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New International Version Bible Translators, Who are they?
The purpose of this information is for people to know who the translators of the New International Version Bible are. (Information provided by Zondervan via email) If you have further questions contact Zondervan.
Committee on Bible Translation
HOW 'CBT' CAME TO BE
During the 1950s, there was concern for the translation of the Bible by
scholars fully committed to the verbal inspiration of the Scriptures and
the full authority of God's infallible Word. To this end, committees had
been appointed by both the National Association of Evangelicals and the
Christian Reformed Church.
These committees, made up of 30 conservative evangelical scholars met
together in August, 1965, in Palos Heights, Illinois. There, two historic
decisions were made that would push the New International Version (NIV)
down the road from dream to reality.
First, though they had no idea how to fund the project, the conferees had
decided the following: It is the sense of this assembly that the
preparation of a contemporary English translation of the Bible should be
undertaken as a collegiate endeavor of evangelical scholars.
Second, during the conference they voted to appoint a Committee of Fifteen
to replace the Joint Committee. Its members were charged with devising a
plan for making the new translation and then putting that plan into
motion.
Throughout the fall of 1965 and the spring of 1966 the Committee of
Fifteen filled fourteen of its fifteen mandated positions and adopted a
new namethe Committee on Bible Translation, or CBT.
CBT wanted to bring into English the meaning of Scripture as it was
intended by the original writers. Their goal was a clear and accurate
translation without the doctrinal baggage of any single denomination or
group. They agreed that those who worked on the translation must believe
in the plenary inspiration and inerrancy of Scripture.
Furthermore, CBT adopted the following evangelical theological statement:
In harmony with the expressed objective of the translation it seems
desirable that each person engaged in the work of translation should be
clearly on record as to his beliefs. Everyone is to subscribe to the
following doctrinal statement (or to a similar statement expressing an
equally high view of Scripture): "The Bible alone, and the Bible in its
entirety, is the Word of God written, and is therefore inerrant in the
autographs."
(Excerpted from Evangelical By Choice, by Richard Kevin Barnard, chapter
19, p. 196-198.)
NEW 'CBT' MEMBERS
When someone dies or retires creating a vacancy on the CBT, we discuss
possible candidates from several angles. We are interested in their
academic competence and scholarship, of course. But, they also must be
able to translate from Hebrew and Aramaic (of the Old Testament) and Greek
(of the New Testament) into English. They need to be able to subscribe to
our evangelical theological statement, including a belief in and
commitment to the divine inspiration, infallibility and authority of the
Bible as what it claims to be, namely the Word of God.
Such individuals also need to be able to work well, harmoniously and
smoothly in committees. While they may be qualified scholars, they may not
necessarily work well on committees. After discussing possible candidates
and looking at their qualifications, we will then decide on one or two. It
requires a 2/3 vote for someone to be invited to membership on CBT there is
currently one vacancy.
Consulted: Dr. Kenneth Barker and Prof. John Stek, 4/23/97
Executive Committee of CBT
Professor John Stek, Chairman
Dr. Donald Madvig, Vice Chairman
Dr. Kenneth Barker, Secretary
Robert L. Alden,
Conservative Baptist Theological Seminary,
Conservative Baptist
Gleason L. Archer, Jr,
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School,
Evangelical Free
Glenn W. Barker,
Fuller Theological Seminary
Kenneth L. Barker,
Capital Bible Seminary,
Evangelical Free
James R. Battenfield,
Grace Theological Seminary,
Grace Brethren
Harvey J.S. Blaney,
Asbury Theological Seminary,
Nazarene
S. Herbert Bess,
Grace Theological Seminary
W. Gordon Brown,
Central Baptist Seminary, Toronto
Donald W. Burdick,
Conservative Baptist Theological Seminary,
Conservative Baptist
Fredrick W. Bush,
Fuller Theological Seminary,
Presbyterian
E. Leslie Carlson
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary,
Southern Baptist
Philip S. Clapp,
Western Evangelical Seminary,
United Methodist
Edmund Clowney,
Westminster Theological Seminary,
Presbyterian
Ralph R. Covell, Conservative Baptist Theological Seminary,
Conservative Baptist
John J. Davis,
Grace Theological Seminary,
Grace Brethern
Wilber T. Dayton,
Wesley Biblical Seminary
Raymond B. Dillard,
Westminster Theological Seminary,
Orthodox Presbyterian
Ralph Earle,
Nazarene Theological Seminary,
Nazarene
David Engelhard,
Nazarene Theological Seminary,
Christian Reformed
Milton C. Fisher,
Reformed Episcopal Theological Seminary,
Reformed Episcopal
Lewis A. Foster,
Cincinnati Bible Seminary
Francis Foulkes,
Bible College of New Zealand,
Church of England
Richard B. Gaffin, Jr.,
Westminster Theological Seminary,
Orthodox Presbyterian
Wesley L. Gerig,
For Wayne Bible College
