David Croteau at the Gospel Coaltion Voices blog writes today about Liberty University's recent biblical studies symposium. Croteau writes:
"As a Bible professor, I hear a lot of questions regarding translations:
When a translation says it's more literal, it's the most accurate, right?
Doesn't "gender-neutral" mean it's bad?
Do certain Bible translations promote women pastors?
Which Bible translation should I use?In trying to help them answer these questions, Liberty University allowed me to invite three representatives from three of the bestselling Bible translations today. Doug Moo agreed to speak on behalf of the 2011 New International Version (NIV), Wayne Grudem defended the English Standard Version (ESV), and Ray Clendenen contended for the Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB). The symposium offered just a glimpse of what we'll be exploring in a book I'm editing with Andreas Köstenberger that will be published by Broadman & Holman Publishers and available in fall 2012. This book will compare about sixteen passages between four major translations."
Liberty is now hosting the videos of the symposium on their site here.