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Holy Bible (EHV): Evangelical Heritage Version

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The Holy Bible: Evangelical Heritage Version (EHV) proclaims the gospel of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. Translated faithfully from the original Greek and Hebrew, the expressions, imagery, and style of the original texts are present, giving readers an enduring picture of God’s awesome love. This translation will feel both fresh and familiar to you. The readable style of the EHV will help you understand clearly what God is saying through his Word. With a text that remains reliable and trustworthy, while at the same time being readable and familiar, the Holy Bible: EHV honors the heritage of the church, continuing to hand down the pure Word of God to the next generation.

3325 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 1, 2019

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July 10, 2021
I read this translation over the past year. The translation is accurate, but very wooden and unpoetic. I will continue to use the ESV and NKJV.
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20 reviews4 followers
November 5, 2024
There are three English translations of the Holy Bible driven by Lutherans: An American Translation, aka the Beck Bible (1963), God's Word (1995) and the Evangelical Heritage Version (2022). I found the EHV translation unique and enjoyable among English Translations and thoroughly enjoyed it.

The approach the translators, mainly WELS scholars, took was eclectic. Rather than go with one of the "big two" texts - the Critical Text or the Textus Receptus, the editors created a critical text of their own based on the TR, manuscript evidence, and the historic use of the Church. While translations from the Critical Text often set off John 8 (woman caught in adultery), John 5:4 (the pool of Bethesda) and. Mark 16:8ff (the long ending of Mark) with brackets or outright remove them, the EHV keeps them intact with a footnote explaining why they chose to follow the Church's historic use. Yet other texts like Acts 8:37 (Philip's response to the Ethiopian eunuch's request for Baptism) is removed from the body of the text and placed in the footnotes.

The Old Testament has more critical notes than I've encountered before. Rather than just follow the Masoretic Text, the EHV uses it along with the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Septuagint, and other manuscripts of various languages to produce an OT translation unlike I've seen before. Many of the included portions explain portions of Scripture I'd not understood before, and this is especially true of 1-2 Kings.

With the new and unique translation, there are some decisions about beloved verses that are somewhat disappointing. One example is 1 Corinthians 15:55: "Death is swallowed up in victory. Death, where is your sting? Grave, where is your victory?"

Another puzzling decision is the editors' introduction to the Biblical books. The Old Testament introductions were thorough and prepared the reader for the writer's themes. The New Testament introductions, on the other hand, were bare-bones, simply identifying the author and potential date of composition.

In all, I love the EHV. I believe it is a faithful translation that isn't afraid to blaze its own trail. While it isn't going to be my standard go-to Bible, I see myself reading it many times in the future.
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530 reviews20 followers
March 10, 2022
As a Lutheran Pastor I was keen to read this new translation from an American Lutheran source.

One of the goals was to achieve a balance of “old” and “new” - and it seems to me that this is achieved better in the Old Testament than in the New Testament - especially the Letters. Whilst I found the Old Testament, as a whole, very readable in this translation - I often came away feeling that the language used in Paul’s letters seemed a bit dated. I realise that others would see this differently.

I also thought it was a bit light in the footnotes in regards translation choices compared to NIV or ESV.

So will be sticking with NIV2011 as my primary version - but will be included this in my reference list.
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December 19, 2020
Every year I read through the Bible in a different translation or a study Bible and I did this in 2020. This year the new Evangelical Heritage translation from Northwest Publishing. I enjoyed the translation and the way the Bible was organized. Very pleasant presentation and package. And at the end of 2020, I say especially Come, Lord Jesus!
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December 31, 2020
2020 I read through the EHV chronologically via the Bible Gateway app
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March 24, 2023
This is the translation my church synod did, and I really enjoy it.
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March 28, 2025
Very readable straight forward language. The only thing I would say is with more poetic books like the Psalms it’s takes away from the beauty of it.
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August 12, 2019
This is a great new Bible for all ages. It is a great combination of Bibles from the KJV to modern translations. It is easy to read and a stable translation from the original languages to last awhile. KJH
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October 20, 2019
A Biblically Accurate Translation

I am so happy this translation is now available on the Kindle. Now I can carry my Bible wherever I go. This version seems a very readable and accurate translation.
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