Thanks Moe, I like the ESV but it has come under attack recently by those who say "The ESV is just a compilation of the NASB and NIV." I questioned one who holds this view in an email and they said its better to have both the NASB and the NIV than one ESV. I don't own an NIV but I have been told that it's ease of reading style makes it suitable for the non-educated. The CEV is labeled as having a 5th grade reading level which in itself I don't think is bad but I do have other misgivings about that translation. On a side note, I came across this definition of NCT while researching what BEB and other Bible translation abbreviations meant: "New Covenant Theology:Attempt to promote Dispensationalism under the guise of Covenant Theology." Maybe there is a need to promote a clearer understanding of NCT. Thanks, Harry ic2@... wrote: Harry, I would recommend the ESV for a new Christian. I almost always avoid using runing commentaries such as the Message and I just don't care for the NIV. My own favorite is the NASB but for pulpit or teaching I prefer the ESV. I'm no original language scholar so I have to employ all of the helps I can get my hands on. If I need a language scholar I call 1-555-nogreek. If that doen't help I call JGR. Grace! Moe > Just curious which modern Bible translation do you > believe is the best for new Christians today to read? > Would you suggest the Message? The New Living > Translation? The NIV? Or a different one? Would you > preach from the same version or do you have another > preference? Are there version you would not touch with > a ten foot pole? Why? > > Which do you like and why? > > Harry > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > -- > Read the Sound of Grace pages at > http://www.soundofgrace.com > > To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: soundofgrace-unsubscribe@... > > To view our online archive go to our web page at > http://www.associate.com/groups/soundofgrace > > > -- Read the Sound of Grace pages at http://www.soundofgrace.com To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: soundofgrace-unsubscribe@... To view our online archive go to our web page at http://www.associate.com/groups/soundofgrace --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish. -- Read the Sound of Grace pages at http://www.soundofgrace.com To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: soundofgrace-unsubscribe@... To view our online archive go to our web page at http://www.associate.com/groups/soundofgrace