@rabbittiddy, this accurate?
@rabbittiddy, this accurate?
I know I’m not the person you tagged, but I can answer this. The short answer is: no. The longer answer is: sort of, but also no. I actually squinted in confusion because I saw the KJV over near the ‘word for word’ portion and I was like ‘what wacko wants to sell the most infamously innaccurate translation of the Bible as one of the most accurate????’
The King James Version is infamously inaccurate because it was specifically designed to be the prettiest and most beautiful translation, not necessarily the most accurate. It has several mistranslations, trended towards archiac language even when it was written, and was compiled using the translations of 47 different authors living in different places who didn’t really consult with each other. It also doesn’t have the advantage of being translated using the Dead Sea Scrolls or modern linguistic translation and interpretation techniques. It is undoubtedly the most beautiful translation of the Bible to ever exist, but it is far from the most accurate. It probably belongs either dead center or in the solid orange rather than way over on the left like it is.
Also, the NRSV (New Revised Standard Version) and the NIV being where they are is practically a crime, since they’re two of the more literally accurate versions and were translated with the specific purpose of being more literal/academic translations. The NIV is a balance between word-for-word and thought-for-thought and should be squarely in the yellow and actually trending more towards green rather than way over in the orange-red like it is.The NRSV is the preferred bible for biblical scholars and is the most commonly used bible in influential publications as it’s currently considered one of the most accurate translations (combining the ‘word-for-word’ and ‘thought-for-thought’ ideologies in a way that provides one of the most satisfying and complete translations). It should also be yellow, though a tiny bit to the right of the NIV.
NSAB is pretty accurate, most of the others I actually went ‘idk, because I’ve never heard of them’. The only ones that are really in popular usage are the King James, NIV, ESV, RSV/NRSV, New American (used basically exclusively by Catholics and Episcopalians), and depending on who you talk to, the New Living Translation.
