The newest update to the New International Version (NIV) Bible is now online, and scholars, pastors and everyday Christians are debating the changes to what has been the most popular modern English translation.
The NIV was first released in 1978 before being revised in 1984, and in September 2009 Biblica, Zondervan and the Committee on Bible Translation announced that another revised NIV was in the works. It won't be available in print until 2011 but can be read online at BibleGateway.com.
The revision is being closely watched because Zondervan's most recent major NIV revision, the TNIV, was controversial due to gender-neutral language. Although it had its fans, the TNIV never caught on in the evangelical community. The TNIV is being discontinued, as apparently is the older NIV. ...
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