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The Wright way of reading along with the NIV…
Note: this is a salvaged draft of something I wrote in late April, but never got around to publishing. I’m revisiting it now because a few bloggers have recently posted or commented on N.T. Wright’s criticism of the NIV as a Protestant translation in his recent book, Justification.
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I’ve mentioned several times [...]
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In community on a desert island
As part of the ongoing thread on “best uses for different Bible versions“, Dave S. posted his various preferences (NASB, ESV, HCSB, NLT), then followed up with the following anecdote:
I told my friend about my “favorite four” post above. He said, “That sounds good but which one would you choose if you could have just [...]
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Maybe the question is not “what versions of the Bible do you use”…
Note: the following post contains some thoughts on Wayne Leman’s recent question on BBB as to “what versions of the Bible do you use and what is the most important use you have found for each of those versions?” In that post, my two-cent answer was:
NLT’07 for everyday reading and study; HCSB or TNIV for [...]
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Kindle: Some first impressions
As I mentioned in a previous post, my wife surprised me with an Amazon Kindle e-book reader for Christmas. I’ve been playing around with it as time allows, but haven’t bought a book yet – instead, I’ve been downloading the free samples and getting a feel for the gadget.
These are some initial thoughts and impressions [...]
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The NIV readalong: You suffered, he suffered, they suffered