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Originally Posted by Pilgrim I think it is because a lot of those who grew up on the KJV but who are looking for something more modern will go with the NKJV. This seems to be a common choice for pastors and churches who would prefer not to use the KJV but have a lot of members who still use it. I think this is one reason why the MacArthur Study Bible was first issued in the NKJV. MacArthur is Critical Text all the way as the notes demonstrate. I remember reading somewhere that the NKJV was chosen because it would appeal to a wider range of people than the NASB would.
I think the difference is also that within the last year or two they introduced a dirt cheap $1 edition that has sold well even though with the 3 column text I have found it practicably unreadable when I've looked at it. | The MacArthur Bible was first published in NKJV simply because Thomas Nelson published it, and they insisted on using their own translation. It was simple economics for them. MacArthur himself, as you pointed out, uses the NASB. (And I believe that the MAcArthur Bible now comes in NASB, too.) |
You are correct but IIRC I saw something posted once by someone close to MacArthur that what I posted above was one reason for using the NKJV. The MacArthur Study Bible was originally published in 1997 by Word, which later became part of Nelson or at that time was becoming part of Nelson.