Reeva,
The TNIV is the most modern version of the NIV.  It tries to use 
inclusive and gender neutral  language throughout the bible.  I agree, "YUCK!"
Kathy


At 07:02 AM 7/11/2006, you wrote:
>Hi Kathy,
>
>What is the TNIV? You'll find your reference below. How does it 
>neuter God? Yuckers!
>
>LOVE AND GOD'S MANY, MANY BLESSINGS,
>Reeva Parry and Mari.
>
>
>At 05:55 AM 7/7/2006, Kathy Du Bois said:
>
>>John,
>>I agree with you here.  I get so frustrated when people bring the 
>>Living Bible to bible study and think that they are handling a 
>>translation, or worse yet, think that their's no big deal in using 
>>it for study.    You can't do serious study on someone else's 
>>opinions of what the word says!  By the way, while I like the NIV, 
>>I understand that the New American Standard supposedly is a more 
>>accurate translation and I'm not crazy at all about the TNIV, which 
>>has attempted to neuter God.  That is going too far for me, for sure.
>>Kathy
>
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