Review: New Living Translation, Second Edition

An easy to read, modern (American) English translation. The footnotes were more often distracting than helpful; to me at least. The most useful footnotes were for units of measure; the text includes conversion to American standard measurements with footnotes listing the original measurements and metric equivalents. It is unfortunate that the translators chose, for instance, to alter the original uses of the names Jacob and Israel and then add footnotes correcting themselves.

Anyway, this Bible was definitely a blessing to me over the past year as God allowed me to read through it. I know that God has allowed this translation to help me grow in His Word. And even though I find in inadequate for detailed study, I do highly recommend it for reading. As always, pray for God's wisdom and discernment when reading! And if the footnotes actually cause you to do some research, that can't really be a bad thing after all, can it?

Tag(s): Bible, New Living Translation