Bible Version Detail — The Living Bible (TLB)
Abbreviation:
TLB
Name:
The Living Bible
Functional Translation (1-10):
7
Formal Translation (1-10):
1
Ease of Reading (1-10):
8
Public Reading (1-10):
3
Serious Study (1-10):
1
Gender Neutral Language (1-10):
2
Capitalization of pronouns referring to God (Yes/No):
Yes
Extensive Translation of cultural terms (Yes/No):
No
Translated by Committee (Yes/No):
No
Interdenominational Participation (Yes/No):
No
Interfaith Participation (Yes/No):
No
Committee Note:
Individual evangelical translator
The Living Bible is a true paraphrase, since the translator, Kenneth Taylor, worked from an existing English text, the American Standard Version. The Living Bible is very free, and while I don't call it a cultural translation, it does occasionally translate cultural terms and references.