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In the early 17th century under the auspices of King James I, translators placed the Bible in the hands of everyday people. The King James Version (KJV) was an astonishing achievement that brought God's written word to all English-speaking people for the first time in history. But words and their meanings change over time. By the mid-20th century, people had long since stopped speaking King James English. Many continued to read the KJV Bible, but frequently misunderstood its older English terms. The time was ripe for a new translation that would communicate God's eternal truth in contemporary language. The International Bible Society (IBS) and Zondervan bridged the communication gap with what was to become the bestselling modern translation. Published in 1978, the New International Version (NIV) became the translation most read and most trusted for its accuracy and clarity, and was embraced by scholars, pastors, teachers and millions of Bible readers worldwide. Today's New International Version (TNIV) continues the NIV's life-giving legacy of communicating the Bible's timeless truth in today's language. In the past three decades, the English language has changed at an unprecedented pace. The TNIV ensures that God's unchanging message will continue to be expressed clearly and understandably to an emerging generation of readers. Like the NIV, the TNIV is a marriage of pinpoint accuracy with easy accessibility. It is the masterwork of an interdenominational team of world-renowned translators and language experts, including several members from the original NIV team. The TNIV incorporates not only changes in the English language that have occurred during the past thirty years since the NIV was launched, but also reflects significant advances in Biblical scholarship made during that time. Remaining unswervingly faithful to the original Greek. Hebrew and Aramaic texts, the TNIV speaks God's words to today's world. Book jacket.… (more)