[Fifth Business]

New: "John, nicknamed 'The Dipper,' was 'The Voice.' He was in the desert, inviting people to be dipped, to show they were determined to change their ways and wanted to be forgiven."

This is not an Anglican translation. It's Baptist.

[Jaded]

Not any Baptist I've ever encountered in my life. It must be a new fringe group.

[BibChr]

Actually, that's not a bad translation. baptizo doesn't mean "baptize," that's a transliteration/copout. It means "dip" or "immerse."

That's the weird thing about this: some of those passages actually contain good ideas, for paraphrases. But what's bad is REALLY bad.

Besides, another paraphrase is the LAST thing we need.

Dan
Biblical Christianity web site

[El Gato]

This is not an Anglican translation. It's Baptist.

It was by an Ex-Baptist minister. The think tank he did the work for, the "One organization" sounds like something Soros might pay for.

The One organization that produced the new Bible translation is dedicated to "establish[ing] peace, justice, dignity and rights for all." It is also focused on "sustainable use of the earth's resources," challenging "oppression, injustice, exclusion and discrimination" as well as accepting "one another, valuing their diversity and experience."