Donald R. Glenn,
Dallas Theological Seminary,
Independent
Burton L. Goddard,
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary,
Orthodox Presbyterian
Louis Goldberg,
Moody Bible Institute,
Baptist
David Gooding,
The Queens College, Belfast, Ireland
J. Kenneth Grider,
Nazarene Theological Seminary,
Nazarene
Clarence B. Hale,
Wheaton College
Murray J. Harris,
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School,
Open Brethren
R. Laird Harris,
Covenant Theological Seminary,
Reformed Presbyterian
Everett F. Harrison,
Fuller Theological Seminary,
United Presbyterian
Roland K. Harrison,
Wycliffe College, Toronto
Gerald F. Hawthorne,
Wheaton College,
Plymouth Brethern
Roy E. Hayden,
Oral Roberts University,
United Methodist
William Hendricksen,
Boca Raton, Florida,
Christian Reformed
D. Edmond Hiebert,
Mennonite Brethren Theological Seminary,
Mennonite Brethren
Mark E. Hillmer,
Northwestern Lutheran Theological Seminary,
Lutheran, Missouri Synod
F.B. Huey,
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary,
Southern Baptist
John C. Jeske,
Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary,
Lutheran, Wisconsin Evangelical Synod
S. Lewis Johnson,
Dallas, Texas,
Independent
Walter C. Kaiser,
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School,
Evangelical Free
Earl S. Kalland,
Conservative Baptist Theological Seminary,
Conservative Baptist
Kenneth S. Kantzer,
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School,
Evangelical Free
Homer A. Kent,
Grace Theological Seminary,
Grace Brethren
F. Derek Kidner,
Tyndale House, Cambridge, England,
Church of England
Y.R. Kindberg,
International Bible Society,
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Simon Kistemaker,
Reformed Theological Seminary
Meredith G. Kline,
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
Fred C. Kuehner
Reformed Episcopal Seminary,
Reformed Episcopal
William L. Lane,
Western Kentucky University
G. Irvin Lehman, Eastern Mennonite College,
Mennonite
Paul E. Leonard,
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School,
Brethren
Arthur H. Lewis,
Bethel College,
Baptist
Jack P. Lewis,
Harding Graduate School of Religion,
Church of Christ
Walter L. Liefeld,
Trinity Evangleical Divinity School,
Plymouth Brethren
G. Herbert Livingston,
Asbury Theological Seminary
Richard N. Longnecker,
Wycliffe College, University of Toronto,
Baptist
Allan A. MacRae,
Biblical School of Theology,
Bible Presbyterian
Donald H. Madvig,
Bethel Theological Seminary
W. Harold Mare,
Covenant Theological Seminary, Presbyterian
William J. Martin, Regent College, Vancouver,
Christian Brethren
Thomas E. McComiskey,
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School,
Evangelical Free
J. Ramsey Michaels,
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
Alan R. Millard,
University of Liverpool, England,
Christian Brethren
Leon Morris,
Ridley College, Mebourne, Australia
Robert Mounce,
Western Kentucky University
Roger Nicole,
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary,
American Baptist
John N. Oswalt,
Asbury Theological Seminary,
United Methodist
Stephen W. Paine,
Houghton College,
Wesleyan Methodist
Edwin H. Palmer,
Executive Secretary, NIV Committee on Bible Translation,
Christian Reformed
J. Barton Payne,
Covenant Theological Seminary,
Presbyterian
Charles F. Pfeiffer,
Central Michigan University,
Reformed Presbyterian
Robert D. Preus,
Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft. Wayne,
Lutheran, Misssouri Synod
Stephen M. Reynolds,
Gordon-Conwell- Theological Seminary,
Orthodox Presbyterian
Robert P. Roth,
Northwestern Lutheran Seminary,
Lutheran
Charles C. Ryrie,
Dallas Theological Seminary,
Baptist
Jack B. Scott,
Reformed Theological Seminary
Elmer S. Smick,
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
Francis Steele,
Upper Darby, Pennsylvania
John H. Stek,
Calvin Theological Seminary,
Christian Reformed
Harold C. Stigers,
Covenant Theological Seminary,
Presbyterian
Marvin E. Tate,
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary,
Southern Baptist
G. Aiken Taylor,
Ashville, North Carolina
Merrill C. Tenney,
Wheaton College
Gerard Van Gronigen,
Reformed Theological Seminary,
Christian Reformed
Larry L. Walker,
Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary,
Southern Baptist
Wilber B. Wallis,
Covenant Theological Seminary,
Presbyterian
Bruce K. Waltke,
Regent College, Vancouver,
Baptist
Rowland Ward,
Ulvestone, Australia
G. Henry Waterman,
Wheaton College,
Christian and Missionary Alliance
J.C. Wenger,
Goshen Biblical Seminary,
Mennonite
John R. Werner,
International Linguistics Center,
Reformed Presbyterian
Walter W. Wessel,
Bethel Theological Seminary, West Campus,
Baptist
David John Williams,
Ridley College, Melborne, Australia,
Church of England
William C. Williams,
Southern California College
Marvin R. Wilson,
Gordon College,
Conservative Baptist
Donald J. Wiseman, University of London, England,
Herbert M. Wolf, Wheaton College Graduate School, Independent
Leon J. Wood,
Grand Rapids Baptist Bible Seminary,
Baptist
Marten H. Woudstra,
Calvin Theological Seminary,
Christian Reformed
Ronald Youngblood,
Bethel Theological Seminary, West Campus,
Baptist
John M. Zinkand,
Dordt College
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