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Why is the JW's Bible incorrect from the Greek text but the NIV is correct?
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∙ 11y ago
You may have that backwards.
The New World Translation = is an actual 'translation'.
The New International Version = is simply a 'version', not a 'translation'; that's why the name, NIV , the 'V' = Version. That's why so many mistakes in it.
There's a difference between a 'translation' 'version' 'paraphrased' and 'loosely paraphrased (The Message)
Even the King James is a 'Version' not an actual 'translation'; that's why so many mistakes.
So I guess JWs are one-up on any 'version'.
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Whenever a work is taken from its original language - the Bible was Hebrew and a small part Aramaic into the Greek and then Latin - it is commonly referred to a 'version' or 'translation' as these terms are interchangeable in meaning here. The mere wording doesn't make one 'better' than the other. Rather, works are broken into the following categories:
Those most consistently in line with the original Greek and Hebrew would be the King James Bible and the more 'modern' terminology of the New King James Bible. These are called 'word-for-word' translations.
Others like the New International Version and the Revised English Version are categorized as 'meaning for meaning' translationsand can provide valuable secondary information when having difficulty in a Scripture.
Lastly, the least reliable perhaps are the paraphrasing versionslike The Living Bible that has as its goal making The Bible easier to read and is at times at the expense of the true understanding of the Scripture.
There is an outside group that many believe should be totally avoided. Some say that they intentionally add/delete translation terms to suit their own agenda. These believe this is the case with the New World Translation which they say Jehovah Witness parent organization 'The Watch Tower,' intentionally changed the rendering of text to conform to their theology. Their translation of John 1:1 is the most well known change of the original.
Additional Information:The JW's Bible is incorrect because it was the work of a Bible Translation Committee with no working knowledge of biblical languages. Their bias is so blatant that Dr. Bruce Metzger, professor of New Testament at Princeton, not only characterized the NWT as a "frightful mistranslation" but as "erroneous," "pernicious," and "reprehensible." First, the NWT mistranslates the Greek Scriptures in order to expunge the deity of Jesus Christ. Against all credible scholarship, Jesus is downgraded from God to "a" god in John1 and demoted from creator of all things to a mere creature who created all other things in Col.1. Finally, the Watchtower Society claims that the Christian Scripture have been "tampered with" in order to eliminate the name Jehovah from the text. In reality, it is the Translation Committee of the NWT that can rightly be accused of tampering. In well over two hundred cases, the name Jehovah has been gratuitously inserted into the New Testament text. In passages such as Romans 10:13, this is done to obscure the unigue deity of Christ. In other passages, it is done under the pretext that referring to God as Lord rather than Jehovah is patently pagan. Ironically, in the Kingdom Interlinear Translation of Greek Scriptures, Watchtower translators themselves fall into this "pagan" practice by translating the Greek word kurios as Lord even in cases where it specifically refers to the Father.Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
The accuracy of a translation depends on various factors such as the translation methodology and textual sources used. While some individuals may criticize the translation of the New World Translation (NWT) used by Jehovah's Witnesses, it is subjective to claim that it is "incorrect." Similarly, the accuracy of the NIV Bible is a matter of interpretation and preference. Scholars and theologians have different opinions regarding the accuracy and value of different translations, and personal beliefs ultimately influence one's viewpoint.
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