Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Dave Washburn <dwashbur AT nyx.net>]

On Saturday 07 August 2004 11:29, wattswestmaas wrote:
> Hallo All,
>
> I should have asked this months ago, does anyone recomend a 'sound' and
> 'trustworthy' English translation of the Tanach please.  I have a number of
> them but the most accurate I have is the Dutch equivalent of the King
> James. It deffinately surpasses all of my English ones but then I do not
> know what English translation is generally seen as 'popular' amongst the
> proffessionals.
>
> Thanking you as always, Chris.

The 3 most popular in English are the New International Version (NIV), New 
American Standard (NAS) and the New Revised Standard (NRSV).  The NIV is a 
more "dynamic equivalence" translation than the other two, the NAS leans in 
the "literal" direction and is a favorite with more conservative-oriented 
scholars, while the NRSV is in the "literal" direction and tends to be 
favored by the more "critical" scholarship field.  I believe the NRSV also 
goes for "inclusive" language, i.e. avoiding gender-specific terms where 
possible, but don't hold me to that because I haven't really kept up with 
recent developments with it.

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Dave Washburn
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