Review of Why Is My Choice of a Bible Translation So Important? by Wayne Grudem with Jerry Thacker
Oren Martin and Barak Tjader
This book review appears in the Annotated Bibliography for Gender-Related Books in 2005, JBMW Volume 11 No. 2.
Category: Complementarian - the author recognizes the full personal equality of the sexes, coupled with an acknowledgment of role distinctions in the home and church.
This valuable resource reviews the translation inaccuracies of Today's New International Version (TNIV). The authors demonstrate that in changing thousands of verses by removing male-oriented words or by changing the singular to the plural, the gender-neutral translation loses the details of meaning in the original text. This brief overview will aid the Christian community in choosing a Bible translation that faithfully conveys the words of God. For more information concerning gender-neutral translations, see www.genderneutralbibles.com.
