The Colorado Springs Guidelines is a 1997 document to address
gender issues in Bible translation. It was written by theologically conservative Christians in response to "gender-neutral" Bible translations, in particular the
New International Version Inclusive Language Edition
The New International Version Inclusive Language Edition (NIVI) of the Christian Bible was an inclusive language version of the New International Version (NIV). It was published by Hodder and Stoughton (a subsidiary of Lagardere Publishing) in L ...
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According to two participants at the Colorado Springs meeting, the final list of guidelines was compiled by reference to two separate lists drafted by each of the two ostensibly opposing parties who had agreed to the meeting to discuss their differences. One list was supplied by concerned scholars and pastors, the other by Ken Barker on behalf of translators and publishers.
[Poythress and Grudem, ''The Gender Neutral Bible Controversy'' (GNBC), (Broadman & Holman, 2000): 306.]
See also
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Danvers Statement
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Journal for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood
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Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood''
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Today's New International Version (TNIV)
Notes and references
Bibliography and external links
Colorado Springs Guidelines— copy at Bible-Researcher.com, edited by Michael D. Marlowe.
Supportive of the Guidelines
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Grudem, Wayne A.A Response to Mark Strauss' Evaluation of the Colorado Springs Translation Guidelines. ''
Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society'' 41 (1998): 263–286.
* Poythress, Vern and Wayne Grudem.
The Gender-Neutral Bible Controversy Muting the Masculinity of God's Words''. Nashville, Tennessee:
Broadman and Holman Publishers, 2000.
Critical of the Guidelines
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Carson, Don Arthur. ''The Inclusive-Language Debate: A Plea for Realism''. Grand Rapids, Michigan:
Baker Book House, 1998.
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Strauss, Mark L. ''Distorting Scripture?: The Challenge of Bible Translation & Gender Accuracy''.
InterVarsity Press, 1998.
An Evaluation of the ‘Colorado Springs Guidelines’ Ellis W. Deibler, Jr., TNIV web site (tniv.info), June 2002
Other
* Ryken, Leland. ''The Word of God in English: Criteria for Excellence in Bible Translation''. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Crossway Books, 2002. {{ISBN, 1-58134-464-3
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