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Sounds problematic to me: replacing LORD with Yahweh/Jehovah was a hallmark of the original ASV (cf also the original HCSB) that simply was *not* well received by readers, and therefore changed back in later editions (NASV, CSB, RSV). Similarly, rendering δουλος throughout as "slave" parallels the HCSB — another less popular rendering now removed in the CSB.

So rather than seeing Mac's Legacy Bible as an improvement, it looks to me more like a regression.

 

I listened to my former pastor's talk all the way through. It's fascinating that the Lockman Foundation gave permission for MacArthur's six scholars to undertake this revision of the NASB while proceeding with the 2021 edition. I wonder which one will be more popular.

 

Problematic is exactly the right word.
The original NASB used “bond slave” for a reason; particularly in the United States the word “slave” carries a meaning not present in the Greek use of the word.

Yahweh is a guess at what YHWH would sound like, more of a transliteration than a translation.
If anyone called out the name “Jesus” in the early first century, Jesus might not have recognized he was being spoken to.
Will they correct the mis-pronunciation?

Lastly, I’m not familiar with the very few people involved in the project but there are no big names among the translators that I recognize.

Rob

 

LOL, déjà vu?

J-Mac: "There are a couple of major changes that I think are remarkable in this Bible...the word Yahweh...is not used in any English translation of the Old Testament...one of the changes in the 'Legacy Standard' Bible is going to be: God's name is gonna be there!...One other significant change is the word Doulos...That always means slaves, but it's not translated that way! It will be in this 'Legacy Standard' Bible."

Remember the ad campaign for the SBC's Holman Christian Standard Bible?

ad copy: "God gave us his personal name, which is why you’ll see it in the Holman Christian Standard Bible."


ad copy: "readers see Christians called to be Christ’s slaves in the Holman Christian Standard Bible"

 

A thing to note about the Legacy Standard Bible. It will be called LSB. At first hearing it sounds like LSD.

 

yeah, and a quick search reveals that LSB itself has some rather unfortunate meanings:

www.acronymfinder.com/Slang/LSB.html
[LSB = Less Said the Better]

www.abbreviations.com/term/543395
[LSB, short for 'Lesbian' in texting]

 

Just keep making the 1977 and 1995 Nas!

 

I cannot see both of them prospering, so Dr Macs might be the winner, as Nas 2020 seems to heading to Gender inclusiveness!

 

My prediction is that the 2021 NASB will do better than the ESV.

 

Why do you say that?

 

I can't see the video, but is this April Fool's?

 

Because it is conservative, but has better English than the clunky ESV.

 

Subjective of course. I don't have issues with the ESV. But the idea that an updated NASB will be more popular, when the last update is already less popular than ESV and they are going Gender inclusive? I doubt it.

 

God's Name should be translated not transliterated.
the Self-Existent.

 

The 1995 update was much better than the 1977 edition. But it used even less inclusive language than the ESV. The 77 was years behind in that respect. However if the ESV retains their same level of IL (or GA --gender-accurate) the 2021 NASB will gain ground. I think the rankings will be :
1) NIV
2) NLT
3) 2021 NASB
4) ESV
5) NIrV
6) CEB

 

Not in their current direction, as many liek me will stay with older Nas, and others go to Legacy version!

 

Wish that it was!

 

Looks like heading towards inclusive languages, so many will stick with prior Nas, or move to Esv now!

 

The reason why the 1977 has much less gender inclusiveness would be due to it being more literal then the 1995 revision!