I am beginning to listen to some of your favorable comments here on Baptist Board about the New Living Translation (NLT).
I visited the Tyndale House website and read through some of the Frequently Asked Questions (FAG) about the NLT. The FAQ 2015 New Living Translation Updates caught my eye.
This FAQ lists the following NLT translation updates (copyright dates): 1996, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2015. It also lists the "editorial mark up changes" between the NLT 2013 and NLT 2015. There are not many, and most are in verses of the New Testament. I must say that I like the 2015 updates. You can see the 2013 --> 2015 updates at the link above.
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However, finding a NLT 2015 Bible is not all that easy.
For sure, the electronic Bible databases were the first to receive the NLT 2015 updates, as shown by the NLT version available on Bible Gateway is 2015.
I did manage to find a few NLT 2015 Bibles available at the Tyndale House online store, as well as ChristianBooks. But the majority of the NLT Bibles in online inventory appear to go back to the NLT 2004, 2007, or 2013 updates.
I hope to make a purchase of a NLT 2015 Bible in the near future. However, at this time, I am unsure if my new NLT 2015 will find a home on my Bibles Favorite book shelf, which is close to my study desk, or will go to the storage bookshelves in the basement.
NLT translation updates
Discussion in 'Bible Versions & Translations' started by Just_Ahead, Dec 28, 2019.
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alexander284 Well-Known Member
For example: Chuck Swindoll made the switch from the New American Standard Bible to the NLT several years ago. Wow!
Greg Laurie made the switch from the New King James Version of the Bible to the NLT a while back, as well. Wow, again!
And Pastor Rick Warren made the transition from the New International Version of the Bible to the NLT, also. That's three already!
And let's face it: Swindoll, Laurie, and Warren are all influential conservative Evangelical preachers and pastor/teachers.
And in the case of Greg Laurie and Rick Warren, at least, we're talking about pastors ordained by the Southern Baptist Church.
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With all due respect, those Pastors may have been paid to endorse the New Living Translation. Just like athletes are paid to endorse certain products. "Christian" advertising.
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So, how much would I have to pay you to switch bible versions?
And you think a respected Bible preacher would switch for money?
The NLT is a Bible that communicates the message of the Bible clearly, which is why these great modern evangelists use it as they preach.
The commentary series CORNERSTONE BIBLICAL COMMENTARY by Tyndale publishers, uses the NLT as its primary reference text.
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