04-24-2008, 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by DMcFadden  Quote:
Originally Posted by Grymir It's a middle of the road approach. People know that the KJV is the best, but buy into the notion of it's not current english, coupled with the so called modern updating. People know the NIV is bad, but want something connected with a rich history like the KJV. Anyway - Long Live the King Jimmy!!
my 2 cents -  | No bias here. 
NIV sells well because of of the number of Arminian churches in America (huge market share) who use it and the number of indisputably good study Bibles that are based on it (e.g., The Spirit of the Reformation Study Bible). NASB keeps doing well because of the high percentage of dispensationalists in America who prefer it because of their literal hermeneutic. The HCSB is doing pretty good because of the SBC association. The ESV sells well because just about all of the true Christians have adopted it and promoted it.
KJV is still the preference for blue haired ladies who live in musty smelling homes and consider "In the Garden" the greatest hymn ever written. It is also the clear winner in the specialty niche of very opinionated food service personnel with hippie backgrounds and Wicca experience AND some people for whom theology begins with the 16th century and ends in the early 17th century.
NKJV is popular with NASCAR fundamentalists who do not drink, dance, chew, or gamble but hate Shakespeare.
Actually, since I think that the greatest theologians were Calvin, Turretin, Owen, and Edwards (with Bavinck coming later) AND I am too ig-nor-unt to like Shakespeare, maybe I should switch to the NKJV post haste??? | NASCAR Fundamentalist! Love it! I may borrow that!
Hey man! If you don't dig the Bard, the NKJV MIGHT be the version for you!  
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