TNIV

I stumbled across a youtube clip where Rob Bell endorses the TNIV. I have the both the print and mp3 versions of the TNIV and despite the fact that I am continually making clarification marks I enjoy listen to and reading it. What I found interesting is that Bell provides two examples of "brilliant" translation. Eph 2.15 "new humanity" and 1 Corinthians 12.7 "common good". (The second example is not even a change from the NIV) Both of these translations examples are exactly what is found in the NRSV. It would have been nice if Bell had offered a little more interesting (perhaps 'substantial') reason for a new translation. The video clip amounts to nothing more than 'buy a Zondervan product because they publish my books.'