NIV Holy Bible – Deluxe Edition Author: Visit Amazon's Zondervan Page | Language: English | ISBN:
031043601X | Format: PDF
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This newly updated edition of the NIV retains its commitment to accuracy even while remaining accessible to the widest audience possible. Philip Yancey
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- Extra-thin edition is less than one inch thick. - Red-letter indicates the words of Christ. - NIV concordance and Promises and Perspectives from Scripture. - Includes eight pages of color maps, and presentation and family record pages. - Also available in a 10.3-point type large print edition and in the New American Standard Bible.
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- Paperback: 1152 pages
- Publisher: Zondervan (February 25, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 031043601X
- ISBN-13: 978-0310436010
- Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.1 x 1.7 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
In March 2011, the copyright owners of the most popular modern translation of the Bible in English, the New International Version (NIV), published the first revision of the NIV since 1984.
As a pastor who did not like the over-reaching political correctness of the Today's New International Version (TNIV, copyright 2002), I was concerned when I heard that the NIV itself was going to be revised. But after studying the digital early release version in numerous passages, I have been pleased that it is more accurate, but disappointed that while the use of gender-neutral language does not go as far as the TNIV, it still goes too far.
The new NIV retains 95% of the words of the 1984 edition, but where there are changes, it communicates the original meaning better to modern readers and more accurately than before.
Let me address several issues: gender-neutral language, omission of words, and accuracy of translation.
First, the most controversial issue of the TNIV (the earlier failed attempt to revise the NIV) was its gender-neutral language. The Southern Baptist Convention passed a resolution in June 2011 saying they "cannot commend" the 2011 NIV. Why is that? The 2011 NIV does not go as far as the TNIV. In Hebrews 12, where scripture speaks of God disciplining us like a father, the TNIV changed "father" to "parent." This implied that God was a gender-neutral "parent" rather than our "heavenly Father." I'm glad to report that the new NIV has "father," just as the 1984 edition had. However, the new NIV, like the TNIV, does use gender-neutral "brothers and sisters" when the context clearly means all believers.
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