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Which Translation of the Bible do you prefer,...and why?
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In any choice between the lesser of two evils, evil invariably wins. There is no reason to prefer one version of the glorification of ignorance, the praise of failure and the worship of suffering, over another.
The common thread which runs between all versions of the bible and which should proscribe them from the bookshelves of the rational is their prejudice against the human capacity for goodness and virtue. The only humanity one has any right to prescribe as inherently evil is ones own.
The common thread which runs between all versions of the bible and which should proscribe them from the bookshelves of the rational is their prejudice against the human capacity for goodness and virtue. The only humanity one has any right to prescribe as inherently evil is ones own.
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wiz, Check your premise. I never claimed to be rational
NIV is very readable and evangelical, the Study version is a good buy. RSV / ESV are more literal, NRSV seems to be a politically correct ("gender-inclusive") translation in the same vein.
NEB / REB are very "British" translations, using what has been called rather stilted academic language (blowed if I can see it though).
NASB claims to be the most literal modern version available.
J.B. Phillips is maybe the most readable of the lot. New Testament only.
There are many many others. The best AV is Scofield, because he gives dates, e.g. the date of the creation was 4004 BC (Ussher).
What is so striking is not so much the differences as the similarities. I challenge anybody to find a mainstream version that creates significant doctrinal difficulties.
NEB / REB are very "British" translations, using what has been called rather stilted academic language (blowed if I can see it though).
NASB claims to be the most literal modern version available.
J.B. Phillips is maybe the most readable of the lot. New Testament only.
There are many many others. The best AV is Scofield, because he gives dates, e.g. the date of the creation was 4004 BC (Ussher).
What is so striking is not so much the differences as the similarities. I challenge anybody to find a mainstream version that creates significant doctrinal difficulties.
chakka, naomi, sorry . . . I don't get it?
Not at all jake, don�t you think there is something quite delightful in atheists debating their favourite version of the bible?
Obviously they need to tell us about all the foibles that we obviously don�t already know about within it, but I think all-round, everyone gets warm and fluffy. It�s rather encouraging.
Obviously they need to tell us about all the foibles that we obviously don�t already know about within it, but I think all-round, everyone gets warm and fluffy. It�s rather encouraging.