Favourite Bible

Hi,
I am new here. I need people to discuss the Bible with as there is often so much that it is hard to unpack, at least for me. Many heads are better than just one.

I wanted to know, which version of the Bible is truly your favourite?

For me it has to be the St James, for beauty of language. Though I do possess several bibles for quick reference. Further to my question, does it matter which version is studied? There can be quite a lot of difference in wording.

Hi,
I am new here. I need people to discuss the Bible with as there is often so much that it is hard to unpack, at least for me. Many heads are better than just one.

I wanted to know, which version of the Bible is truly your favourite?

For me it has to be the St James, for beauty of language. Though I do possess several bibles for quick reference. Further to my question, does it matter which version is studied? There can be quite a lot of difference in wording.

Hi,
I am new here. I need people to discuss the Bible with as there is often so much that it is hard to unpack, at least for me. Many heads are better than just one.

I wanted to know, which version of the Bible is truly your favourite?

For me it has to be the St James, for beauty of language. Though I do possess several bibles for quick reference. Further to my question, does it matter which version is studied? There can be quite a lot of difference in wording.

Hi Mary, welcome.
Great introduction.😊💕

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Hi,
I am new here. I need people to discuss the Bible with as there is often so much that it is hard to unpack, at least for me. Many heads are better than just one.

I wanted to know, which version of the Bible is truly your favourite?

For me it has to be the St James, for beauty of language. Though I do possess several bibles for quick reference. Further to my question, does it matter which version is studied? There can be quite a lot of difference in wording.

Hi,
I am new here. I need people to discuss the Bible with as there is often so much that it is hard to unpack, at least for me. Many heads are better than just one.

I wanted to know, which version of the Bible is truly your favourite?

For me it has to be the St James, for beauty of language. Though I do possess several bibles for quick reference. Further to my question, does it matter which version is studied? There can be quite a lot of difference in wording.

Hi,
I am new here. I need people to discuss the Bible with as there is often so much that it is hard to unpack, at least for me. Many heads are better than just one.

I wanted to know, which version of the Bible is truly your favourite?

For me it has to be the St James, for beauty of language. Though I do possess several bibles for quick reference. Further to my question, does it matter which version is studied? There can be quite a lot of difference in wording.

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Christmas 2022


I tend to gravitate toward the Berean Study Bible, but will also reference KJV and NIV, not necessarily in
that order It may be helpful to understand why different translations choose different words. For example:

Different Bibles are produced with different objectives in mind.

Generally speaking, for English Bibles, there are two dominant translation
methodologies: formal-equivalence and dynamic-equivalence.

In formal-equivalence translations, translators attempt to translate
each word in the original language into an equivalent English word.

These translations are generally considered more “literal.”

In dynamic-equivalence translations, translators attempt to translate the message/
meaning of the original-language texts into an equivalent English word or expression.

These translations are generally less literal on a word-for-word basis
but still seek to capture the meaning of the original-language texts.

Having said all that, in actuality, all translations incorporate elements of both methods.

Even the most “literal” translations necessarily provide aids to the reader in the translation
because certain concepts in the original languages would be nonsensical to most English readers.

Likewise, even those Bibles that tend more toward the “paraphrase” side of things are often
quite literal for passages where the literal rendering gives a clear meaning in English. source

Having a reading partner or a group you can read with may also help, especially
if you each read from different versions and compare word differences. Using
a site like Biblehub.com and/or Biblegateway.com can also be very helpful
in aiding understanding, as they give context, cross references, and a concordance

See? https://biblehub.com/john/3-16.htm

Dynamic equivalence is an attempt to translate what the writer actually meant. It is paraphrasing.

That's what I said...

... not quite,

Dynamic equivalence was identified as paraphrasing and juxtaposed against more literal translations.

Perhaps it was not as clearly communicated as it could have been.

Do we need a translator?

... not quite, there is a difference between interpreting what somebody said and what you think they meant

I would rather read what Peter said than what some backslidden theologian thought he meant.

George Fox who founded the Quakers and was a remarkable saint and prophet said "to understand the bible we must have the same Spirit that they had who wrote it."

I do not trust that committees of Catholics, Anglicans, Episcopalians, Methodists etc meet this qualification.

bluntly ... I believe they come across sentences which they find hard and they say among themselves "it can't possibly mean that .... "

How many of these people are like Westcott and Hort who gave us the Revised version who hated literalists but not publicly.

perhaps 70% of the KJV is a revision of William Tynedale's version, he was a BEAUTIFUL saint and martyr.