Faith and Thought: The English Standard Version
Shane tells why he switched from the NASB to the ESV in Faith and Thought: The English Standard Version.
HT: ESV Bible blog
HT: ESV Bible blog
posted by Wayne Leman at 11:31 AM
Saturday, March 04, 2006
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Frank, you have made a good point. Switching often from one Bible version to another is similar to church-hoppingm always trying to find something better but never settling down to grow roots in one place and helping to minister there.
To play devil's advocate, I had a minister while in college who suggested that you change your translation of choice every five years or so to keep the words of Scripture fresh in your reading. He actually did this.
In spite of my practice of reading through different translations, and in spite of thinking his advice is good, I admit to not having followed it. As I mentioned the other day, it took me 26 years to move away from the NASB as the Bible I carry and teach from (although I still study with it). The only minor change until this year was to switch from the 1977 NASB to the 1995 NASB, which I didn't even do until 2002!
But switching translations is difficult. I switched to the HCSB for the sake of my listeners as it reads smoother. And although I regularly delight in the way the translators have skillfully rendered a particular phrase, I also find myself stumbling over awkward renderings (like "ruler of the atmospheric domain" in Eph 2:2).
I've often thought it would be fun to somewhat follow my old minister's advice and simply use the newest major translation when I teach or preach, which I guess right now would be the TNIV. I've just never been able to bring myself to do that.
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