Merits of the NIV

[Phillip]

Originally posted by Thomas Cassidy:
The NIV is a marginal translation of a poor underlying text.

The use of dynamic equivalence when not necessary for understanding tends, in my opinion, to deminish the authority of scripture and blur the doctrine of verbal inspiration.

The underlying Greek textform is demonstrably inferior to the Byzantine textform, and introduces some errors of fact into the readings of the NIV deminishing the authority of the NIV in the areas of inerrancy and infallibility.

Of the major English versions based on the same underlying text I would rate it dead last. The ASV, NASB, ESB, NRSV, etc. are all superior to the NIV.

I am honestly not trying to get into an argument with you and I think I owe you appologies for past flames.

Can you tell me why you feel the Byzantine text form us better than earlier text forms regardless of where they came from? (location wise) Do you have some material that I could read and research or some good information that is posted on the web concerning this issue?

I know you have always stood behind the Byzantine text form, but I am not exactly sure of your reasoning. Also, at one time (I think) you made a remark about some of the problems with the NKJV as related to grammatical misinterpretation (seems like it was in Paul's letters)---what is your feelings about the NKJV in general and does it truly use the original text forms used by the KJV? I agree with you on the NIV being one of the weakest translations and have used the NASB as a backup to help me understand my KJV, but if the KJV textforms are more accurate, why does somebody not take them and make a modern translation from them (besides, of course, the NKJV)? Just curious......If you could point me to some study material I would appreciate it.
Thanks

[ October 04, 2002, 05:10 PM: Message edited by: Phillip ]

 

[Terry_Herrington]

Originally posted by DocCas:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Terry Herrington:
DocCas,
Since you will not answer your private messages, maybe you will answer this.

I thought this was a BAPTIST board and that only baptist could post here except in designated areas. Is this true? If it is true, why do non-baptist, like KJV1611only, who according to his profile, is not Baptist post here? If it is not true, which part of this board is restricted to baptist only?

Duh! The problem was taken care of clear back in May! He has not posted on any forum for 5 months!</font>[/QUOTE]DocCas
I was not a member of this board 5 months ago.

Is it really necessary for you to be so condesending in your remarks? I would expect that someone with your education would have learned conversational etiquette somewhere along the way.

Perhaps I have offended you with some remark I have made. If this is so, please accept my apology.

[ October 05, 2002, 01:06 PM: Message edited by: Terry Herrington ]