tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11875966.post114150069810774138..comments2023-10-20T07:28:50.948-07:00Comments on Better Bibles Blog: Faith and Thought: The English Standard VersionWayne Lemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18024771201561767893noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11875966.post-1141676115060002392006-03-06T12:15:00.000-08:002006-03-06T12:15:00.000-08:00To play devil's advocate, I had a minister while i...To play devil's advocate, I had a minister while in college who suggested that you <I>change</I> your translation of choice every five years or so to keep the words of Scripture fresh in your reading. He actually did this.<BR/><BR/>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! <BR/><BR/>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). <BR/><BR/>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.R. Mansfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12333586197235312918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11875966.post-1141530501291743812006-03-04T19:48:00.000-08:002006-03-04T19:48:00.000-08:00Frank, you have made a good point. Switching often...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.Wayne Lemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18024771201561767893noreply@blogger.com