Ideal for churches and ministries buying in bulk, the NIV Outreach New Testament is a great tool to give to first-time Bible readers looking to discover God's Word. You can feel comfortable and confident handing this New Testament to anyone interested in spiritual issues, or is open to talking about God. Features include the New Testament text of the accurate, readable, and clear New International Version with sectional headers and translators' notes, plan of salvation, and table of weights and measures in a softcover binding. This low-cost outreach tool with extra helps is perfect for anyone looking to distribute God’s Word.
Books can be attributed to "Anonymous" for several reasons:
* They are officially published under that name * They are traditional stories not attributed to a specific author * They are religious texts not generally attributed to a specific author
Books whose authorship is merely uncertain should be attributed to Unknown.
This edition of the NIV is good for first-timers since its very readable and the New Testament is the best place to start. I would move on to an edition with a formal equivalence approach when study and memorisation come into play.
The problem with NIV is that certain passages concerning faith and works are conveniently translated so you won't notice the problems they create for Sola Fide. So while I'd recommend NIV for its readability, its very much a Protestant translation.