New Living Translation : Holy Bible: Self-Help Edition

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Summary: Contrary to what some say: this is the WORD OF GOD!
Review: I strongly disagree with the person who said that they didn't agree that this translation is the Word of God. I have been searching for a Bible that is easy to read and understand for some time now and The New Living Translation is only one that has captured my attention and let me truly be able to understand God's word. This Bible is for anyone who wants to walk closer to God and be able to understand His message to us. This Bible is, BY ALL MEANS, the Word of God put into terms we can all understand and benefit from.

Rating:
Summary: Contrary to what some say: this is the WORD OF GOD!
Review: I strongly disagree with the person who said that they didn't agree that this translation is the Word of God. I have been searching for a Bible that is easy to read and understand for some time now and The New Living Translation is only one that has captured my attention and let me truly be able to understand God's word. This Bible is for anyone who wants to walk closer to God and be able to understand His message to us. This Bible is, BY ALL MEANS, the Word of God put into terms we can all understand and benefit from.

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Summary: NLT is a blast to read for hiding the Word in your heart
Review: The New Living Translation is not a word for word translation, but, no one ever suggested such a thing. Yet, I find the Bible to be so much fun to read with this translation. I especially find Old Testament stories coming to life as I read. Probably because the stories were meant to be told dynamically before they were ever written down. Now, I cannot use this translation for word studies and I refer to a literal translation for exhortations from the Bible. But I find that I remember the stories much more. I can grasp the scene much better. The stories become hidden in my heart. And then, much later, even when I'm not reading and least expecting it, God gives me the truth and understanding behind the story. I suggest this translation if you want to simply ENJOY God's Word. Seek God and He'll find you.

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Summary: NLT is a blast to read for hiding the Word in your heart
Review: The New Living Translation is not a word for word translation, but, no one ever suggested such a thing. Yet, I find the Bible to be so much fun to read with this translation. I especially find Old Testament stories coming to life as I read. Probably because the stories were meant to be told dynamically before they were ever written down. Now, I cannot use this translation for word studies and I refer to a literal translation for exhortations from the Bible. But I find that I remember the stories much more. I can grasp the scene much better. The stories become hidden in my heart. And then, much later, even when I'm not reading and least expecting it, God gives me the truth and understanding behind the story. I suggest this translation if you want to simply ENJOY God's Word. Seek God and He'll find you.

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Summary: A Scripture-formatted Commentary: Not God's Word
Review: The problem with this "translation," which is actually a full paraphrase, is the same as with all paraphrase and "dynamic equivalence" translations: the translation removes all the consistency of terms that God used to form chains of thought. In a word-for-word translation, the translation from the original languages is highly consistent in the use of what English words translate which Hebrew and Greek words, allowing one to follow, even in English, certain trains of thought that go throughout the Bible and are needful to more properly interpret the Bible as one consistent revelation of Truth. In addition, the NLT, just in its surface reading, is far from accurate as to what is said and intended at the basic level in the original languages. In my reading, I have found the NLT to say things and bring meanings into texts that just aren't there in the original language documents they used. They gave up virtually all that is good in an accurate presentation of Truth just to make it easy to read. Well, truth, not ease, is what the Bible is about. In my opinion, as concerning all paraphrases, this is not the Word of God at all; it is simply a commentary written in the form of scripture and is highly inaccurate.

Rating:
Summary: A Scripture-formatted Commentary: Not God's Word
Review: The problem with this "translation," which is actually a full paraphrase, is the same as with all paraphrase and "dynamic equivalence" translations: the translation removes all the consistency of terms that God used to form chains of thought. In a word-for-word translation, the translation from the original languages is highly consistent in the use of what English words translate which Hebrew and Greek words, allowing one to follow, even in English, certain trains of thought that go throughout the Bible and are needful to more properly interpret the Bible as one consistent revelation of Truth. In addition, the NLT, just in its surface reading, is far from accurate as to what is said and intended at the basic level in the original languages. In my reading, I have found the NLT to say things and bring meanings into texts that just aren't there in the original language documents they used. They gave up virtually all that is good in an accurate presentation of Truth just to make it easy to read. Well, truth, not ease, is what the Bible is about. In my opinion, as concerning all paraphrases, this is not the Word of God at all; it is simply a commentary written in the form of scripture and is highly inaccurate.