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Originally Posted by Stephen L Smith  The NIV has no historal legacy. Today's culture does not appreciate history (today's values are more superior to the past etc) so I think a translation that shows a historical lineage is a good antidote to modern culture and shows the Christian heritage to have a great lineage. The ESV has this heritage going back to Tyndale etc. |
How does any modern translation have a heritage going back to Tyndale? All of them depart from the Reformation text. The NIV is based upon the critical text, the ESV is based upon the critical text - they are both orphaned siblings.
How do you see the ESV having a lineage back to Tyndale?