Abd_Yesua_alMasih
Puritan Board Junior
Today\'s English Version
I have heard some people say that 'Today's English Version' is also the Good News Bible? What do people think of it? I have not read toooooo much about it but I bought a copy the other day as part of a Chinese Bible (English text next to the Chinese). I would not recommend it for study but as far as modern translations go I believe it is reasonable. I looked up the verses on election etc... and they seemed to back up predestination about as forceably (if not more) than most good translations. I even found it condemning homosexuality with much stronger words than the NIV. It might not be a good study bible but I would probably use it to show to a person who's English is a second language and can not possibly be expected to understand first off theological terms and complex sentences. What do you all think? Please note I am not supporting this as a bible that is good for study etc... but more along the lines of being good for a poor English speaker or reader if you wanted to show them passages to back up your claims etc...
[Edited on 11-2-2005 by Abd_Yesua_alMasih]
I have heard some people say that 'Today's English Version' is also the Good News Bible? What do people think of it? I have not read toooooo much about it but I bought a copy the other day as part of a Chinese Bible (English text next to the Chinese). I would not recommend it for study but as far as modern translations go I believe it is reasonable. I looked up the verses on election etc... and they seemed to back up predestination about as forceably (if not more) than most good translations. I even found it condemning homosexuality with much stronger words than the NIV. It might not be a good study bible but I would probably use it to show to a person who's English is a second language and can not possibly be expected to understand first off theological terms and complex sentences. What do you all think? Please note I am not supporting this as a bible that is good for study etc... but more along the lines of being good for a poor English speaker or reader if you wanted to show them passages to back up your claims etc...
[Edited on 11-2-2005 by Abd_Yesua_alMasih]