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J.I. Packer is an executive editor of CT and a professor of theology at Regent College in Vancouver.

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Previous Christianity Today articles on Bible translation include:

Meaning-full Translations The world's most influential Bible translator, Eugene Nida, is weary of 'word worship.' (Sept. 19, 2002)

Getting the TNIV Debate Straight Our policy against negative ads doesn't mean we're cutting off discussion. (June 7, 2002)

TNIV Critics Blast Scripture 'Distortions' But evangelical backers of new translation say gender changes are 'accurate.' (March 19, 2002)

Why the TNIV Draws Ire No translation is perfect, and each must be read with a careful exegetical eye. A Christianity Today editorial. (March 19, 2002)

Which Version Should We Use? What we said when the NIV was first published. A Christianity Today editorial. (March 19, 2002)

Christian History Corner: Translation WarsS harp as debate over the TNIV may be, the version's translators are getting off easy compared to John Wycliffe and William Tyndale. (March 1, 2002)

Comparing the Three NIVs How does the TNIV treat verses that were earlier criticized as theologically incorrect? (Jan. 31, 2002)

Revised NIV Makes Its Debut Translators alter 7 percent of the text to update style and gender issues. (Jan. 28, 2002)

A Translation Fit For a King In the beginning, the King James Version was an attempt to thwart liberty. In the end, it promoted liberty. (Oct. 22, 2001)

The Reluctant Romans At Douai in Flanders, Catholic scholars translated the Bible into English as an alternative to the Bible of "the heretics." (Oct. 22, 2001)

We Really Do Need Another Bible Translation As good as many modern versions are, they often do not allow us to hear what the Holy Spirit actually said. (Oct. 19, 2001)

Old Wisdom for New Times The International Bible Society is doing "spiritual archaeology" and retro-publishing to reach seekers. (April 23, 2001)

And the Word Came with Pictures Visual Bible International (VBI), is producing a movie version of the Bible book for book, word for word. (March 1, 2001)

New Bible translations help to preserve world's disappearing languages The total number of languages in which the Bible is available in part or in its entirety now stands at 2,233. (Feb. 28, 2000)

The Battle for the Inclusive Bible Conflicts over "gender-neutral" versions are not really about translation issues. (Nov. 15, 1999)

What Bible Version Did Jesus Read? What does the knowledge that Jesus used different versions of Scripture mean for us today? (April 26, 1999)

Do Inclusive-Language Bibles Distort Scripture? He Said, They Said (October 27, 1997)

The Great Translation Debate The divide over gender-inclusive Bibles hides what unites us. (Oct. 27, 1997)

On the Shoulders of King James Barclay M. Newman has kept before him a question posed by the translators of the 1611 King James Version: "What can be more [important] than to deliver God's book unto God's people in a tongue which they understand?" (Oct. 27, 1997)

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October 7 2002, Vol. 46, No. 11