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The ESV and NIV compared

  • Phillip Jensen
  • 1 November 2001

To give some specific examples of the differences between the ESV and NIV, let's take a careful look at John 17.John 17:4ESV: “I glorified you on earth, having accomplishedthe work that you gave me to do”NIV: “I have brought you glory on earth by completing the work you gave me

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Is this the English Bible we’ve been waiting for?

  • Tony Payne
  • 1 November 2001

The English Standard Version (ESV) is about to hit Australia. Among the multitude of English translations, is this just one more attempt by publishers to cash in? Or might this one be different?To understand the new ESV, and why it is potentially the most important English Bible translation to be

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After-school evangelism

  • 1 November 2001

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A promising start to a new series

  • John McClean
  • 1 November 2001

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Regional Australia and the Word of God

  • 1 November 2001

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The Twin Towers of Babel?

  • Brian Rosner
  • 1 November 2001

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Leave room for the wrath of God

  • Tony Payne
  • 1 November 2001

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Chained to the pillars

  • Greg Clarke
  • 1 November 2001

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Dear Briefing: Children at a time of war

  • Gordon Cheng
  • 1 November 2001

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Dear Briefing: Bible translations

  • Phillip Jensen
  • 1 October 2001

In your Bible Brief notes, you recommend some unusual Bible translations. Why is this?In an age of so many choices, what recommends one translation over another? And how do I work out whether the additional material offered by publishers (study notes, cross-references, maps, concordances, CD-ROMs, and so on) is a

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