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Does it mean what it says?

by Gene Edward Veith

Cover Story | Is a translation of a text supposed to provide what it says or what it means? Or what the translator thinks it means, or wants it to mean? One translation approach-whether of the Bible or anything else-is the "formal equivalent" method. This approach seeks words in the English language that replicate as closely as possible the words in the original language. The other approach is the "dynamic equivalent" method. This approach seeks to replicate not words but meanings. A good translation,

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Should we trust IBS?

by Edward E. Plowman

Cover Story | As officials at the International Bible Society last month prepared to announce publication of the gender-neutral TNIV Bible, they knew they had an ethical problem on their hands. After all, IBS had issued a press release May 27, 1997, saying it had abandoned all plans for gender-related changes in future editions of the NIV. Its then-president had signed a document at a meeting in Colorado Springs later that same day, affirming agreement with guidelines for translating gender-related

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Should we trust the TNIV?

by Susan Olasky

Cover Story | The justification given for making extensive gender changes in modern Bible translations is that today's readers, women especially, either don't understand or are offended by traditional usage. If the problem is lack of understanding, the simple solution would be to explain that in English, as in many languages, "he" or "his" is generic-it includes women. That simple explanation clarifies not only the Bible but a world of literature. But of course, the real problem is not understanding,

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Five days early, Five years late

by Susan Olasky

Cover Story | The upcoming publication of a politically correct revision of the popular New International Version Bible seems like a scene from Groundhog Day

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In this issue: "TNIV makes its debut," Feb. 23, 2002

Features

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No way out

by Mindy Belz

International |  A deadly fire in South Korea sheds new light on the scandal of forced prostitution around the world

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Redlining faith

by Tim Graham

National |  Congress offers to help religious charities, but thoroughly biblical ones still need not apply

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Dispatches

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Quotables

Whenever country music got a little too impressed with itself, Waylon was there to let them know what the music's roots were. Country guitarist Lenny Kaye, on…

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QuickTakes

by The Editors

NOT EVEN A ROUNDING ERROR: Think Enron spent a lot of money on politics? Not really, as Michael W. Lynch explains in Reason. So much money floats around…

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Flash Traffic

by Joel C. Rosenberg

Political buzz from Washington

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The Buzz

by The Editors

Bush heads to the Far East, despite threats against U.S. embassies Wild, wild East In Malaysia the Year of the Snake ended with relief when residents of the…

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Reviews

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Group thinkers

by Gene Edward Veith

Culture |  The Smithsonian rejects a grant that celebrates great individuals

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The Music

by The Editors

Culture |  The Top 5 Internet CDs for the week ending Feb. 2, according to Billboard

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Voices

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A healthy debate

by Joel Belz

But let's understand when a church is not a church

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Brains, not wisdom

by Marvin Olasky

The 100th birthday of the multitalented Moe Berg

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Coronary Christians

by John Piper

We need to be more like the heart and less like adrenaline

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Mailbag

No evidence Great articles on Enron ("Enwrong," "Bush's Whitewater?" Jan. 26). Both authors presented their information and doubts well. Some liberal…

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