tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6775918575844932993.post2248439822897274833..comments2023-10-30T04:46:22.935-07:00Comments on TNIV Truth: Dig DeeperR. Mansfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12333586197235312918noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6775918575844932993.post-40501548343412741082007-10-09T10:44:00.000-07:002007-10-09T10:44:00.000-07:00Admin, why do you think there is a need for this b...Admin, why do you think there is a need for this blog to have its own domain? I would hate to see it financially dependent on Zondervan, which would compromise its independence.Peter Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13395635409427347613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6775918575844932993.post-8492257032077795982007-10-06T18:31:00.000-07:002007-10-06T18:31:00.000-07:00Really, if Zondervan had a clue, don't you think t...Really, if Zondervan had a clue, don't you think they'd at least slip you $100 to professionally host this blog somewhere with its own domain?<BR/><BR/>It'd sure be better than the outdated stuff they have on the web.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02721964362910353975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6775918575844932993.post-841569316512183512007-10-05T16:25:00.000-07:002007-10-05T16:25:00.000-07:00Zondervan really needs to kick this up a notch. Ju...Zondervan really needs to kick this up a notch. Just today I was in a Barnes and Noble. Granted, this is NOT the best place to buy a Bible, but it is a gauge. They will stock the stuff that moves. <BR/><BR/>So, on the one hand, the OBVIOUS ABSENCE OF A TNIV just might mean they're all sold out! <BR/><BR/>On the other hand...<BR/><BR/>I shudder. <BR/><BR/>Zondervan, please kick this up! Get the "normal" TNIV's out there so pastors (like myself) can have some good tools to work with and get our congregations motivated to consider this great translation!<BR/><BR/>By the way, as to the Cambridge addition I would like, I guess I'd have to go with the bigger size just because of print. <BR/><BR/>What I would REALLY love is if they reproduced the TNIV in their wonderful wide margin format!Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17683809990540740131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6775918575844932993.post-11801889290553707722007-10-05T10:35:00.000-07:002007-10-05T10:35:00.000-07:00Excellent article, Rick! I also went back and read...Excellent article, Rick! I also went back and read your "Open Letter" as you suggested.<BR/><BR/>I'm really enjoying my TNIV XL, so much so that I went back to my NASB for a few hours last night, and decided I just can't hardly use that any more, especially when I consider that the accuracy of the TNIV approaches that of the NASB, yet it has the easy readability of the NIV.<BR/><BR/>Maybe we are still in the vanguard. We should just hang in there, and eventually the TNIV will be an accepted and widely used Bible.<BR/><BR/>In the meantime, it's so lonely using a TNIV that I have to come to the blogs for a little intelligent conversation! ;-)GZimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343987749136219839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6775918575844932993.post-81102893193431463902007-10-04T13:05:00.000-07:002007-10-04T13:05:00.000-07:00I use the TNIV study bible, but don't carry it aro...I use the TNIV study bible, but don't carry it around, way too big. Instead I stick with the TNIV XL, while I impatiently wait for the Reference Bible to come out. Little letters and preaching don't work together very well for me.<BR/><BR/>Red letters are the bane of my existence right now (BTW I never overstate anything) as I am doing a study of John's gospel on Sunday eveningsJerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12181670734706779068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6775918575844932993.post-32684167153964520892007-10-04T07:05:00.000-07:002007-10-04T07:05:00.000-07:00Brad: Agreed on the red letters. At least the red ...Brad: Agreed on the red letters. At least the red in the TNIVSB is not the bright red often found in Tyndale Bibles.<BR/><BR/>Two publishing "gimmicks" I'd get rid of if I could wave a magic wand are red letter Bibles and thinline editions. Of course, I realize some folks genuinely like thinlines, but I wish that Zondervan offered non-thinline editions across the board for all of they're Bibles.R. Mansfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12333586197235312918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6775918575844932993.post-81154388351658556142007-10-04T01:26:00.000-07:002007-10-04T01:26:00.000-07:00I like the ad, too, because it features a portion ...I like the ad, too, because it features a portion of the text printed in black and I can actually read black type. Unfortunately, and the reason I haven't purchased the TNIV Study Bible, is that it has red lettering in the gospels. And I can't get my eyes to focus on blocks of red type. Am I the only one?Brad Boydstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08201335149386731937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6775918575844932993.post-37295938362012573312007-10-03T23:28:00.000-07:002007-10-03T23:28:00.000-07:00EE: The TNIVSB doesn't strike me as a magazine-sty...EE: The TNIVSB doesn't strike me as a magazine-style study Bible. It's not that much different in layout from the traditional study Bible other than the single-column format. Yes there is some occasional red, but to mark chapter numbers and distinguish study notes. I don't find it distracting at all.R. Mansfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12333586197235312918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6775918575844932993.post-10475773147722902802007-10-03T18:35:00.000-07:002007-10-03T18:35:00.000-07:00I live for that Cambridge edition of the TNIV.Whic...<I>I live for that Cambridge edition of the TNIV.</I><BR/><BR/>Which one? There are two Cambridge editions of the TNIV... just not readily available in the USA:<BR/><BR/>http://www.cambridge.org/uk/bibles/tniv/<BR/><BR/>The "Popular Edition" is 5"x7.75"; the "Personal Edition" is 4"x6".ElShaddai Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06716066390161033335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6775918575844932993.post-32644415117225562552007-10-03T18:13:00.000-07:002007-10-03T18:13:00.000-07:00One day...ONE DAY... I live for that Cambridge edi...One day...ONE DAY... I live for that Cambridge edition of the TNIV. <BR/><BR/>Even a take off of the Zondervan NASB wide margin study Bible would be SOOOO nice! Until that day, I continue to try to find a way to use the TNIV Study Bible, as unwieldy as it is.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17683809990540740131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6775918575844932993.post-70073615148110955662007-10-03T17:50:00.000-07:002007-10-03T17:50:00.000-07:00Maybe you can convince me otherwise, Rick, but I j...Maybe you can convince me otherwise, Rick, but I just don't get the current trend of magazine-style Study Bibles with their palettes of different colors, font faces and sizes, illustrations filling every crook and cranny of each page, etc.<BR/><BR/>It's not just the TNIV - Holman is guilty as well with the Illustrated HCSB Study Bible and even their new Apologetics Study Bible that I looked at tonight. Full pages of textured color backgrounds that obscure the text rather than emphasize it.<BR/><BR/>I was actually <A HREF="http://heissufficient.net/2007/09/07/quick-look-nlt-discover-god-study-bible/" REL="nofollow">pleasantly surprised</A> by the restraint of Tyndale's new Discover God Study Bible. I guess I'm of the NOAB generation when text+notes was more than sufficient...<BR/><BR/>That said, it is heartening to see Zondervan use more serious language with the TNIV. Hopefully they will follow the Reference Bible with many new releases attractive to "mature students".ElShaddai Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06716066390161033335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6775918575844932993.post-40832320152720418602007-10-03T14:27:00.000-07:002007-10-03T14:27:00.000-07:00I saw this ad also and thought it was nice. But th...I saw this ad also and thought it was nice. But the TNIV is so thick...too big for me. I had hoped it would be like the NIV Study Bible size and font. And of cources I would love a wide margin text edition. Hopefully the covers will get a little more basic. I use the TNIX XL and calfskinned it -(leatherbibles.com) TNIV XL leaves little room for notes though.Jay Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09861171159173067297noreply@blogger.com