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church of Christ at 26th and Connecticut
Joplin, Missouri

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    Bible Class              9 am
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    Evening Worship      6 pm

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NIV NEWS

It has been announced that there will be an updated NIV (New International Version) released in 2011 (the 400^th anniversary of the old King James Version).

You might be thinking, “I thought there already was an updated NIV.” You’re right. It’s called the TNIV (Today’s New International Version). But guess what? The TNIV will actually be taken off the market when the 2011 NIV is released. “Whatever its strengths were, the TNIV divided the evangelical Christian community," said Zondervan president Moe Girkins. "So as we launch this new NIV, we will discontinue putting out new products with the TNIV."

There are also plans to discontinue the old (that is, the current) NIV. This reminds me of the NASB (New American Standard Bible) and its 1995 update. Nowadays, the updated edition is about all you can find in stores (which is okay with me—I prefer the updated edition anyway).

Unlike the TNIV, the 2011 NIV will simply be called the NIV. This also reminds me of the NASB—the updated NASB is often referred to simply as the NASB.

I am looking forward to seeing what the NIV will be like in 2011, for at least three reasons:

First, steps were already taken in the right direction with the TNIV (you can read more about this in my article “From NIV to TNIV” on our website). So, hopefully those same steps will be taken with the 2011 NIV.

Second, think about this. A major criticism against the old NIV is its expression “sinful nature” for the Greek word “sarx,” a word which literally means “flesh.” For example, a preacher named Russ Gaulke complains of “constantly having to deal with people using ‘sinful nature’ as a scriptural excuse for their sin.’” Well, guess who else doesn’t like the translation “sinful nature”? Douglas Moo—the head of the committee who is overseeing the translation of the updated NIV.

Third, another man working on the updated NIV is William Mounce. He is the author of Mouce’s Expository Dictionary (which is available in our library). He was also the head of the translation work of the New Testament of the ESV (English Standard Version). And the ESV has been amply noted in the brotherhood for its accuracy.

So, as I said, I look forward to seeing what the NIV will be like in 2011.