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Honky Lips |
You could also look at the New King James, it's more modern. but the ESV study bible is a very very sound choice. ___________________________ The point is, who will stop me? https://sigforum.com/eve/forum...990026293#5990026293 | |||
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Caribou gorn |
I personally like New American Standard Version and ESV better than NIV but NIV was my main Bible in my childhood and teens. There are three basic types of translations. One is a paraphrase which goes a little too much into telling the reader what the original text means, rather than just what it says. This can lead to a lot of negatives, imo, so I generally avoid paraphrases like The Message or The Living Bible or even the New Living Translation. The second are translations that aim to convey the text in a "thought-for-thought" manner. These are called functional equivalence translations. I don't have a problem with most of these but they do take into account more of the translator's perception than the next category. These translations help explain idioms, cultural usage, and colloquialisms that can provide some extra context. The potential is still there for the translator's understanding of those things to come through in the words. The NIV is probably the best of these. Lastly, you have word-for-word, or formal equivalence translations. These take the original text, be it Hebrew for the OT and mostly Greek for the NT, and translate the words with directly. This, of course, means you the reader are left to try to understand some of the things the functional equivalence translations try to explain for you, but you can also be assured you are seeing the text as closely as you can. KJV, Amplified, ESV, NASB in this category. My suggestion would be to get a formal and a functional and cross reference them. Perhaps have a paper copy of one and then also use a Bible app (I use Youversion) which often has many translations you can switch between. If I were you I'd have an NIV and an ESV Study Bible. The Amplified Bible is very wordy but could also be of use because it states things often in multiple ways and offers more than one word to get help explain what it means. For instance, John 3:16 in the Amplified Bible is really lovely, I think. "For God so [greatly] loved and dearly prized the world, that He [even] gave His [One and] only begotten Son, so that whoever believes and trusts in Him [as Savior] shall not perish, but have eternal life." Sorry to complicate this but there are also various study versions of all of these translations. My personal favorite is 100% the Thompson Chain Reference which gives cross-reference indeces in the margins about where you can find similar themes elsewhere in the Bible. Not sure if it is offered in non-KJV, though. Next would probably be the ESV Study I mentioned above. I'm gonna vote for the funniest frog with the loudest croak on the highest log. | |||
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blame canada |
I like the Legacy Standard Bible (LSB). It's an updated version(edition is the more appropriate word) of NASB (which has two editions, 1971, 1995), in 2020 the intent was to update language in the NASB 95, but ultimately the LSB was created. (more history and info HERE. This is my current daily bible: Amazon Link I keep a bunch of these around to give to people when they ask for a bible: NASB/MacArthur Study Bible (I see they've gone up (doubled) in price since I last ordered. Usually, you can get these for $15-$19 each, hardcover. Great study bible. It looks like he has an LSB version here $33: Amazon Link As for studying the Bible, as others have said, a great place to start is to just read it. Some basic understanding of the Bible helps. Most Bibles you find in the States will be a "Christian Bible", comprised of 66 books. In chronological order (out of a 365 day reading plan), this is the order: Link to a PDF with this chronological ordered 365 day reading plan (PDF) I think the Genesis Project (Answers in Genesis) folks do a great job of summarizing the Bible from a Christ follower's perspective. Answers in Genesis Bible page Hope this helps. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The trouble with our Liberal friends...is not that they're ignorant, it's just that they know so much that isn't so." Ronald Reagan, 1964 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Arguing with some people is like playing chess with a pigeon. It doesn't matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon will just take a shit on the board, strut around knocking over all the pieces and act like it won.. and in some cases it will insult you at the same time." DevlDogs55, 2014  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |||
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| Honky Lips |
A man of taste! the PPR is wonderful. the LSB is my primary modern translation, but I feel it's doomed to obscurity. ___________________________ The point is, who will stop me? https://sigforum.com/eve/forum...990026293#5990026293 | |||
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| Raised Hands Surround Us Three Nails To Protect Us  |
Start off with an NIV Student/Study Bible and don’t start reading the Old Testament. I find the NIV to be the easiest to read. I have been a Christian all my life and in February decided to read the Bible cover to cover. I bought this Bible and it is really helpful. Each book opens with what to know and what to look for in the upcoming book. It highlights important characters, historical info, traditions, and breaks things down with quite a bit of footnotes. There are also some summary breakdowns along the way for specific chapter or stories. https://a.co/d/5VkMjsa ———————————————— The world's not perfect, but it's not that bad. If we got each other, and that's all we have. I will be your brother, and I'll hold your hand. You should know I'll be there for you! | |||
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Mine is an ESV, but also has the preface for each book [all at the back, so you have to flip back there to get the preface]. Sounds like yours may give a bit more, which is nice. I did a cover to cover, took a few months & need to get back into it more than I do currently. The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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Yeah, that M14 video guy... |
Another vote here for the NIV. I've been using it since 1997. Tony. Owner, TonyBen, LLC, Type-07 FFL www.tonybenm14.com (Site under construction). e-mail: tonyben@tonybenm14.com | |||
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I got a new ESV bible (thanks P250UA5) - study, journal, normal print. It seems really nice but the paper seems a little thin (consistent w/ other bibles I have but seems too thin to take notes). If I do take notes, it will probably be on small post-its. I think the next bible will be a study, larger font with out the journaling margins. Unless I can find one with thicker paper. But this combination seems rare.... "Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it." L.Tolstoy "A government is just a body of people, usually, notably, ungoverned." Shepherd Book | |||
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| Raised Hands Surround Us Three Nails To Protect Us |
I am reading 5 chapters a night as my wife put the kiddos to sleep. Currently in Job, interestingly enough Esther has been my favorite book of the Old Testament so far. I do my prayer and devotional when I get up and it’s still nice and quiet. For that I use a Gus Lloyd’s a minute in the church series as I am a newer Catholic and it’s a nice set for specifics in the Catholic Church but not as heavy as the Catechism. https://guslloyd.com/collectio...d-back-to-the-basics I also go through a daily devotional at that time and then start my morning in prayer. ———————————————— The world's not perfect, but it's not that bad. If we got each other, and that's all we have. I will be your brother, and I'll hold your hand. You should know I'll be there for you! | |||
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My wife has the same ESV I have, I'm not a big note taker, so the pages aren't a concern for me. She keeps a small notepad, that's about the same size as her bible to takes any notes in during the sermon.
We just finished an Esther series at our church. Our pastor likes to work through individual books, which sometimes can take a couple months, but we like the format he uses. The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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is circumspective |
I use the ESV mostly these days, but will cross-reference to a few others regularly for clarity. For a chuckle, check out Proverbs in The Message (MSG) written in our modern vernacular. Remember, they're all translations and paraphrased unless you can read the original Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic. "We're all travelers in this world. From the sweet grass to the packing house. Birth 'til death. We travel between the eternities." | |||
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