The Death of the NIV
This article by Clayton Spronk examines Jesse Johnson's critique of the NIV Bible translation, specifically addressing the substantial revisions made between the 1984 and 2011 editions. The piece presents statistical evidence that 40% of verses were altered in the 2011 update, raising questions about translation philosophy and the reliability of modern Bible versions for Reformed study and Christian education.
"The NIV Bible is no more," writes Jesse Johnson in a blog post entitled Farewell, NIV. Zondervan, the publishing company that owns the NIV (paid for its translation, copyrighted the material, and receives royalties for every edition of the NIV that is published), continues to publish an English translation of the Bible that it calls the NIV. The Zondervan website lists many versions of the NIV for sale.1 But according to Johnson the NIV Zondervan publishes today is not the same as the NIV...
Full article available on sb.rfpa.org
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