Is the Living Bible a good translation?

Is the Living Bible a good translation?

The original Living Bible is a paraphrase based on the American Standard Version of 1901, which is a very accurate translation. It is on the far end of the spectrum from, for example, the New American Standard Bible, which was translated as closely to what was written as possible.

Is the New Living Translation Bible accurate?

It has been suggested that this “thought-for-thought” methodology, while making the translation easier to understand, is less accurate than a literal (formal equivalence) method, and thus the New Living Translation may not be suitable for those wishing to undertake detailed study of the Bible.

Is the Living Bible the same as the New Living Translation?

The NIV is an original translation, meaning that more than 100 biblical scholars started from scratch and returned to the original Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek texts to create an entirely new translation, instead of referencing an existing translation. The NLT, on the other hand, is a revision of the Living Bible.

Is the New Living Translation Bible Catholic?

The Inspire Catholic Bible’s New Living Translation text has been approved by the Catholic Church for personal reading and features the official Imprimatur. This Tyndale NLT Bible communicates God’s Word powerfully to all who read it and is a wonderful way for readers to record their faith journey.

Who is NLT?

My name is NLT! I am a game developer and 3d artist. I’ve created Lust Epidemic and Treasure of Nadia and I am now working on a game called The Genesis Order, a story driven “adults only” games for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android.

What is the New Living Translation (NLT)?

◀Versions / New Living Translation (NLT) Publisher: Tyndale Version Information The goal of any Bible translation is to convey the meaningof the ancient Hebrew and Greek texts as accurately as possible to the modern reader.

Why is the NLT so accurate?

The result is a translation that is both exegetically accurate and idiomatically powerful. More than 90 Bible scholars, along with a group of accomplished English stylists, worked toward that goal. In the end, the NLT is the result of precise scholarship conveyed in living language.

Where do the quotations marked NLT come from?

        Scripture quotations marked NLT are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.