There are other translations as well. (E.g. NET & ESV). Suggest a passage which is critical for you and I can probably provide comparisons without breaching copyright.
- Greg > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Judy Redman > Sent: Tuesday, 20 July 2004 2:48 PM > To: insights-l > Subject: Bibles: sources and translations > > 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 > > > > -- > "Politics is the work we do to keep the world safe for our spirituality" - > Judith Plaskow > > Rev Judy Redman > Uniting Church Chaplain > University of New England > Armidale 2351 > ph: +61 2 6773 3739 > fax: +61 2 6773 3749 > web: http://www.une.edu.au/campus/chaplaincy/uniting/ > action for peace: > http://www.une.edu.au/campus/chaplaincy/uniting/links/peace.html > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ------------------------------------------------------ > - 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 ------------------------------------------------------
