement on the NIV, making it both more clear, more accurate, and often more formal in many ways.

What is it about the TNIV that you find appealing? Like Like. The ESV is the actual words of God translated. We are Christians, put here for the sole purpose to help others receive the same grace that Christ has bestowed to us; not to judge others based on what type of Bible an individual chooses to read. Not every human being is the same, so not every mind reads the same thing from one passage.

This is why we have the blessing of having so many different translations at our fingertips. Just because one translation is more literal than another does not make it better. If you want to base an argument on that you should probably be reading the Word in the original languages it was written. I apologize if any of the above offends you, but I felt it needed to be said; even if its seven years late.

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