Picturing Theology

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P i c t u r i n g T h e o l o g y

Translation Methodology Rev. Terry G. Cornett

Formal Equivalence

Dynamic Equivalence

Grade Level

Paraphrase

King James Version (KJV) New American Standard Bible (NASB) New International Version (NIV) New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) New King James Version (NKJV)

12th 11th 10th 9th

Hard to Read

8th 7th 6th

The Living Bible (TLB) The Message

New Living Translation (NLT)

Average Adult Level

Contemporary English Version (CEV) International Children’s Bible (ICB)

New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

5th 4th 3rd

Children’s Bibles