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Why does the Christian Standard Bible aim for optimal equivalence? Optimal Equivalence is a translation philosophy that pursues both linguistic precision to the original languages and readability in contemporary English. In the many places throughout Scripture where a word-for-word rendering is clearly understandable, a literal translation is used. When a word-for-word rendering might obscure the meaning for a modern audience, a more dynamic translation is used. This process assures that both th