[jude24]

When you feel you have to water down the Bible so the Goddess-worshippers don't have a problem with it, you've gone too far. Ridiculous. And Zondervan? Shameful.

That's not even close to what they did.

In cases where a modern writer would not use a gender-specific term, a gender-neutral term is substituted. E.g. "my brothers" is now rendered "my brothers and sisters," that sort of thing.

This did not do any of the oddities like call God "Father/Mother" or any other B/S. Just change make generic references no longer masculine.

Now, the tNIV isn't my translation preference (I like the NASB, ESV, and NET), but I want to be informed about other translations out there.

[Ulysses]

bible bump for later

[Idzerd]

You are correct. The "TNIV*" is not "gender neutral" as the NRSV and other liberal feminist translations are.

The "gender accuracy" as the IBS and Zondervan call it does just as you say. ***In cases where a modern writer would not use a gender-specific term, a gender-neutral term is substituted. E.g. "my brothers" is now rendered "my brothers and sisters," that sort of thing.***

In fact, the KJV does the same thing in many passages:

http://www.tegart.com/brian/bible/kjvonly/kjvinclusive.html

I have a full copy of the TNIV* and will reproduce any passage that is requested.
Again, this is not an attempt to defend the TNIV*. I'm just interested in accuracy of facts.