The TNIV and the Gender-Neutral Bible Controversy - Softcover

Wayne Grudem; Vern Poythress

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0805431934 ISBN 13: 9780805431933

Publisher: B&H Academic, 2005

Synopsis

“The Bible is God’s own Word to us.” Translating the words of God has become an even more daunting task in recent years as the pressure of “political correctness” and various activist agendas have sought to influence the landscape. No issue has become more controversial than genderneutral Bible translations, especially with the release of the TNIV.

Vern Poythress and Wayne Grudem examine the translation practice of replacing the generic “he” and the specific “father” with the gender-neutral “they” and “parent” with special attention focused on the TNIV. While translators may be well intentioned in seeking not to offend, Poythress and Grudem contend that the results are subtly changing meanings of the original texts.

The authors seek to build a dialogue that will result in understanding both sides of the gender-neutral controversy and the challenge of producing accurate Bible translations.

About this title

About the Author:

Wayne A. Grudem is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Biblical and Systematic Theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He received a Ph.D. in New Testament from the University of Cambridge, England, an M.Div. from Westminster Seminary, Philadelphia, and a B.A. from Harvard University.He has published seven books and is a co-founder, past president, and currently vice president of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. He and his wife, Margaret, live in Libertyville, Illinois.

About this edition

• Publisher: B&H Academic
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0805431934
• ISBN 13: 9780805431933
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 528