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Christian (A) London posted an update 8 years, 9 months ago
I am planning to buy a copy of the Bible but was wondering if anyone can recommend the best translation to acquire?
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They say the King James version is the best. However you probably would be better in reading Joseph’ book “Genes, Giants, Monsters and Men. If you still want to read the bible after that, then…………………….????
The above is an interesting reply, Christian A, and I agree but am willing to proceed to recommend NKJV, The Orthodox Study Bible, eBook: Ancient Christianity Speaks to Today’s World, Thomas Nelson, Inc. (Available in print edition, too, of course 😉 )
No no no!!! For reasons too complicated to get into… use the King James…. not the “New” King James… which is neither new, nor a King James… Mercury AI, if you’re a member, go watch the Original Sin Video in the members’ area, where I do just ONE (crucial) verse and show the translational issues involved… and it’s only one among many. What modern “translations” are doing is giving you a reconstructed text, not the ecclesiastical text, in the guise of translations, and the theories on which most of those textual reconstructions are based are…well, shaky.
Interesting..I had no idea about the story behind why King James had the bible tranlsated.. .. found this site – http://www.christianity.com/church/church-history/timeline/1601-1700/story-behind-king-james-bible-11630052.html V. interesting..
QUOTE : “Reynolds “moved his majesty that there might be a new translation of the Bible, because those which were allowed in the reign of King Henry VIII and King Edward VI were corrupt and not answerable to the truth of the original.” James warmed to a new translation because he despised the then popular Geneva Bible. He was bothered more by its sometimes borderline revolutionary marginal notes than by the actual quality of the translation. ”
I’ve recently read this http://arcticbeacon.com/books/King_James_VI-DAEMONOLOGIE(1597).pdf which is a book King James DID write.
I suddenly and unexpectedly have the weekend off, so I will watch with especial thoroughness Giza Death Star Webinar One: The Juridical-Theological Doctrine of the Corporate Person, which I have not attended to previously, as well as Webinar Two, which I watched once, meant to return to and forgot.
Thank you, Dr. Farrell.
Christian A, I apologize for the latter part of my reply to Downunder ET’s comment.
No worries 🙂
Thank you.