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
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Apr 12, 2023, 03:31 PM
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