Monday, April 6, 2009
Bible Study Magazine reviewed the NLT Study Bible for its March–April issue, and has posted the review online: It is the fourth item down on the magazine preview page.
posted by Sean Harrison at 8:36 AM
I would like to share with you a link to a verse by verse study of the Bible by Zac Poonen, visit
http://www.cfcindia.com/web/mainpages/verse_by_verse.php
to either download free, or listen online.
Are there any plans to release an edition of the NLTSB with a sewn binding and high quality cover material such as calfskin or other leather?
That seems to be the one thing missing from the NLTSB lineup . . . well that and an Accordance Bible software module. Both would be great additions to a very good lineup of resources.
Thanks for a great product!
Hy, Greg. Yes, we're planning to do genuine leather this fall. I am not aware of plans to do sewn bindings. If you want better than regular genuine leather, you might talk with http://leatherbibles.com about getting a custom cover done. I know the people who run that site, and they do a great job.
Hi Sean. Just wondering, are there any plans to release a large print edition of the NLT Study? I know that it would be a pretty large book, but for middle aged, glaucoma eyes like mine, it would be worth it!
Hi, Claudio, I'm not currently aware of any plans to do a large print edition.
Thanks Sean...how about an electronic, hand held version of the NLT? I recently received a Franklin KJV Electronic Bible. It actually has come in quite handy. I would love to see an electronic NLT!
Sean, earlier in these comments, Greg asked about an Accordance module... has there been any progress made in this direction? I'd like to have an Accordance version of the NLTSB, too.
Another question about future editions & formats ...
Do you have any plans to release the NLTSB in paperback personal size (similar to the equivalent NIV edition)?
If so, I'll be an enthusiastic purchaser.
Rick, nothing definite on an Accordance module.
Hi, David R Green. Thanks for the suggestion.
To Sean and the Publishers of the NLT-SB .... I know there are MANY of us serious seminarians (I'm a PhD student) would really appreciate an edition that is Smyth Sewn, non-bleed-through paper, wide margins, and fine leather. .... and would be willing to pay for it. There is certainly a target market for such an edition, so I'm curious to know why the Publishers don't see that. Is it because there market research indicates otherwise?
I agree with "Anonymous'" comments 100% I, too, would really appreciate an edition that is Smyth Sewn, non-bleed-through paper, wide margins, and fine leather, and I'd also be willing to pay for it.
I'm glad to see that someone else agrees with my comment of June 18th.
I'm very pleased with the NLT as a translation because I notice how readily students grasp the meaning of some of the more difficult passages (especially those penned by Paul). I like having the NLT in my arsenal of Bibles and tools, plus the NLT Life Appl. Bible (which I purchased by chance at an estate sale) has some great helps, such as the Life Applicaton Pyramid (re pericope analysis, interpretation, and appliation - very useful for teaching).
Also, can anyone inform me of the differences between the NLT Study Bible (NLT-SB) and the NLT Life Application Bible (NLT-LAB)? Is the latter a subset of the former? I ask because there are many helpful features of the NLT-LAB that I love, such as the aforementioned Pyramid. Is there some website/page that compares these two editions?
Finally, I apologize for the mistakes in my June 18th note (e.g. "there" for "their" and so forth). And I'm a PhD student? haha! Well, I normally use spell/grammar checkers - at least for my papers!
Anonymous, I notice that no one responded to your last post, so I will try to answer your question, even though I don't work for Tyndale.
The NLT Study Bible is completely different from the NLT Life Application Study Bible. Although there is some overlap, the NLT Study Bible focuses more on background/history, literary aspects, interpretation and meaning of biblical vocabulary. The Life Application Bible certainly has some of these elements but focuses more on the believer's application of the biblical texts.
There's a Genesis sampler that can be downloaded . You might want to compare the notes in it to your Life Application Study Bible.
Just purchased NLTSB for iPhone, and I also second NLT Study Bible to be published as Accordance module.
Any chance of the NLT Study Bible going on Kindle?
When oh when can we expect the NLTSB to be published with genuine and exotic leather bindings?
@Mr. Religion, the bindings coming out this fall include sewn genuine leather in black and burgundy.
Claudio
You asked on april 16 2009 if there was an electronic hand held version of the NLT. There is one called .....now bible with many nice features.
visit:
christianbook.com
look under bibles....then electronic
i have one ....you'll quite pleased i believe.
The new smythe sewn editions still seem to have the same very narrow margins -- hard to jot any teaching outline or other notes in there, so it still isn't useful to me. I would like one with largish print, good binding & paper, and enough margin to allow some notes.
Sirs, thanks for a splendid translation in many ways. May I however point to a detail in Ps. 110:1. In your introduction you carefully explain that YHVH is rendered LORD and that adonai is rendered Lord. However you break your rule in Ps. 110:1. The second lord as you know is not adonai in the Hebrew. Why then did you not consistently write 'my lord' for the second lord? (adoni in the Hebrew)
Thanks for a comment.
@Anthony Buzzard: It is correct that the second "Lord" is adon (formed here as adoni) rather than adonai, but translating it "Lord" instead of "lord" does not break the rule about translating YHWH as "LORD" and adonai as "Lord" - it's really a different matter.
As to translating adon as "Lord" rather than "lord": I'm not sure why this is a problem, since adon can be used to refer to the divine person, as is clearly seen, for example, in Exod. 23:17; 34:23; Ps. 114:7; Isa. 1:24. So it is not wrong to translate it as such here, as referring to the divine Messiah, and not just a reference to the human king (David), which would be indicated by lower-case "lord".
One comment I would like to make is the page numbers are in the middle of the book-binding end- and makes it hard for people in a group to find page #s.
Sean Harrison missed my point about wrong translation of adoni as Lord in Ps. 110. The Hebrew pointing adoni is reserved for non-Deity in all 195 of its occurrences. The texts he quotes do not have adoni at all, but ADONAI which we all know is a reference to the Lord God.
In Ps. 110:1 the form is adoni (not adonai) which is properly rendered as 'lord' or 'sir' etc.
Anthony Buzzard
I agree with D R Petersen and Anonymous. When are we going to see a larger print, better paper, wider margins, better bound NLT Study Bible?
I understand the thinking: It is not worth it to make a Bible of this quality because not many people buy these super expensive editions. But that is the wrong way to approach this. You should rather be asking yourself: Who are the people buying these editions? The answer: The leaders in the church.
I think you underestimate how important this is. For example, think of how many ESV's have been sold because Mark Driscoll, John Piper and Matt Chandler use the ESV? Or how about the fact that NASB continues to sell because of people like John MacArthur?
If the NLT had an actual good quality (as in production) study edition for leaders in the church to devour, think of how much more willing they would be to promote it. And if the pastor promotes it I guarantee that many in the church will also buy it.
The NLT has to work extra hard to convince Church leaders that the NLT is accurate enough to use on Sunday. Don't work against this goal by producing small print shoddy productions for the people who you need to promote your Bible.
The NLT is an excellent translation - when will it start being treated as such?
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