FAQs

6. Are you going to make a red letter edition of the gospels, which honors Jesus’ words by putting them in red?

Christians have often made special decorated editions of the Bible, so we would have no objection to a red letter edition. However, right now our job is completing a translation that people will want to use in multiple formats.

11. Is the EHV a literal translation of the Bible?

The answer to your question is “no” “yes” or “sometimes” depending on what you mean by the word “literal.” There is a lot of confusion about the meaning of the word “literal” as it applies to Bible translations.

13. Will the EHV be a study Bible?

The initial publication was the “plain vanilla” Bible. For the most part the footnotes are limited to explanations of translation decisions and textual variants. But it was always our goal to produce a study bible based on our translation.

21. Does the EHV want to be the “official WELS Bible”?

8. Is the EHV Bible sectarian?

Our translators are confessional Lutherans, but they all understand and observe the difference between presenting a Lutheran understanding of Scripture in a confessional statement and importing that interpretation into the words of a translation.

27. Why should I try the EHV?

25. Has anyone proposed the idea of having Lutherans work toward producing a Bible translation before the Wartburg Project?

29. What were the greatest difficulties encountered in producing the EHV?

30. What features of the EHV set it apart from other translations?

62. English Spelling: "Worshipped" or "Worshiped"

24. How is the EHV reviewed in order to receive suggestions for improvement?

43. What is the relationship of the EHV Text and the EHV Study Bible?

49. Evangelical? Is This a Pro-Trump Bible?

63. Why doesn't EHV use more authentically Hebrew names?

80. Why Copyright the EHV?

48. Why Does the EHV Have So Many Psalm Headings?

15. Why is your translation called the Evangelical Heritage Version?

Our translation is called Evangelical because its highest goal is to proclaim the good news of the gospel of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. It is called Heritage because this word looks to the past, the present, and the future.