Scholarship of the NIV
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LEARN MORE AT WWW.THENIVBIBLE.COM/FAQS AN INDEPENDENT BODY: The Committee on Bible Translation (CBT) is the self-governed, independent team of evangelical biblical scholars that controls the translation of the NIV Bible. No publisher or any other third party can tell the CBT how to translate God’s Word. The scholarship of the NIV is reliable. • A C C U R A T E • R E A D A B L E • C L E A R 1. BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF BIBLICAL LANGUAGE AND HISTORY 2. BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF CURRENT ENGLISH USAGE TWO FACTORS GO INTO THE ONGOING REVIEW OF THE NIV: DR. JEANNINE K. BROWN, USA BETHEL SEMINARY CONVERGE WORLDWIDE DR. KAREN H. JOBES, USA WHEATON COLLEGE, RETIRED EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH DR. MARK L. STRAUSS, USA BETHEL SEMINARY SAN DIEGO CONVERGE WORLDWIDE DR. BILL MOUNCE, USA BIBLICALTRAINING.ORG NONDENOMINATIONAL DR. RICHARD HESS, USA DENVER SEMINARY CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH DR. DOUGLAS MOO, USA WHEATON COLLEGE NONDENOMINATIONAL DR. HAVILAH DHARAMRAJ, INDIA SOUTH ASIA INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED CHRISTIAN STUDIES BAPTIST DR. CRAIG BLOMBERG, USA DENVER SEMINARY ALLIANCE OF RENEWAL CHURCHES REV. DR. PAUL SWARUP, INDIA CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF THE REDEMPTION, NEW DELHI CHURCH OF NORTH INDIA REV. DR. ANDREW G. SHEAD, AUSTRALIA MOORE THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE, SYDNEY ANGLICAN CHURCH OF AUSTRALIA DR. BRUCE WALTKE, USA KNOX THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY ANGLICAN CHURCH IN NORTH AMERICA DR. SIMON GATHERCOLE, UK UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE BAPTIST DR. MICHAEL J. WILLIAMS, USA CALVIN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH REV. DR. DAVID INSTONE-BREWER, UK TYNDALE HOUSE BAPTIST UNION OF GREAT BRITAIN SOURCE MANUSCRIPTS TRANSLATION PROCESS LOCKED-IN TRANSLATION PUBLISHED & DISTRIBUTED BILLIONS OF PEOPLE REACHED A QUALIFIED TEAM OF SCHOLARS The NIV translators are from many different denominations, and all firmly believe that the original manuscripts are the inspired Word of God and completely free from error, being the work of men who were directed by the Spirit of God. MAJORITY RULES To safeguard the NIV translation against theological or ideological bias, the Committee on Bible Translation only makes changes to the English translated text if at least 70% of the committee agrees to the changes.
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LEARN MORE AT WWW.THENIVBIBLE.COM/FAQS
AN INDEPENDENT BODY: The Committee on Bible Translation (CBT) is the self-governed, independent team of evangelical biblical scholars that controls the translation of the NIV Bible. No publisher or any other third party can tell the CBT how to translate God’s Word.
The scholarship of the NIV is reliable.
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1. BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF BIBLICAL LANGUAGE AND HISTORY2. BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF CURRENT ENGLISH USAGE
TWO FACTORS GO INTO THE ONGOING REVIEW OF THE NIV:
DR. JEANNINE K. BROWN, USABETHEL SEMINARY
CONVERGE WORLDWIDE
DR. KAREN H. JOBES, USAWHEATON COLLEGE, RETIREDEVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
DR. MARK L. STRAUSS, USABETHEL SEMINARY SAN DIEGOCONVERGE WORLDWIDE
DR. BILL MOUNCE, USABIBLICALTRAINING.ORGNONDENOMINATIONAL
DR. RICHARD HESS, USADENVER SEMINARY CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
DR. DOUGLAS MOO, USAWHEATON COLLEGE
NONDENOMINATIONAL
DR. HAVILAH DHARAMRAJ, INDIASOUTH ASIA INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED CHRISTIAN STUDIESBAPTIST
DR. CRAIG BLOMBERG, USADENVER SEMINARY
ALLIANCE OF RENEWAL CHURCHES
REV. DR. PAUL SWARUP, INDIACATHEDRAL CHURCH OF THE REDEMPTION, NEW DELHI
CHURCH OF NORTH INDIA
REV. DR. ANDREW G. SHEAD, AUSTRALIAMOORE THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE, SYDNEYANGLICAN CHURCH OF AUSTRALIA
DR. BRUCE WALTKE, USAKNOX THEOLOGICAL SEMINARYANGLICAN CHURCH IN NORTH AMERICA
DR. SIMON GATHERCOLE, UKUNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
BAPTIST
DR. MICHAEL J. WILLIAMS, USACALVIN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH
REV. DR. DAVID INSTONE-BREWER, UKTYNDALE HOUSE
BAPTIST UNION OF GREAT BRITAIN
SOURCEMANUSCRIPTS
TRANSLATIONPROCESS
LOCKED-INTRANSLATION
PUBLISHED &DISTRIBUTED
BILLIONS OF PEOPLE REACHED
A QUALIFIED TEAM OF SCHOLARS The NIV translators are from many different denominations, and all firmly believe that the original manuscripts are the inspired Word of God and completely free from error, being the work of men who were directed by the Spirit of God.
MAJORITY RULES To safeguard the NIV translation against theological or ideological bias, the Committee on Bible Translation only makes changes to the English translated text if at least 70% of the committee agrees to the changes.
