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Originally posted by kevin.carroll
Quote: Originally posted by larryjf
That's why the Hebrew texts are generally Diplomatic Editions as opposed to Eclectic Editions as we find in the NT texts.
And it doesn't really speak to the fact that the NASB and ESV do use different underlying texts for both the OT and NT.
If the NASB doesn't plan to have a revision after the next generation of texts it may go by the way-side.
[Edited on 6-16-2006 by larryjf]
| Actually, I think it does speak to the issue. Fewer variants in Hebrew mean fewer variants in English. Be that as it may, NASB is absolutely of no value whatsoever from the pulpit IMO. It has its uses in translation for study, but its overly wooden style doomed it as a popular English version.
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I have seen several preachers, including my current pastor, preach quite effectively using the NASB. It is certainly better than the dumbed down NIV where the pastor has to, almost on a weekly basis, point out poor renderings.
[Edited on 6-16-2006 by Pilgrim]