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Originally Posted by etexas  My conclusion: AS FAR AS CT BASED BIBLES GO.......I feel the NASB is superior to the ESV. It is not as "pretty" in regard to the English, but it has an amazing fidelity to the Hebrew and Greek. Someone stated more Reformed Scholars worked on the ESV, TRUE! But, I feel the NASB team were (overall) fair and unbiassed with this in mind, |
Etexas, I think the ESV does a better job of readability vs. accuracy than the NASB. This is important for the average member in the pew. The ESV is a good 'overall' bible. If accuracy is the main issue, then the ASV [1901] is the most accurate. Further, the NASB update is less accurate than the original NASB - these factors led me to use the ESV as having a good balance.
As for bias, the NASB has a premillennial bias in a few places - eg, how it translates Daniel 12:1-2.
I am not bashing the NASB. It is an excellent translation and I certainly use it for serious bible study.