Retraction on NIV2011 Update
With an tip of the hat to Peter Kirk, I withdraw objections to the NIV2011 update project. Peter in turn links to this NIV 2011 FAQ.
My objection to the update hinged on the idea that the TNIV was being bypassed in favor of going back to the 1984 NIV. I saw (and still see) no reason why there needed to be a parallel update when the TNIV does such an excellent job. With the affirmation (under Q27) that the TNIV text is not to be abandoned, my objection is no longer valid.
I still believe that the church as a whole puts too much into American resources and too little overseas, but Biblica and the CBT are already doing what I would call for in providing for translation for other languages (see Q17).
Thanks to Peter Kirk for his diligent work in keeping some of us slower folks up on the facts of this case.
Thank you, Henry. I’m glad that you too are now a supporter.
I look forward to fresh insights on the Word of God. As the study of the original documents continues and as the words of ancient Scriptures are made more readily understandable to transmit the original ideas found in the original texts, I continue to be amazed that the more accurate and more understandable translations are immediately condemned by the naysayers. While they are quick to point out what they feel are failures in more accurate translations, they fail to accept the inconsistencies between their pet human translations and the oldest documents of the original letters. While I have just begun to look at the new update, I am eager to gain new perspectives on God’s Word.