NIV Bible Still At Home in Pews Even After 30 Years
After twenty
years of preparation and research, the New International
Version (NIV) Bible was first released in 1978. Why is
it that this most recent modern translation of the Holy
Bible has become the most read version?
The impact of the Bible on modern society is without parallel.
In a recent pole it was estimated that in the United States,
around 92 percent of all households own at least one Bible.
Zondervan, who publishes the NIV Bible states that they
have sold over 215 million copies in its various forms.
The New International Version Bible is primarily a Protestant
Bible and is particularly favours by American Evangelicals.
Why is the NIV Bible so popular?
To answer this question, one must look at the predecessor
to the NIV Bible, the King James Version (KJV). The KJV
Bible hailed from as far back as the mid 1500's to the
early 1600's. The KJV text was based on only the six Greek
manuscripts from the Erasmus Greek text of the New Testament.
This limitation aside, the language is the main stumbling
point for the King James Version Bible. It is dated and
difficult to understand.
Unlike the KJV Bible, The NIV Bible translation is based
on more than 5,000 complete or partial manuscripts and
papyri representing the best-available Hebrew, Aramaic,
and Greek texts. A team of over 100 scholars from five
English-speaking countries (United States, Great Britain,
Canada, Australia and New Zealand), as well as editors
and English language specialists worked on the NIV Bible
translation. Scholars representing more than 20 denominations
ensured that a truly internationally relevant and simple
to understand text was developed.
From the very start of the long process of creating the
New International Version, the Committee on Bible Translation
established and upheld strict expectations for the New
International Version: that it would be an accurate translation,
that it would have the clarity of language and be of a
literary quality that would ensure that it was suitable
for public and private reading, teaching, preaching, memorizing
and liturgical use.
Translating a documents such as the original manuscripts
and texts is a seemingly never ending task and so the
scholars that worked on the NIV Bible have been open to
criticism and suggestions. Valid changes have been introduced
into subsequent publications thus keeping the New International
Version Bible as accurate as possible and true to the
original text. This no doubt the most compelling reason
why the NIV Bible has been and continues to be the most
used Bible Version in print today.
There are various renditions of the NIV Bible. One can
find an NIV Pew Bible specifically designed for everyday
use by your congregation. The NIV Study Bible is filled
with additional background information such as archaeological
notes, commentary from different sources, and extensive
introductions to each book with notes from translators
who worked on the NIV translation add additional clarifying
information. More recently, the NIV Bible has been published
in the Military Digi Camouflage Bible for use by American
service men and women fighting all over the world. The
specially designed NIV Worship Edition is found in Pews
all over the world.
Zondervan has retained control over the distribution of
the New International Version Bible. The various versions
of the NIV Bible are available at very reasonable prices
through a variety of online affiliates. The texts are
ministry-priced in bulk/case quantities and resale is
prohibited.
This easy-to-read and simple to understand Bible translation
has found its way into millions of Christian hearts and
homes and with the loving attention from the people who
have devoted their lives to creating it is sure to remain
as popular as it is today, well into the future.
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