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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Braun Tips the Scale in the WELS Translation Retreat
Brett Meyer has left a new comment on your post "District President Story Time « Light from Light":
Someone is stepping on the translation scale in the WELS -
"Differences of opinion may exist in those options, and we may have to do what the ancient church did—call a council to decide what it best for us."
Author: John A. Braun
Volume 99, Number 5
Issue: May 2012
(W)ELS
http://www.wels.net/news-events/forward-in-christ/may-2012/translation-102?page=0,0
"To study thoroughly the NIV2011 translation and evaluate other translations, WELS President Rev. Mark Schroeder has appointed the Translation Evaluation Committee (TEC). Members of the committee include Rev. Paul Wendland, president of Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary; Rev. Ken Cherney, professor at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary; Rev. Tom Nass, professor at Martin Luther College; Rev. Joel Petermann, president of the North Atlantic District; and Rev. John Braun, vice president at Northwestern Publishing House.
http://www.wels.net/about-wels/synod-reports/bible-translation/choosing-best-bible-translation-wels-publications
NNIV Translators -
http://www.niv-cbt.org/translators/
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GJ - A toe on the scale? Brett, that is definitely an Eighth Commandment violation, except one cannot cry slander if it is true.