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The '''New International Version''' (NIV) of the [[Bible]] is a leading evangelical translation.  More than one hundred scholars, beginning in the late 1960s, undertook the project of retranslating the Bible for the best extant (existing) originals in [[Hebrew]] and [[Greek]] texts. Their goal was that the translation be:<ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/versions/index.php?action=getVersionInfo&vid=31#books&version=31;</ref>
 
The '''New International Version''' (NIV) of the [[Bible]] is a leading evangelical translation.  More than one hundred scholars, beginning in the late 1960s, undertook the project of retranslating the Bible for the best extant (existing) originals in [[Hebrew]] and [[Greek]] texts. Their goal was that the translation be:<ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/versions/index.php?action=getVersionInfo&vid=31#books&version=31;</ref>
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:an Accurate, Beautiful, Clear, and Dignified translation suitable for public and private reading, teaching, preaching, memorizing, and liturgical use. The translators were united in their commitment to the authority and infallibility of the Bible as God's Word in written form. They agreed that faithful communication of the meaning of the original writers demands frequent modifications in sentence structure (resulting in a "thought-for-thought" translation) and constant regard for the contextual meanings of words.
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:an Accurate, Beautiful, Clear, and Dignified translation suitable for public and private reading, teaching, preaching, memorizing, and liturgical use. The translators were united in their commitment to the authority and infallibility of the Bible as [[God]]'s Word in written form. They agreed that faithful communication of the meaning of the original writers demands frequent modifications in sentence structure (resulting in a "thought-for-thought" translation) and constant regard for the contextual meanings of words.
    
The International Bible Society (formerly the New York Bible Society) funded this project, and owns the copyright.<ref>http://www.ibs.org/</ref>
 
The International Bible Society (formerly the New York Bible Society) funded this project, and owns the copyright.<ref>http://www.ibs.org/</ref>
    
The NIV Study Bible remains one of the most popular study Bible versions.
 
The NIV Study Bible remains one of the most popular study Bible versions.
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== Criticism ==
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There are Christians opposed to the use of the New International Version. Their argument is that it was based on faulty texts, that certain doctrines have been slipped in by the various translators, and that the language is not as beautiful as the [[King James Version]].
      
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See also:  [[Concordia Self Study Bible]]
 
See also:  [[Concordia Self Study Bible]]
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