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What does it mean to say a bible translation is "evangelical?"

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In this comparison of ESV/NIV/NET translations, several references are made to how evangelical a translation is: > I am happy to endorse the ESV, with the understanding that **the > scholarship, largely because it was restricted to evangelicals** and > was, within this realm, not as broadly based as some would like to > see, took a downturn from previous iterations. > The NIV went in the opposite direction. ... It came out eight years > after the NEB did; those two translations (one British **and not > evangelical, the other more international yet evangelical**) were the > first and second committee-produced English translations done in over > 400 years that were not in the KJV tradition > The translation committee, for example, used some irritating > evangelical ‘trump cards’ in places where the text really does not say > what they want it to say. I am not asking for opinions on the article itself, but what is meant by an "evangelical translation" - how is it different from a "not evangelical" translation (whatever that is?)
Asked by Mr. Boy (614 rep)
Apr 12, 2023, 03:31 PM
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