generic copyright, diglots and bible quotations in multiple formats, including commercial and non-commercial publications. The NET Bible's approach to copyright is self-summarised as: In "Copyright Innovations – Toward a New Model," the Ministry First position statement makes at least four additional important clarifications: We still don’t fully like the copyright notice for the NET Bible, but in our litigious world it remains a challenge... We believe that 1 Tim 5:17-18 (the author has the right to be paid) and Lev 23:22 (allow the poor and foreigner free access) can be simultaneously satisfied far better with a new Internet model... We want all authors to know that the NET Bible is a safe choice. It is time for ministry to be more free – and for a Bible which puts ministry first....Let us know how we can better serve your needs. However, these statements do not form part of the copyright notice itself, so their legal value is unclear. Functional and formal translation Gordon Fee and Mark L. Strauss see the NET (along with the NIV and the HCSB) as a "mediating version" between functional equivalence and formal equivalence. In the preface to the first edition, W. Hall Harris III, PhD, "The NET Bible Project Director" claims that the NET Bible solve the problem of dynamic vs. formal equivalence: The preface of the NET Bible presents the advantage of this feature in the following way: "The translators’ notes make the original languages far more accessible, allowing you to look over the translator’s shoulder at the very process of translation." Other versions The NET Bible has both English and Chinese versions. The Chinese version is also called Chinese NET Bible. Notes Copyright notice for quotations References External links 2005 books 2005 in Christianity Bible translations into English