Re: Bibles: sources and translations

[Niall McKay]

Sue: I recently read a passage from Romans in church using GNB rather than NIV, and one NESB member [Korean] remarked that for once she had been able to understand the reading. Me: I have read Romans in many different English translations and the original Greek - and I still don't understand it! :) n Sue Bolton wrote: Hi Judy, I believe that CEV was particularly aimed at ESL, but can someone remind me whether the CEV is an update of the Good News Bible? I recently read a passage from Romans in church using GNB rather than NIV, and one NESB member [Korean] remarked that for once she had been able to understand the reading. Sorry, as I haven't owned a CEV I don't know whether the language is inclusive - try an Indonesian one! :)Sue On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 14:48:15 +1000, Judy Redman wrote: Hi everyone, I know we've had part of this discussion before, but I've forgotten what people have said. >From time to time, students ask if I can lend them a Bible. The one who asked me today ran out of room to pack one when she came here from the US. Often it's an international ESL student who wants an English translation. My response is normally to give them one to keep, but the choice in Armidale is not particularly broad. My preference would be to give them the NRSV because it uses reasonably inclusive language, has fairly standard English usage and where the translators have had to choose between possible English translations, they usually have chosen ones that I find myself in agreement with theologically. Our local Koorong stocks NKJV, KJV, NIV, New Century, the Message and Contemporary English Version. Particularly for ESL students, versions like the Message aren't particularly helpful because they often use colloquialisms that are puzzling for students. KNJV, KJV and NIV don't use inclusive language. I am not familiar with New Century or CEV. Is anyone else? Do either of them fit my criteria? And is anyone aware of a source of reasonably priced NRSV bibles (preferably in NSW) that are nice to read ie reasonable sized print and pleasant to touch paper. I don't want to spend $45-50 on one, but I do, if possible, want to get Bibles that invite reading, which many very cheap ones don't. Judy Sue Bolton Sydney, Australia ------------------------------------------------------ - You are subscribed to the mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the message body 'unsubscribe insights-l' (ell, not one (1)) See: http://nsw.uca.org.au/insights-l-information.htm ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ - You are subscribed to the mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the message body 'unsubscribe insights-l' (ell, not one (1)) See: http://nsw.uca.org.au/insights-l-information.htm ------------------------------------------------------