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Honky Lips |
New Rome Press, just put out a a Septuagint and Patristic text new Testament readers Bible. _____________________________________________ Proverbs 3:31 "Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways." | |||
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If you are reading the Bible in your native language, understand that it has been through many, many translations. Understand also that something was lost with every translation. Pick a version that you are comfortable with and trust that the Holy Spirit will guide you to the truth God wants you to understand. (That grown sound you just heard, is me climbing down out of the pulpit).  Rod "Do not approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear, or a fool from any direction." John Deacon, Author I asked myself if I was crazy, and we all said no. | |||
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| Honky Lips |
Every major translation is directly from the Hebrew for the OT and Greek for the NT, the only real 2nd hand translation is the Septuagint is Hebrew > Greek > English but in it's defense that was the Greek OT translation that Paul used, so I think it's got Jesus' approval. _____________________________________________ Proverbs 3:31 "Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways." | |||
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I prefer the Amplified Study Bible. I believe it provides the best understanding of Bible Doctrine. "Ride to the sound of the big guns." | |||
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I myself have gone from the NIV translation to the ESV translation. Also if you would like to see all manner of translations of bibles, layouts of the variations, publishers, bindings, text sizes, etc then try https://evangelicalbible.com/ I came across their site several years ago when I was looking for a new Bible and it really helped me choose the Bible that I was looking for and ultimately bought | |||
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I was, long ago, a sailor, and Patrick O'Brien said of my species, "Sailors were as conservative as cats, as he knew very well: they would put up with incredible labour and hardship, to say nothing of danger, but it had to be what they were used to or they would grow brutish." This explains why my go-to is a KJV I received in 1969. The font seems to have shrunken lately, but it is, after all, what I'm used to. === I would like to apologize to anyone I have *not* offended. Please be patient. I will get to you shortly. | |||
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| Master of one hand pistol shooting  |
I have been reading in a WWII era New Testament Dad had in the Army. It is a small govt issued book. I also have a WWI era New Testament. And still have the Bible we read in 1950s church school. What version would these be? SIGnature NRA Benefactor CMP Pistol Distinguished | |||
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| Master of one hand pistol shooting |
I just remembered I had a pix  SIGnature NRA Benefactor CMP Pistol Distinguished | |||
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Most likely the WWI and WWII service provided NTs are King James Version, unless marked as Catholic items. There are some of both on Ebay; the Catholic NT is Douay-Rheims translation. The American Bible Society and Gideons International provided books for the troops as well as the Government Printing Office. The samples I saw didn't say which translation they were, unless Catholic. I have a small book of hymns and services (to include Jewish) for the US Navy and Army in WWII found in a surplus store years ago. Your post can lead to a neat discussion by itself! I found this item interesting: https://www.museumofthebible.o...ay-and-bibles-in-war The New Testament given to me at enlistment in '77 was from the Gideons, and in KJV. | |||
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This is not true, they continue to find old manuscripts that match what we have today. You are spreading a fallacy and probably are unaware of how manuscripts are translated. | |||
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I grew up with KJV. It’s what I study today You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier | |||
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The One True IcePick |
I use a Ryrie Study Bible - New American Standard 1977 (NASB) Found on ebay | |||
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I read the King James and NASB '95. The texts are pure and from the sources we have. I would caution using added books in the Bible, that were and should not be part of the text. Some were written by many authors throughout time and things were changed. There are also parts in the extra books where they are not inspired by God and they go off on man made tangents/falsehoods/false beliefs, ie. praying for the dead or paying money for the salvation of the dead, using frogs parts for potions/mystic arts, a place to work off our debts for salvation, etc., all of which are not Biblical/from God. They add man made ideas and were never part of the original documents but some preferred to have them added because they sounded good. The Gospels/New Testament were written by men who were alive during the time of Jesus and they wrote as such. The books were written by their writers during their lives so they could be approved by them or their disciples/witnesses. I always use the website - C.A.R.M. for those who wish to figure out what the world religions are about and to help you figure out what to believe. Got Questions is another good site to learn. | |||
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Told cops where to go for over 29 years… |
Another vote for the “Holy Bible” app. I haven’t touched a print Bible in years. Free app and lots of no cost Bible versions. My preferences are “Amp” (Amplified Bible) as it provides added parenthetical info to help with understanding context, ESV (English Standard Version) and NIV (New International Version). With the app, some versions have audio narration available and you can compare two versions side by side. Also through the app there are a variety of Bible “plans” available to help you gain a better understanding. I am currently working on “The Bible recap with Tara-Leigh Cobble”. It is daily 20-30 minute readings that get you through the whole Bible in one year in chronological order of the events, not necessarily the order the books are written or presented. With each days readings (usually 3-5 chapters) she also has a brief synopsis and discussion of context and importance of that days readings. It can be started at anytime, What part of "...Shall not be infringed" don't you understand???  | |||
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That's an interesting opinion. You are under the impression that the deuterocanonicals were "added" to the Bible? As I mentioned in my post earlier, the same Church and the same Councils that declared Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John to be inspired texts declared the deuterocanonicals to be part of the canon of scripture. The first Bibles included them. So the phrase "added" is a little misleading. A much more accurate way of looking at the deuterocanonicals is that they were "removed" by protestants after the reformation. Luther took a lot of liberties with the Bible that he didn't have the authority to do and it has wreaked havok on protestant theology ever since. | |||
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Timely thread. I just finished reading the entire Bible 2 days ago. I prefer ESV. There’s a chart somewhere that shows ease of reading and closest accurate translation and ESV checked all the boxes, at least for me. I also printed off the Bible in a year daily plan and followed that pretty closely although I broke it up into New Testament, Psalms and Proverbs the first year and Old Testament the second year. ----------------------------------------- Roll Tide! Glock Certified Armorer NRA Certified Firearms Instructor | |||
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