Evolution of the NLT
Categories : Bible |
A few weeks ago I commented on the fact that we have at least 14 Bibles in our house, and that in spite of that I spend far too little tme reading them (actually the tally now is at least 15, and I’ve got my eye on another one…) Well the author of this article from Christianity Today describes a similar situation in his home. The Living Bible Reborn - a history of the New Living Translation. The NLT is my current favourite version so this article was very interesting describing how it evolved from the Living Bible, and contrasting it with other versions like the NIV. He also mentions just how lucky we are now to have so many different translations on offer, in contrast to the “bad old days” when all they had was the King James Version (how horrible would that be?)
I found the link to this article on a new blog I discovered this morning - These Infinite Spaces. I like a lot of what CraigS has to say so it’ll be another good one to keep an eye on. Just as an example of some of his wisdom here is a great quote from his comments on the discussion to one of his other posts :
“Evangelicalism has often responded to pastoral needs with a “take two verses and see me in the morning” approach, which I believe to be quite damaging.
How many times have christians with clinical depression been told “Rejoice in the Lord always” - as if that would somehow cure their illness.”
As a Christian, and a doctor, I appreciate the analogy. Complex problems need complex answers, not just simple knee-jerk reflex prescriptions of verses. Anyway I have to go to church now so there’s no time to discuss that more, but well worth reading his blog.
