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Looking for a Swell Bible

mystic man

mystic man

Esoteric
So does anyone know a good "reformed" version of the Bible? One that speaks in plain ol' English and is ugh... "reformed"? Because I'm sick of the norm bibles like NIV, KJV etc...

So ANY suggestions!?
 
Jeremy Mason

Jeremy Mason

Well-Known Member
My friend owns a copy of "American Standard Version" and we've used it to cross reference Scripture and have found it useful. Check it out...
 
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angellous_evangellous

Guest
Well, I happen to know for a fact that Willie Nelson uses the ESV.
 
9-10ths_Penguin

9-10ths_Penguin

1/10 Subway Stalinist
Premium Member
mystic man said:
So ANY suggestions!?
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The Contemporary English Version is easy to comprehend, but I get the impression that in making it easy-to-read, they sometimes slightly change (or at least lose nuance) of the meaning of the text. It might make a good one to use if you cross-reference it with a more accurate translation.
 
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angellous_evangellous

Guest
doppelgänger;1163375 said:
He does. The paper rolls much tighter and burns smoother.
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I actually know a Southern Baptist pastor that used the pages of a Bible to roll joints.:yes:
 
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angellous_evangellous

Guest
doppelgänger;1163394 said:
Sounds like he found Jesus.
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Actually, I think that his wife and kids left him and he's an alcoholic.
 
3.14

3.14

Well-Known Member
sounds like jesus is like waldo one minute hes there the next minute hes gone
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its the guy with the horizontaly red/white striped shirt with glasses
 
BowMasterPK

BowMasterPK

Ex Catholic Sojourner
mystic man said:
So does anyone know a good "reformed" version of the Bible? One that speaks in plain ol' English and is ugh... "reformed"? Because I'm sick of the norm bibles like NIV, KJV etc...

So ANY suggestions!?
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What do you mean by a "reformed" version of the Bible?

I normally use a hebrew/greek interlinear for reading and it helps one to learn the greek and hebrew at the same time.
This is a very good interlinear though it uses the Wescott Hort Ms depending how deep you want to get into the Bible. [I am a newbie on this forum so I can't post links yet]

Scripture4all

[I also would like to know if anyone here is an expert in the Koine biblical greek]

2 of my favorites versions are Rotherham's [which is fairly literal] and Young LT.
 
Elessar

Elessar

Well-Known Member
I myself use the modern translation the Complete Jewish Bible, which uses a translation of the Tanakh (or, "Old Testament") based on the Masoretic text and JPS translations, and translates the extant Greek manuscripts for the Messianic Writings (or, "New Testament"). However, I wouldn't recommend it for non-Jews - the translation is specifically geared toward a Jewish cultural background (including common Yiddish/"Yinglish") terms in places where they translate in better than a truly English word.
 
V

Venice

Member
usually Bibles that are being sold at bookstores are already modernized. I have one that is just plain english..
 
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