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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 10:10 PM Original message |
Which Bible translation is considered the most scholarly? |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
1. That would be the Jerusalem Bible |
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GrpCaptMandrake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 12:11 AM Response to Reply #1 |
43. I concur n/t |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
2. Read as much as you can.... |
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stonecoldsober (411 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
3. Monty Python had a good one |
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BlackVelvet04 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
4. I've read that the New American Standard |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
5. King James Is Good. |
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Devlzown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 10:21 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. The KJV is good for English lovers. |
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Kagemusha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 10:22 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. People spend enough time ignoring the parts that are plain |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 10:25 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. I'll Be Damned If I Understand What The Heck You Were Trying To Say Or How It Applied To My Post. |
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Kagemusha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 01:01 AM Response to Reply #13 |
44. Sigh. Sorry. |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 01:16 AM Response to Reply #44 |
47. Ahhhhhh Yes. Exactly What I Was Trying To Say. |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 10:29 PM Response to Reply #5 |
14. but which one? |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 11:00 PM Response to Reply #14 |
30. Self-Delete. |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 01:24 AM Response to Reply #5 |
50. I like... |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 10:15 PM Response to Original message |
6. The Skeptic/Atheist community uses the SkepticsAnnotatedBible |
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Trajan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 10:23 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Yep .... I call it the SAB Version .... |
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libnnc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 10:16 PM Response to Original message |
7. Oxford Annotated was our required |
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Liberal Lassie (143 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 10:29 PM Response to Reply #7 |
15. FORGET about school, Even Paul Simon said, |
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libnnc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 10:33 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. um, okay.... |
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Liberal Lassie (143 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 10:38 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Your welcome and thanks for your underwhelming understanding |
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libnnc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 10:41 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Well then if you're trying to help the OP, it is usually |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 10:45 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. "learn the truth"? |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 10:46 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Actually no, I just wanted to know if there was a version used by |
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libnnc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 10:51 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. I attended a small United Methodist college |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 10:51 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Is it available on-line? |
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libnnc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 11:01 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. not sure about that...I've never tried to search for it |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 11:09 PM Response to Reply #18 |
34. There's very little "truth" in the bible. |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 11:41 PM Response to Reply #34 |
39. Actually There Is A TON Of Truth In The Bible. In Fact, Purer Truth Than You Can Find Almost |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 11:42 PM Response to Reply #18 |
40. I Prefer That Version Myself. |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 01:26 AM Response to Reply #7 |
51. Hey... |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 10:19 PM Response to Original message |
8. This one: Check it out |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 10:20 PM Response to Original message |
9. You might also want to check out the Jefferson Bible |
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fairfaxvadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 10:36 PM Response to Original message |
17. Well, I've only read the new Catholic version... |
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Liberal Lassie (143 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 10:49 PM Response to Reply #17 |
24. AGREED, but please remember the Iraqi people did the |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 11:38 PM Response to Reply #24 |
37. Not all the looting was done by Iraqis |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 10:40 PM Response to Original message |
19. Depends on what sect you are in... |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
21. Purpose is important |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 10:50 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Actually, I want to teach my son the version that is considered to |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 10:54 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. May I recommend a book |
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Liberal Lassie (143 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 10:55 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. Good for you. |
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burrowowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 11:01 PM Response to Original message |
31. Go to a Catholic bookstore |
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walldude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 11:07 PM Response to Original message |
33. Your question pretty much sums up my entire problem with |
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BrotherBuzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 11:17 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Good on you and the Golden Rule |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 11:41 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. Where did you get all of those? Thank you, saving. |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 11:19 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. I think it doesn't hurt |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 11:46 PM Response to Reply #36 |
41. As a professional translator, I know that there can be several "correct" |
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Malikshah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 01:17 AM Response to Reply #33 |
48. True-- as a scholar of Islam, the Qur'an issue is both more simple |
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JohnLocke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 12:02 AM Response to Original message |
42. Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures |
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johnnypneumatic (461 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 01:07 AM Response to Original message |
45. the Brick Testament is the only one I will ever use |
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Rosemary2205 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 01:11 AM Response to Original message |
46. The big shots use the 4 language bibles |
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Bolo Boffin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 01:23 AM Response to Original message |
49. Check out the New Revised Standard - Harper Collins Study Edition |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 01:28 AM Response to Original message |
52. I like the Amplified Bible |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 02:06 AM Response to Original message |
53. The Revised English Bible |
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mcctatas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 02:15 AM Response to Original message |
54. Harper Collins Study bible... |
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