Why is the New World Translation only used by Jehovah's Witnesses?

Answer 1

Jehovah's Witnesses are particularly known for using the New World Translation of the Holy Bible primarily because they regarded it as being a modern language Bible that is easily understood. Since word usage changes over the years, there are periodic revisions according to current language. The NWT places a high regard for God's personal name Jehovah, which the Witnesses claim is found some 7,000 times in the ancient text.

In their ministry, Witnesses say that they use whatever translation the people they are speaking to prefer, and that many of members have several translations on hand for this purpose.

The Witnesses have their own translation of the Bible - the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures. They refer to the 'New Testament' as the Christian Greek Scriptures, and they call the 'Old Testament' the Hebrew Scriptures.

The reason for Witnesses having their own translation is because they believe that other religious groups have fallen away from the purity of Christianity and that this is reflected in the translations of the Bible used by these groups. Witnesses will often compare the NWT with the other translations in an attempt to show that the one used by Witnesses is correct.

The Watch Tower Society's translation of the Bible has attracted criticism over the credentials of its translators, its insertion of the name "Jehovah" 237 times in the New Testament without evidence that the name existed in the original Greek manuscripts, and the translation of certain texts which are claimed to be biased towards specific Witness practices and doctrines.

Christian churches reject the Witnesses' claim that their translations of the Bible are defective, citing the fact that they have been done by the most eminent scholars using the most ancient of texts.

For the above reasons the NWT is used only by Witnesses and by no other religious group.