NI NWT John 1:1 still says "a god" ... but ....

by mindnumbed 4 Replies latest watchtower bible

  • mindnumbed
  • slimboyfat
    slimboyfat

    None of the Christologically significant verses have been altered in the slightest as far as I can tell. It's as if they are afraid to touch them because they are too important or controversial to mess with. Even the awkward wording of Phil 2:5-11 is largely retained, and the grammatically problematic John 8:58.

  • Londo111
    Londo111

    I've been spotchecking the NNWT this morning on the phone app on a number of doctrinal issues, not just the diety of Christ. It appears really largely a cut and paste from the NWT.

  • slimboyfat
    slimboyfat

    Yeah in all the controversial verses the same. However take a look at Ecclesiastes - it's like a completely different translation. The extent of the revision seems to be very uneven across the whole of the Bible.

  • sd-7
    sd-7

    That was one of the first things I noticed about it. I actually appreciate the presence of the alternate rendering "was divine" there.

    --sd-7

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