Holman Christian Standard Bible

To be honest, I've not bought nor read it yet, though I intend to. But I know one of the editors and I know the translation method, which is called optimal equivalence. The drawback to those like me who are Byzantine/TR/Majority advocates is that the HCSB uses the Nestle/Aland Greek text.

You will find it to be a conservative and pretty literal translation. You can read it online at: http://hcsb.broadmanholman.com/crossmain.asp

 

Holman

Is this the same Holman who also has a Broadman-Holman bible? I had one that was a KJV that was made by these two people. It's the only one who makes it in a Super Giant print(18 font size). It isn't filled with a bunch of cross references, but it is pretty good. I especially like the font size.

 

Here are a couple of the most recent topics on this
subject:

http://www.baptistboard.com/showthread.php?t=36994&highlight=Holman

http://www.baptistboard.com/showthread.php?t=33645&highlight=Holman

 

"Broadman-Holman" is the name of the publishing arm of the Southern Baptist Convention. It is not just some "two people". Just to set the record straight.

And the HCSB is, as another has also written, a very good translation of Scripture, IMO.

Ed

 

I wish more ESV users would take the time to read from the HCSB . They would discover a neglected gem . It's a shame that it isn't selling more than it is currently . It isn't even oon the shelves of some Christian bookstores !

 

I've heard really good things about it, but my information is entirely second-hand. I haven't looked at it much, myself. I did look up one passage a long time ago to see how the Holman translated it, and I recall I wasn't impressed enough to run out and get a copy. I don't remember which passage it was, sorry.

 

I like it. It's a good, solid translation. As JoJ pointed out, it does use the Nestle-Aland/UBS New Testament text, but the footnotes that indicate the differences, from what I saw, are generally not hostile toward the TR/Byzantine texts the way the NIV is (with "the earliest and best manuscripts do not contain...").

 

Whenever a new translation appears, I immediate start looking at a number of doctrinal passages to see what they have done.

I have gone through several passages in the HCSB and I will gladly recommend it as a reference Bible. And then look at the philosophy of translation. Read the preface.