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4.66 AVERAGE
4.66 AVERAGE
Easy to read, some big changes in a few meanings from KJV, but nice to read in Modern language.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
slow-paced
To be clear I am reviewing the translation and audiobook. I'm split on my review of each. The translation was enjoyable and easy to read and follow. I chose to follow along with the Ten Minute Bible Hour podcast (TMBH) as he did an overview of the whole Bible - one book per weekday. I started a couple of days late, but was able to catch up on the weekend. It worked out that most long books were close to a weekend to allow me to not get behind. I've never read through the Bible this fast. Usually I do a read through in a year plan, this is year 6 and I'll do it twice this year. It was fruitful and very nice to have an easy to read translation - 4 stars. The audio performance on the other hand was bad. The biggest flaw is the music that was played in the background on the "boring" bits of long text (law, prophecy, some teaching). It was problematic because it was distracting, didn't enhance it, and really came to the foreground - 1.5 stars.
An ok version of the Bible. It helped me read the Bible from cover to cover. Plan to follow up my studies with a more classical version.
This is probably the 3rd or 4th time I've read through this particular translation. The New Living Translation was the first translation that I began to read faithfully every day starting around 13 years old or so. I've since moved around to different translations but have never gotten away from this one.
It's a great translation, but not excellent. The New Testament alone is fantastic and reading the Pauline Epistles is much more approachable - especially for a new reader of the Bible. The Old testament is what pulls this translation down in my opinion.
Dynamic equivalency in theory is brilliant. But in practice it draws a lot away from the text; I'm thinking in particular of the books of truth (Psalms, Proverbs, and Job) and to a lesser extent, the Megilloth (Song of songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther). Using terms like "Fat cat" actually reduces the emphasis of many texts. Or Psalm 8:5 and it's replacement of "lower than the angels" to "lower than God" doesn't help and causes more confusion. Maybe I'm being overly critical here - not sure.
In any case, every Christian should have this translation and make their way through it at least once.
It's a great translation, but not excellent. The New Testament alone is fantastic and reading the Pauline Epistles is much more approachable - especially for a new reader of the Bible. The Old testament is what pulls this translation down in my opinion.
Dynamic equivalency in theory is brilliant. But in practice it draws a lot away from the text; I'm thinking in particular of the books of truth (Psalms, Proverbs, and Job) and to a lesser extent, the Megilloth (Song of songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther). Using terms like "Fat cat" actually reduces the emphasis of many texts. Or Psalm 8:5 and it's replacement of "lower than the angels" to "lower than God" doesn't help and causes more confusion. Maybe I'm being overly critical here - not sure.
In any case, every Christian should have this translation and make their way through it at least once.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
I really wasn't sure that when I set out to read the whole Bible this year that I'd accomplish my goal. It's a BIG book, and some parts don't make for riveting reading, but thanks to the Bible app on my phone, I stayed on target and got the job done.
One of the things that stood out to me was how much, especially in the Old Testament, God calls on his people to take care of the poor, widows, orphans, really anybody who might be getting left behind. The God of the Bible is a compassionate God who loves all people and even knows the number of hairs on every person's head. I'm really glad I was able to do this.
One of the things that stood out to me was how much, especially in the Old Testament, God calls on his people to take care of the poor, widows, orphans, really anybody who might be getting left behind. The God of the Bible is a compassionate God who loves all people and even knows the number of hairs on every person's head. I'm really glad I was able to do this.
Enjoyed this translation, I usually read the Message as I like its language, this is a great other option to have as its still well worded but not a paraphrase.