tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19505042.post5613909015638125909..comments2024-01-29T06:02:39.583-08:00Comments on Suzanne's Bookshelf: Reflections on ESV onlyismSuzanne McCarthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033350578895908993noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19505042.post-15815525549800300882009-07-24T14:08:03.949-07:002009-07-24T14:08:03.949-07:00Excellent post. There is much to like about portio...Excellent post. There is much to like about portions of the ESV, but the tendency to import the translators theology into the text is inexcusable. <br /><br />I've started reading the NET translation from bible.org. Though the NET team are mostly DTS profs and have a clear theological bent, the translation itself almost entirely avoids theological imposition. When it does slip, there is typically a lengthy footnote which gives readers the tools to disagree with the translators if they so choose.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05635426740700809467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19505042.post-11227131694600596192009-07-06T08:43:53.970-07:002009-07-06T08:43:53.970-07:00El Shaddai,
That is an excellent quote from Kenny...El Shaddai,<br /><br />That is an excellent quote from Kenny. Yes, that describes it very well. <br /><br />Rod, <br /><br />Thanks for linking to my series.Suzanne McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033350578895908993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19505042.post-39456374280566909742009-07-06T07:54:41.084-07:002009-07-06T07:54:41.084-07:00I totally agree with your sentiments. This is par...I totally agree with your sentiments. This is part of the reason why I refuse to use the ESV. I know the Calvinist, subordinationist biases of the translators.Rodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14847912389789698622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19505042.post-47581456610767163522009-07-06T03:55:36.933-07:002009-07-06T03:55:36.933-07:00Without denying the legitimacy of the issues you r...Without denying the legitimacy of the issues you raise, I also wonder how much of the "ESV onlyism" is due to the issues discussed in <a href="http://heissufficient.com/2008/11/26/should-the-esv-really-be-the-reformed-standard-version/" rel="nofollow">this post</a>, namely that the ESV "is the very best translation if you are consulting a Bible while reading or otherwise learning Reformed theology." The ESV proponents that I've come across mostly tend to be Reformed advocates, in terms of the issues that they're pushing.ElShaddai Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06716066390161033335noreply@blogger.com