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Discussion in 'Bible Versions & Translations' started by alexander284, Feb 28, 2022.

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  1. alexander284

    alexander284 Well-Known Member

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    If you could publish a parallel Bible (using only two translations) which two Bible translations would you choose?
     
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    Only two? My first side by side parallel had 4.
    I would pick two translations with different translating goals.

    ESV - literal
    NLT - understandable

    Rob
     
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    alexander284 Well-Known Member

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    Only two. Makes it harder to decide. ;)
     
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    I agree that the two should have differing translation goals. In any pairing the NLT would or should be the other choice.

    Currently I'd choose the 2020 NASB with the NLT. Once the NRSV-UE is published I'd opt for it and the NLT.
     
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    I would use two that have the soundest manuscript support so that rules out the Byzantine-based translations.

    Then have two OPPOSITE philosophies of translation so the contrasts would be clear but also the text could be fully grasped.
     
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    I'd go with two widely used popular translations side by side - the NIV and the ESV.
     
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    But I would have those columns on the left page and on the right have a strong interlinear Greek/literal word-for-word on the right-hand page.
     
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    Parallel New Testament? I would perhaps like William Tyndale's first 1526 edition with his last 1535 GH edition.
     
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    How about the 1560 Geneva Bible and the 1599 edition?
     
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    Or an actual AV1611 and a KJV1769 Oxford?
     
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    Rod Decker, who passed away a few years ago wrote an excellent article called The English Standard Version: A Review Article. Here is a snip from page 53.

    "Although the NIV explicitly acknowledges that it is not always word-for-word, the ESV claims to strive for word-for-word consistency; the result is not much different in many instances...The difference is only one of degree and is relatively small. Both contain much more functional equivalence than does the NASB and much, much less than CEV."
     
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    And this is why I'd want a parallel Bible of the NASB95 and the ESV.
     
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    Not sure if there are enough changes to warrant it? There may be. It may be an excellent idea. What do you think?
     
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    1977 Nas and the Esv
     
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    Back to "JesusFan", eh?
    Seems your fourth personality here ("Servant of Lord Jesus") has suddenly been merged with your first personality here ("JesusFan")? How does that happen?
     
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    There may indeed by very little difference. So it wouldn't make sense to publish a parallel of those two.

    I will come back to my original thought that any two versions must differ from one another to some degree.
     
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    Like nas and the Niv?
     
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    The NASB and NIV.
     
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    Another parallel Bible I'd like to see is the ESV, alongside the CSB.

    Primarily because these are (currently) my two favorite Bible translations.
     
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    You mibght like the Nas 2020 then also, as it now reads a lot like the Csb!
     
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