The seven winners for last week of the hardcover NLT Study Bibles are : Dan Masshardt, Greg, drmellow, Juan Martinez, Dave, Jimbo S. and CD-Host. All were randomly chosen (by the random number generator on my nerdy graphing calculator). Only six and seven people (respectively) entered for the last two days, so chances of winning [...]

Is the NLT (or any dynamic equivalent translation) good for serious Bible study? I have often heard people say that the NLT is great for daily reading, but it shouldn’t be used for serious Bible study. Why? There are probably several reasons, but I think one major factor behind this thinking relates to word study. [...]

Mark D. Taylor I thought it might be helpful if I commented on the NLT’s frequent use of “Hebrew” and “Greek” footnotes. Both of my examples are from the second edition text (2004 or 2007). Example 1: In Gen 6:2, the NLT text reads, “The sons of God saw the beautiful women* and took any [...]