Recommend a Bible

[Desert Snake]

Recommend a Bible, OT & NT and extra writings o.k., multilingual word notes are a plus, size doesn't matter, I don't want a bunch of 'extra' cross verse "prophecy" unless it's necessary to meaning.

cheers~disciple

 

[InvestigateTruth]

I think the "Young's Literal Translation" is one of the translations that must be used. I often consult different translations, while comparing it to the word to word literal translation, to find the most accurate translation. I don't think any particular Bible is perfectly accurate. each bible may have got some verses translated most accurately.
What is important is to keep in mind that each translation of Bible is basically effected by interpretations of the individuals that participated in translation.

 

[Shiranui117]

I like the English Standard Version, New American Standard Bible, and the Eastern Orthodox Bible--the third one currently has the New Testament available, and they're working on the full version of the OT, which includes what some call the Apocrypha. Despite the name, it's not an apologetics Bible, but it actually focuses on covering variations between different manuscript traditions like any other scholarly translation of the Bible, and the footnotes reflect that.

 

[Desert Snake]

Thanks for the recommendations.

 

[Desert Snake]

Anyone else? I'm going to be picking up a bible soon.

 

[Nada]

Anyone else? I'm going to be picking up a bible soon.

New World Translation

 

[ChristineES]

I used to read the NIV, but now I am reading both the MKJV (modern King James Version) and American Standard Version (ASV). Any version will do, some people like to read paraphrased Bibles like Good News Bible, Living Translations, etc because they are easier to understand. I was told that the NIV is good for reading but not very good for studying.

 

[Desert Snake]

Thanks for the recommendations people.

 

[Sees]

My opinion doesn't really belong here but I wanted to give a big thumbs up to a New Living Translation with as many notes, guides, features as possible. I've spent an insane amount of time with many translations before settling on it as my favorite "physical" Bible.

 

[Estro Felino]

I suggest either the New American Bible or the KJV 2000

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

I think the "Young's Literal Translation" is one of the translations that must be used. I often consult different translations, while comparing it to the word to word literal translation, to find the most accurate translation.

How would you know? And why would insist that a 'literal' translation of 2500 year old idiom and contextualized narrative should be preferred to the efforts of modern day scholarship? I suspect that you know little about language and even less about Biblical Hebrew.

 

[Levite]

The JPS translation as presented in the Jewish Study Bible, edited by Mark Zvi Brettler, Adele Berlin, and Michael Fishbane. Best available full-Tanach translation, though not necessarily without its flaws. But good.

For the Torah alone (not including the rest of the Tanach): The Five Books of Moses, translated by Everett Fox. And The Five Books of Moses, translated by Robert Alter.
And The Living Torah, translated by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan.

 

[Desert Snake]

The JPS translation as presented in the Jewish Study Bible, edited by Mark Zvi Brettler, Adele Berlin, and Michael Fishbane. Best available full-Tanach translation, though not necessarily without its flaws. But good.

For the Torah alone (not including the rest of the Tanach): The Five Books of Moses, translated by Everett Fox. And The Five Books of Moses, translated by Robert Alter.
And The Living Torah, translated by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan.

Thanks for the recommendation

 

[ChristineES]

Thanks for the recommendation

Me, too. I think I want to look for that translation, too. I've had some serious thoughts in the past of converting to Judaism.

 

[roger1440]

Recommend a Bible, OT & NT and extra writings o.k., multilingual word notes are a plus, size doesn't matter, I don't want a bunch of 'extra' cross verse "prophecy" unless it's necessary to meaning.

cheers~disciple

What Bible do you use now?

 

[Shuttlecraft]

I use the double-whammy of the fearless old King James Version (KJV) and the modern New International Version (NIV) for crossreference, and I also glance at other versions now and again.
Incidentally I haven't picked up a paper Bible for years because online Bibles are much easier to handle, the free 'Bible Gateway' is my favourite because you can type in keywords and phrases etc and look up various versions in a hundredth of the time it used to take in pre-internet days..

BIBLE GATEWAY- https://www.biblegateway.com/keyword/

 

[Phil25]

Orthodox Study Bible
http://www.amazon.com/The-Orthodox-Study-Bible-Christianity/dp/0718003594

 

[Desert Snake]

I use the double-whammy of the fearless old King James Version (KJV) and the modern New International Version (NIV) for crossreference, and I also glance at other versions now and again.
Incidentally I haven't picked up a paper Bible for years because online Bibles are much easier to handle, the free 'Bible Gateway' is my favourite because you can type in keywords and phrases etc and look up various version in a hundredth of the time it used to take in pre-internet days..

BIBLE GATEWAY- https://www.biblegateway.com/keyword/

No I prefer real i.e. hardcopy, Bibles.

 

[Desert Snake]

My opinion doesn't really belong here but I wanted to give a big thumbs up to a New Living Translation with as many notes, guides, features as possible. I've spent an insane amount of time with many translations before settling on it as my favorite "physical" Bible.

Why doesn't your opinion really belong here..?

 

[roger1440]

Regardless of what Bible translation you decide on, I would suggest a study Bible. A study Bible has maps, charts, diagrams, cross references, concordance, foot notes on many verses. Each book of the Bible will have an introduction explaining who wrote it, why and for whom and date. A study Bible will have nearly twice as many words compared to a regular Bible. If you have never seen a study Bible, took a look at one at your local library or book store. Also, if you will be reading the Bible often I would suggest a hard cover Bible. It will last longer.