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The New International Version
When Evangelical Protestants received the Revised Standard Version, certain texts regarding the virginity of Mary and other Old Testament passages whose Christian interpretation referred to Jesus did not follow traditional Evangelical translation. The New International Version project was started after a meeting in 1965 in Palos Heights, Illinois between the Christian Reformed Church, National Association of Evangelicals, and a group of international scholars. The New York Bible Society (now the Colorado Springs-based International Bible Society) was selected to do the translation. The New Testament was released in 1973 and the full Bible in 1978. It underwent minor revision in 1984.
The NIV Bible is an explicitly Protestant translation. The deuterocanonical books are not included in the translation. It preserved traditional Evangelical theology on many contested points for which the Revised Standard Version has been criticized. Apart from these theological issues, the manuscript base of the NIV is similar to the RSV, using older Greek New Testament texts rather than the later Textus Receptus.
The Inspirational Story of David and Goliath
My son’s religious education began early, and over the years I’ve purchased various bible translations for him to study. The first few were little more than glorified picture books. In time, his knowledge base and reading skills matured enough to allow him to graduate to the actual translations of the bible. His favorite bible story comes from 1 Samuel, chapter 17. It should be immediately familiar even to those who don’t study the Old Testament.
The story of David and Goliath is a rather violent one, but like many Old Testament parables it teaches a solid moral lesson. My son grew up enjoying the story so much in part because of his own diminutive size, which he used to view as a detriment. Now it’s clear to him that if David could go from being a nobody to the king of the Israelites, he could also grow up to do great things. Most recently I bought him an NIV audio bible so that he could enjoy the story even in the car.
Audio Bibles Available for Christmas
I live in the Los Angeles area. Commuting on the freeways took over 2 hours each work day. Do you think that a knowledge of the Bible is only possible if you sit down and read it? I can’t say that studying the Bible should be done while driving on the freeway, but you can certainly prepare for serious study or learn more about what is in the Bible by listening to an audio Bible while driving. And it makes the drive a lot more enjoyable. CDs are available from many sources.
Listening to James Earl Jones or Johnny Cash reading the Bible, or to a dramatic presentation of the complete Bible by 400 well known performers, complete with music is certainly an inspiring experience and a way to spend some time relaxing at home as well as on the road. Audio Bibles are available for purchase online. The audio Bible is available in the New International Version (NIV) and many other versions. If anyone likes an English accent, there is an audio English Standard Version Bible (ESV) available on CDs in MP3 format