Are gender inclusive translations actually needed for today?

[YeshuaFan]

As whenever they have gone to being more inclusive, such as when the Niv went from 1984 edition to the 2011 one, made it much wose

 

[cocoa]

Im not familiar with this. Do you mind giving an example?

 

[YeshuaFan]

Im not familiar with this. Do you mind giving an example?

Gender exclusive translations Gender-inclusive translation is the practice of using gender-neutral language to ensure that communication is not exclusive or discriminatory towards any gender identity. This approach involves strategies like using gender-neutral terms ("everyone" instead of "man"), avoiding grammatical gender in languages where it exists, and adapting sentence structures to be more inclusive. The goal is to reflect modern linguistic shifts and make content accessible and respectful to a wider audience, such as in Bible translations that change masculine generic terms to gender-neutral ones where appropriate.
Examples would be when 1984 Niv stated blessed is the mna, while 2011 would state blessed are they , or blesed is the person.
Some issues
Problems with gender-inclusive Bibles often center on theological objections, such as the potential loss of emphasis on the individual and gendered relationships, particularly concerning God's relationship with humanity. Critics argue that inclusive language can change the intended meaning and tone of the text, sometimes obscuring patriarchal elements present in the original context or even altering foundational concepts like God the Father. There are also concerns that translations might be influenced by contemporary cultural pressures rather than solely reflecting the original languages and texts.

 

[cocoa]

Interesting. I never knew this. Thanks.for sharing

 

[bobinfaith]

As whenever they have gone to being more inclusive, such as when the Niv went from 1984 edition to the 2011 one, made it much wose

Gender exclusive translations Gender-inclusive translation is the practice of using gender-neutral language to ensure that communication is not exclusive or discriminatory towards any gender identity. This approach involves strategies like using gender-neutral terms ("everyone" instead of "man"), avoiding grammatical gender in languages where it exists, and adapting sentence structures to be more inclusive. The goal is to reflect modern linguistic shifts and make content accessible and respectful to a wider audience, such as in Bible translations that change masculine generic terms to gender-neutral ones where appropriate. Examples would be when 1984 Niv stated blessed is the mna, while 2011 would state blessed are they , or blesed is the person. Some issues Problems with gender-inclusive Bibles often center on theological objections, such as the potential loss of emphasis on the individual and gendered relationships, particularly concerning God's relationship with humanity. Critics argue that inclusive language can change the intended meaning and tone of the text, sometimes obscuring patriarchal elements present in the original context or even altering foundational concepts like God the Father. There are also concerns that translations might be influenced by contemporary cultural pressures rather than solely reflecting the original languages and texts.

Hello YeshuaFan;

The 1984 NIV has been long accepted by theologians, Pastors, etc...in the teaching of God's Word. The 1984 NIV has also been long criticized being categorized as the Functional Equivalent (keeping the meaning of the Hebrew or Greek but putting the words into the normal way of saying the same thing in English,) but also compounds another problem I personally have with the theory of translation.

The scholars, theologians and publishers were aware of the critique of the 1984 NIV wording, though being more gender men and he.

The original Hebrew and Greek text of men and he was actually meant for both men and women. Their efforts of the 2011 revision is commended, however,

It brought about as you suggest, a worse revision. Still, the opposite support still remains for the theologians, scholars and Pastors of the Bible who teach from this translation.

Are we allowing our culture to trump over the accuracy of the original Biblical language?

God bless you, YeshuaFan.

Bob