Which Bible translation (ISBN) would you recommend for someone who just wants to understand it, and not study it?
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Which Bible translation (ISBN) would you recommend for someone who just wants to understand it, and not study it?
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Ask your local priest.
I tried but the priest kept wanting to put things up my butt
That ain't no local church I go to. Have you been outside much?
>Have you been outside much?
no
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CSB is easy to read without sacrificing too much meaning
CSB uses the critical text and not textus receptus which means you lose verses
NKJV probably. You get some of the poetry of the kjv in plainer language
If a verse is in textus receptus but is absent from the critical text, the CSB will put the verse in the footnotes. And it’s a handful of verses so it doesn’t really apply to the average reader
Is that right?
NKJV, CSB, NIV and ESV are all good choices for regular reading. NLT is good if you want more of a paraphrase and aren't overly concerned with every greek word being translated accurately.
The NIV anon. You can understand enough of the writing where it's not like the KJV and you lose track of the context of the paragraph trying to understand individual words. As a side note, if you're ever reading someone's palpable's writing and notice you can barely maintain your wherewithal from word to word, they're probably very smart.
Modern English Version. I read that version from the beginning to the end while watching videos what it is about on Youtube. I suggest as well reading a survey book on the bible.
Maybe even a prayer book as well.
Translated into modern English, with full cross-referencing and historical explanation.
Can also be downloaded for free from archive.org!
https://archive.org/details/the-new-oxford-annotated-bible-with-apocrypha-new-revised-standard-version-2018
>Atheist study notes
yuck, no thank you. The Bible is the Word of God not a history book.
It’s also just an important piece of literary history. Studying it from an academic point of view is exactly what you should be doing if you’re going through the pantheon of classic influential lit. Why would you not want to understand the context and history behind it? It shouldn’t make it any less true for you
The point they're making, although you don't want to hear it, is that the Bible has been so thoroughly changed and edited, that it no longer resembles its original form.
It's my best understanding that the Bible was changed by the Roman Empire, at the various Councils Of Nicene, to transform it from a work of personal salvation, to something that would help prop up their dying government.
The sooner you realize that, the better off you'll be.
I don't think either of you are right and the bible manuscripts exhibit the greatest consistency of any historical document including those from before the imperial adoption of the religion.
Douay Rheims
>just wants to understand it, and not study it?
Robert Alter's translation.
Pros:
- It tries to maintain the poetic quality of King James, while it's language is comprehensible to a modern day reader.
- It is supplied with commentaries on word-puns, etc.
Cons:
- It's a Hebrew Bible translation. No New Testament for you.
NASB 95 is more or less word-for-word and is easy to read.