TNIV 2005 – Not As Bad
I have been reading through the TNIV and have not found any glaring problems thus far. In fact, I am finding that there are a number of improvements over the NIV. There are many places where the TNIV contains a more literal rendering than the NIV. I posted previously here that a lot of the controversy surrounding the TNIV was brought upon themselves. I feel this point is true all the more now that I am reading the 2005 edition of the TNIV. It does not have the problems that the 2001 release of the NT had. Some of the issues with the NIV remain with the TNIV.
I think Zondervan ought to advertise the TNIV as being more accurate than the NIV. I don’t think they can really do this because it would cast a shadow on their flagship translation, the NIV. But, really, if they want the TNIV to excel, it needs to be marketed as being more accurate and more literal than its predecessor, not more modern. I will consult the TNIV in my studies so I can see how it compares. I will be sure to post anything that stands out from other translations.
Does anyone have a document showing the changes between the TNIV and NIV? I would really like to examine all of the changes and note how many improvements there truly are.
By the way, I like reading the 2007 NLT more than the TNIV. I am still surprised at how much I like the new NLT.
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R. Mansfield
October 11, 2008 at 10:55 pm
I have a PDF comparing the NIV & TNIV that I generated out of Accordance. But it’s 10 mb in size. Can your email take attachments that large?
Gary Zimmerli
October 13, 2008 at 10:50 am
Brent, I don’t personally have such an exhaustive document, though it seems to me I saw it once.
What I was able to find is this link, which links to the IBS TNIV Info website. The page this links to has much good information about the TNIV, but the one pdf file way at the bottom of the page, by Ken Barker, has a review of a great many of the changes, and I think you may find it useful.
Brent Kercheville
October 13, 2008 at 12:57 pm
Thanks for the link, Gary. And thanks to Rick for his pdf file.
Gary Zimmerli
October 13, 2008 at 2:11 pm
:-) Rick’s blog is probably where I originally saw that comparison!