Accuracy of Translation
By Robert Martin
Banner of Truth. 89 pages. £4.95
ISBN 0 85151 735 8
In Northern Ireland I recently heard someone jokingly call the NIV 'the Nearly Inspired Version', but the way in which it has 'swept the board' in the last 25 years suggests that the joke is, for many, dangerously near the truth. I was plainly not the only one to miss Robert Martin's searching and important book when it first appeared in 1989 and I hope I will be joined by thousands now profiting from its return.
His book is, of course, wider than an examination of one Bible version. He sets the scene in three important chapters dealing with the importance of accuracy, the philosophy of translation and the nature of inspiration. For these alone the book is worthwhile.
