Today's Newer New International Version

     In 2005 Zondervan released an updated edition of the New International Version (NIV) bible. Titled Today's New International Version (TNIV), it was received by conservative evangelicals much the same way that pulled pork would be at a Bar Mitzvah. Conservative heavyweights John Piper and James Dobson led the outcry against the TNIV. For information overload on this subject try googling "TNIV controversy" and cancel all your plans for the next several days.

     Zondervan gave up on the TNIV as sales were less than robust and as time elapsed it proved to be increasingly polarizing among evangelicals. They are taking another swing at an updating the NIV that they are hoping will be less controversial and more broadly accepted. The New NIV will be available in print next spring but you can preview it here.

     I used the TNIV and I generally liked it with a few exceptions. Some of my favorite biblical scholars such as Craig Blomberg, Craig Keener, and Greg Boyd all endorsed the TNIV.