Although the book is now more than 25 years old, the debate is still very much alive. The disagreement is simply stated: should Bible translation be guided by a literal correspondence between the original languages and the receptor or should it be directed by the need to make the message meaningful in the new language. Glassman, with a life time of translation experience, clearly opts for the latter. After reading this book it will be impossible for someone to dismiss a version as "merely a paraphrase." He assumes that his readers have no knowledge of any language except English so presents example of English translations to demonstrate his points. There are several indexes including one for scripture that could serve as a interpretive tool for those hard to understand KJV passages.