What would be your critique of the NASB?

Question

Is there a better translation that's more free of bias?

How many credit hours of applicable languages do you have on your transcript?

Answer 1

I've only taken NT Greek (three semesters' worth); I've never taken Hebrew.

The NASB is a decidedly slanted conservative Evangelical translation. You should go for one of the mainstream translations produced by a large committee including scholars from all denominations, not just a narrowly defined slice of conservatives. But in the end, you need several different translations, and an interlinear edition of the original texts, if you can read any Greek or Hebrew.

On the conservative end of the spectrum, I like the Revised Standard Version and the (original) Jerusalem Bible. On the liberal end of the spectrum, I like the New Jerusalem Bible, the New Revised Standard and the Revised English Bible. The last is actually my all around favorite for personal reading and study. But for close reading of the text, it's not the best; probably the best for that purpose is the RSV.

Answer 2

I dunno .. but I sure like an answer I saw of yours .. full of Miaheyyun ... Peace my relation!