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Hmmm....5 books to choose from!

Mustard Seed

Mustard Seed

Jack of all trades... :)
I have a question for all Christians...does not matter what church you go to or if you even go to church at all! :)
Ok..I have 5 Bibles that I currently have at my disposal.

1) King James Version
2) The New International version
3) The Good News Bible
4) The Amplified Bible
5) The New American Bible. ( this one seems to be Catholic orientated )

My question is what do you all think is the better translation to read/study? Or maybe the best two? So If anyone could tell me which one or two in thier opinion and give me a explanation for your reason that would be great! :D
Also no debating please...these are just personal preferences...thank you in advance.

ps. as a small bribe.....Fruballs to whoever responds, lol.

Thanks, darnell
 
Aqualung

Aqualung

Tasty
I'd go with the NRSV, personally, but tha'ts no on there... :p Of those five, the only I've read is the KJV, so that will be my next choice.

I highly suggest investing in an NRSV, perhaps the Harper Collins study bible.
 
Bishka

Bishka

Veteran Member
Personally, I enjoy the KJV one. To me it's the one with the least errors and the others seem to be 'newer' and more fit to what the translators wanted it to say. That is just my view on it. :)
 
Mustard Seed

Mustard Seed

Jack of all trades... :)
Thank you both for responding....pretty fast!
By the way, what does NRSV stand for?

I just found out today that my fiance kept all these Bibles in storage.
I only have one, personally, and it was the New International Bible. I have noticed that they have added words and verses to it. It actually says right in it, which particular one was added. After reading that....I sit back and wonder if I am reading the right book.
I mean, I can understand changing some words ( as long as it does not dirupt the meaning) but adding a whole new verse?! I dont know....
 
Bishka

Bishka

Veteran Member
daddyholland said:
I just found out today that my fiance kept all these Bibles in storage.
I only have one, personally, and it was the New International Bible. I have noticed that they have added words and verses to it. It actually says right in it, which particular one was added. After reading that....I sit back and wonder if I am reading the right book.
I mean, I can understand changing some words ( as long as it does not dirupt the meaning) but adding a whole new verse?! I dont know....
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That's why I do not like the newer versions, and I also like how the KJV flows.
 
yuvgotmel

yuvgotmel

Well-Known Member
Just some FYI stuff... The NIV was transcribed by a myriad of scholars from various Christian demonations and Hebrew scholars. Furthermore, the NIV is more similar to the JPS (Jewish Publishing Society) of the Tanach ("Old Testament") than any other Christian-bible translation.

Oh...add... When the NIV was made, the scholars also had, in their possession, the "Dead Sea Scrolls" to help in the translation process (which they did use).
 
Katzpur

Katzpur

Not your average Mormon
For me, the KJV is closest to the original text in terms of what the authors wanted to say. I also think the language is beautiful. I've got to say, though, that it's sometimes hard for me to understand and I don't consider myself stupid.
 
Mustard Seed

Mustard Seed

Jack of all trades... :)
yuvgotmel said:
Just some FYI stuff... The NIV was transcribed by a myriad of scholars from various Christian demonations and Hebrew scholars. Furthermore, the NIV is more similar to the JPS (Jewish Publishing Society) of the Tanach ("Old Testament") than any other Christian-bible translation.
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So you reccommend it?
 
yuvgotmel

yuvgotmel

Well-Known Member
yuvgotmel

yuvgotmel

Well-Known Member
daddyholland said:
Thank you aswell....maybe something to look at in the future. :)
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You're welcome.

I mentioned the JPS Tanach in my first post. But I would like it known that the JPS version is NOT considered a "Kosher" translation. However, it is the most similar to the NIV.

(That is also why I included an additional post with "Kosher" translations of the Torah and Haftarot = Tanach.)
 
joeboonda

joeboonda

Well-Known Member
Why not use all of them? For example, I read the KJV moslty, as I prefer it and enjoy it, and can memorize it easier by sticking to one version. And although I have learned all the out-of-date words, I have found greater understanding of certain passages by comparing them with other versions. http://www.biblegateway.com is a good place to compare versions and to look up passages.
 
*Paul*

*Paul*

Jesus loves you
daddyholland said:
I have a question for all Christians...does not matter what church you go to or if you even go to church at all! :)
Ok..I have 5 Bibles that I currently have at my disposal.
1) King James Version
2) The New International version
3) The Good News Bible
4) The Amplified Bible
5) The New American Bible. ( this one seems to be Catholic orientated )
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I have read all of the Amplified bible including the footnotes. nearly all of the NIV and all of the King James, I only use the King James bible now, i find it easier to memorize, it is literally translated, was compared with the labours of previous translators and the translators themsleves were extremely learned in church history and the original tongues what we know of them. The amplified is good for giving the meaning of words and if you follow the cross references it will give a good grounding but i found that some of the footnotes gave me doubts and needless problems. The NIV gave me problems and I can't trust it at all to the point that if I am at a church where they all use it i will cling on to my KJV and use that, you'd be suprised at how different they are in some places, some doctrines are weakend by it's omissions.

So personally I would strongly reccommend that you use the KJV with all the thee thous and shews.

ps. as a small bribe.....Fruballs to whoever responds, lol.
Thanks, darnell
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I'll be checking.
 
Mustard Seed

Mustard Seed

Jack of all trades... :)
*Paul* said:
So personally I would strongly recommend that you use the KJV with all the thee thous and shews.
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Thank you for the response Paul....most people, including yourself are in agreement. Plus I like the style of writing as well. I think I'll take your other advice as well and use the Amplified version as a cross-reference.

I'll be checking.
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Hurry up and check now! :D

Thanks for the advice,

darnell :)
 
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