Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Bill Rea <cctr114 AT its.canterbury.ac.nz>]

Rolf wrote:-


>I will also refer to my book: "The role of Theology and Bias in Bible
>Translation With a Special look at The New World Translation of Jehovah's
>Witnesses", 1999, Elihu books. This book is about Bible translation, and it
>discusses how the Bible can be translated in order for Bible readers to get
>as close as possible to the original text only by help of their mother
>tongue.

Why did you chose a translation for the Jehovah's Witnesses rather than
something more common like the NIV or NASB for your special look?

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