tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3613525030683671127.post8728608183724443214..comments2023-10-12T14:09:33.965-07:00Comments on The Biblia Hebraica Blog: Battle of the Study Bibles: NLT vs ESV, Part 3Douglas Mangumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267532075493569019noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3613525030683671127.post-50333124219529531262008-09-03T21:38:00.000-07:002008-09-03T21:38:00.000-07:00Elshaddai,I don't find word count to be a good exp...Elshaddai,<BR/><BR/>I don't find word count to be a good explanation, though I hadn't considered the challenges it could offer. If anything, save space and don't appeal to the Hebrew at all. <BR/><BR/>The problem is similar with ESVSB and NLTSB. The text is never completely clear, so we have to fill in the blanks ourselves. NLTSB does it by speculating about a possible answer. ESVSB (for Jonah) could have done the same thing, but instead felt the need to hang the interpretation on the "hard evidence" of the Hebrew language. It's tricky because the ESVSB didn't say anything that wasn't a valid interpretation of Jonah. The notes just gave a misleading impression of how Hebrew language can be used in interpretation.<BR/><BR/>Concerning the inline notes vs. the introductions, I discussed that a bit in part 1 of my review. I felt the NLTSB was more consistent overall with giving a unified feel and interpretation to the introduction and the inline notes. The ESVSB introduction was more detailed, but that's only a strength if you're looking for that kind of detail. The inline notes were still pretty thorough, but a lot was crammed into the intro.Douglas Mangumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15267532075493569019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3613525030683671127.post-89364658909436446992008-09-03T17:37:00.000-07:002008-09-03T17:37:00.000-07:00Excellent post! The problem of the maximalism and ...Excellent post! The problem of the maximalism and minimalism about the original languages is popular. Thank youManuel Rojashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06816106075378507810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3613525030683671127.post-3168835226039282392008-09-03T03:51:00.000-07:002008-09-03T03:51:00.000-07:00Great series! Thank you for sharing your thoughts....Great series! Thank you for sharing your thoughts. It's been fascinating to see so many different responses to the SB materials.<BR/><BR/>The author of the ESVSB Jonah notes contacted me a few weeks ago and mentioned several things about the process, perhaps most notably was the word limits imposed on them. I wonder if the "lexicon theology" as you've noted here was perhaps a result of trying to get as much information in as possible.<BR/><BR/>Also, I'd be interested to get your thoughts on the relative strength of the inline notes vs. the introductory materials. As word counts limit the scope of what can be presented inline, the preface essay(s) carry more weight, even though the casual user may never flip beyond the scripture passage they have in mind.ElShaddai Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06716066390161033335noreply@blogger.com