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Archive for July 2008
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NLT Study Bible Seminar + Giveaway!

We’ve started the countdown: all of the hardcover NLT Study Bibles are arriving soon and will start shipping out of our warehouse. Most bookstores will have Some bookstores will start having the NLTSB in stock by one month from today: August 28!
We’re holding a couple of online events to celebrate:1: Live NLT Study Bible online [...]

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Can Vs. Should (part 1)

In my introductory post I mentioned that as a part of the product development process I often not only ask myself whether or not we at Tyndale can produce a Bible but also whether or not we should produce that same Bible.
To be honest my initial thinking was about the relative merits of a given [...]

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The Many Gospels of Jesus

Earlier this year, Tyndale published The Many Gospels of Jesus by Philip W. Comfort and Jason Driesbach. While most of the books that Tyndale publishes won’t ever be mentioned on the NLT blog, this one is an exception for two main reasons:

The authors are directly involved in work on the NLT. Phil Comfort is [...]

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Books, Bibles and Soldiers: Post-ICRS Musings

I returned last week from ICRS in Orlando (that’s “International Christian Retail Show” for those not in “the biz”). I always have mixed feelings about ICRS. There is a lot that frankly makes me cringe, but there is also a lot that gives me hope. Lot’s of great books are out there which will do [...]

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NLT Study Bible Advance Preview Copies

If you’ve been reading this blog, you’ve probably noticed that we’re pretty excited about the NLT Study Bible. It’s our biggest release since we launched the NLT back in 1996, as General Editor Sean Harrison and the scholar team have been working on this project for the last seven years.
We have just recieved our [...]

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Bible News at the International Christian Retailing Show

This week is the primary trade convention for the Christian Booksellers Association. There are always great Bible events and news at the International Christian Retailing Show (ICRS) and this week is no exception.

Mark Taylor introduced the NLT Study Bible at the large Monday morning session. More to come on his talk later.
Maureen Girkins, president of [...]

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NLT in the Blogosphere

It’s been just over a week since the NLT Blog launched, and already we’re enjoying the discussion and interaction that makes blogging what it is. Here’s a sampling of how our week went (if I missed something, let me know):
After a brief post in which Laura introduced the blog (and another in which I introduced [...]

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The Temple tax

Coins of at least three different nations were used in everyday life in Judea during the NT era. The NT text uses the names of Greek coins, Roman coins, and Jewish coins. The original readers of the NT were presumably very familiar with all of these terms and also knew their relative values, just as [...]

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My NLT Odyssey: A Bible translation story

*Warning: Long navel-gazing post below. Proceed with caution.
I love the NLT. It is one of my primary translations at home and at church, but this wasn’t always the case.
The first Bible I ever used with any regularity was an NIV. The small Christian school that I attended in first through fourth grade allowed us to [...]

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Words from the Chief Stylist

Greetings, blogophiles and bibliophiles. My name is Mark Taylor, and I will be contributing to the NLT blog from time to time.
In addition to serving as President and CEO of Tyndale House Publishers and Tyndale House Foundation, I’ve had the privilege of serving on the Bible Translation Committee for the New Living Translation. And more [...]

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