Ryan&Amber2013
Puritan Board Senior
Are you against the NLT, or do you just not prefer it? Thanks!
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Are the scholars doctrinally sound?I use the latest NLT as a poor man's commentary sometimes. It does not read as Scripture to me, but is suitable for a quick look when wanting a commentary.
A few among the list are recognizable (including PB's own Ian Duguid):Are the scholars doctrinally sound?
Just to clarify, I worked on the NLT Study Bible, not the translation itself. Different translations have value for different purposes. It's on the paraphrase end of the spectrum (though not nearly as much as the old Living Bible, with which it shares only a name). As such, it tends to be an easier read for those who struggle with English, or who are looking for a different translation for a rapid read through of the Bible. It wouldn't be good for doing word studies. A preacher could work with it, though you would find yourself saying often "Now what the original Greek says here is this..." I don't think you'd find more doctrinal issues than any other translation. But it wouldn't be ideal in my estimation.A few among the list are recognizable (including PB's own Ian Duguid):
GENERAL REVIEWERS
GENESIS—DEUTERONOMY
Daniel I. Block
JOSHUA—ESTHER, MAPS
Barry J. Beitzel
ISAIAH—MALACHI
John N. Oswalt
MATTHEW—ACTS
Grant R. Osborne
ROMANS—REVELATION
Norman R. Ericson
CONTRIBUTING SCHOLARS
GENESIS
Andrew Schmutzer
Allen P. Ross
EXODUS
John N. Oswalt
LEVITICUS
William C. Williams
NUMBERS
Gerald L. Mattingly
DEUTERONOMY
Eugene H. Merrill
JOSHUA
Joseph Coleson
JUDGES
Carl E. Armerding
RUTH
Joseph Coleson
Sean A. Harrison
1 & 2 SAMUEL
Victor P. Hamilton
1 & 2 KINGS
Richard D. Patterson
1 & 2 CHRONICLES
August Konkel
EZRA, NEHEMIAH, ESTHER
Gary V. Smith
JOB
Dale A. Brueggemann
PSALMS
Willem VanGemeren
PROVERBS
Tremper Longman III
ECCLESIASTES
Sean A. Harrison
Daniel C. Fredericks
SONG OF SONGS
Daniel C. Fredericks
Tremper Longman III
ISAIAH
Willem VanGemeren
JEREMIAH, LAMENTATIONS
G. Herbert Livingston
EZEKIEL
Iain Duguid
DANIEL
Eugene Carpenter
HOSEA, JOEL
Owen Dickens
AMOS
William C. Williams
OBADIAH
Carl E. Armerding
JONAH
G. Patrick LaCosse
MICAH
Eugene Carpenter
NAHUM, HABAKKUK, ZEPHANIAH
Richard D. Patterson
HAGGAI, ZECHARIAH, MALACHI
Andrew Hill
MATTHEW
Scot McKnight
MARK
Robert Stein
LUKE
Mark Strauss
JOHN
Gary M. Burge
ACTS
Allison Trites
ROMANS
Douglas J. Moo
1 CORINTHIANS
Roger Mohrlang
2 CORINTHIANS
Ralph P. Martin
GALATIANS
Sean A. Harrison
EPHESIANS, PHILIPPIANS, PHILEMON
Roger Mohrlang
COLOSSIANS
Douglas J. Moo
1 & 2 THESSALONIANS
Gene L. Green
1 & 2 TIMOTHY, TITUS
Jon Laansma
HEBREWS
George Guthrie
JAMES
Norman R. Ericson
1 & 2 Peter, JUDE
Douglas J. Moo
1—3 JOHN
Phillip W. Comfort
REVELATION
Gerald Borchert
OLD TESTAMENT PROFILES
Tremper Longman III
NEW TESTAMENT PROFILES
Roger Mohrlang
ARTICLES
Daniel I. Block
Eugene Carpenter
Phillip W. Comfort
Iain Duguid
Sean A. Harrison
Tremper Longman III
Douglas J. Moo
Grant R. Osborne
Richard D. Patterson
Daniel H. Williams
William C. Williams
WORD STUDY SYSTEM
James A. Swanson
Keith Williams
EDITORS
GENERAL EDITOR
Sean A. Harrison
EXECUTIVE EDITOR
Mark D. Taylor
CONTENT EDITORS
David P. Barrett
G. Patrick LaCosse
Bradley J. Lewis
Henry M. Whitney III
Keith Williams
STYLISTIC EDITOR
Linda Schlafer
COPY EDITORS
Keith Williams, Coordinator
Leanne Roberts, Proofreading Coordinator
Paul Adams
Jason Driesbach
Adam Graber
Annette Hayward
Judy Modica
Jonathan Schindler
Caleb Sjogren
Cindy Szponder
Lisa Voth
Matthew Wolf
SPECIAL REVIEWER
Kenneth N. Taylor
(deceased)
Src: http://www.nltstudybible.com/01_About/scholars.asp
It's on the paraphrase end of the spectrum (though not nearly as much as the old Living Bible, with which it shares only a name).
From the NLT site:Thanks for this, Dr. Duguid. I had always assumed they were the same. I am glad to be enlightened. I will keep my mouth shut now.
This article perhaps:Chuck Swindoll has issued an NLT study Bible and uses the NLT on his radio presentations. Surprised me.
In reference to the chart above, I recently read an article online comparing the NASB and the NKJV. The article rated them equal in literalness but unfortunately I cannot find it through a google search, and I don't recall where online I accessed it.
This article perhaps:
http://www.bible-researcher.com/NKJV.html
I think Chrome and other browsers are starting to make access to non-https site more difficult. Try this shortened version of the same link:For some reason, that link is not working when clicking from this site.
I have regularly tried to find some updates about Michael Marlowe on the web, but it seems he has vanished...or is now in his glory.It's too bad that he stopped work on the site several years ago. The last update was in 2012.
I hear him on the radio from time to time. He usually uses the NLT, I think, but sometimes uses The Message. Makes the in me cringe.Chuck Swindoll has issued an NLT study Bible and uses the NLT on his radio presentations. Surprised me.