NEW WORLD TRANSLATION UPDATE

Has gone, although it never existed anyway (when proskuneo refers to Jehovah it was always translated as worship but when referring to Jesus was translated as ‘do obeisance ‘), the old distinction for plural second person pronouns like YOU and YOURS has also gone. The old ‘one word in Greek/Hebrew is translated as one word in English’. The most significant difference is that the translation has moved on the scale from being like youngs literal translation to something that approximates to the NIV or perhaps the HCSB. following this the usual various charts and maps with two important (for the JWs) chapters on the divine name in the Hebrew and. at the rear is a concordance and a glossary of terms. At the front is a section of 20 questions that people ask with colour drawings and short answers. Launched with an ‘app’ (JW app) which also includes other bibles from the watchtower, this NWT is not just a revision it is effectively a new translation.įull bible with centre references, summary (outline of contents) of each book in advance. This is different to the old NWT which originally had uneven and untidy typesetting.

A new WT invented font and crisp layout with even presentation. Sturdy but soft grey cover, with the wording inset into the binding and not printed on it. We will look at various features of this edition and make comments from more than one perspective. With a new translation philosophy and approach.

NEW WORLD TRANSLATION UPDATE

Known as the silver sword because of its colour, this is not an update it is a new translation.

New world translation