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I'm extremely curious as to what the people on this board use for their own use. Also-what Bible versions do you dislike?
I guess I'm really asking "What English version do you use."
God Bless,
Michael
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I use the Greek (Nestle recension). Otherwise, I use the Orthodox Study Bible (BUT BUT BUT, the Greek text is the most important.)
Blessings!
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Yes, I find the Orthodox Study Bible very helpful, although I am no Bible scholar and can't compare with other editions. Is there anything like it for the Old Testament?
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Dr. John,
Do you know of a version of the Apocraphya in the NKJV? I used to use the Orthodox S.B., but I now use the normal NKJV, since it has the O.T., and
it is a pretty good English translation (at least to me it sounds good and is intellegible).
In Christ,
Michael
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Brother Michael, the 'intelligibility' is the critical issue.
I also use the RSV (Catholic edition) in addition to the Greek text. I kind of like the English.
Blessings!
[ 01-14-2002: Message edited by: Dr John ]
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Interlinear with the Greek is the best, but my preferred English translation for personal reading, despite the translation errors, is the RSV.
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This ign'r'nt human likes her New Jerusalem very much (matter of taste, guys, so put down the flamethrowers!!) with occasional dives into her Hebrew Old Testament just for the rhythm of the Psalms.
I absolutely cannot stand the New American translation. It takes effort to make sublime poetry clank that badly.
Just my two shekels,
Sharon
Sharon Mech, SFO
Cantor & sinner
sharon@cmhc.com
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I use the Orthodox Study Bible primarily because of the notations on the bottom of the page explaining the text I am reading. However, I also go to my "Orthodox New Testament" which is a direct translation from the original Greek by the 'Holy Apostles Greek Orthodox Convent' in Buena Vista, Colorado. This was a seven year endeaver by the nuns of this convent.
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What do I use -- my personal preference is for the one with which I was brought up - King James however I now use the Jerusalem.
I do miss the beauty of the language of the King James and sometimes just read it for pleasure so I can enjoy it - study is usually from the Jerusalem.
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Michael King,
The books are not called Apocraphya they are called Dueterocanonical Books. Apocraphya suggest the books are in question as to whether or not they should be in the Bible. They are Biblical books!
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Greetings.
My perfered translation is the Jerusalem from the late 1960s, though my bible is the Challoner-Rheims, which is one of the easiest for me to understand.
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At home for Bible reading I use a Catholic RSV from the Catholic Truth Society in England. I got it over there, as I did my Anglican Book of Common Prayer (1662 edition, my copy is circa 1920s), which I use as a psalter (Miles Coverdale's famous translations, some of which I know by heart) and sits on the analogion in my icon corner. I also treasure a 1930s American "Confraternity' Douay-Rheims Bible. I have the Orthodox Study Bible too but find its format distracting. http://oldworldrus.com
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I most frequently use a "Confraternity" paperback copy of the New Testament that I snagged from my parents book case for my devotional reading.
I also enjoy a copy of George Lamsa's translation of the Aramaic "Peshitta" text, but I must admit that I like the footnotes better than the text.
I also have used the Jerusalem Bible in the past as well as the Revised English Bible.
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Every English translation I know of has its problems ... one more reason to learn Greek, I suppose.
Since I don't know Greek (yet), I guess I'm stuck reading in English.
Personally, I like the Revised Standard Version - Catholic Edition and the Challoner-Rheims. Both have their problems. The RSV-CE has some inaccurate translations. The Douai-Rheims was translated from the Latin Vulgate, which could either be a weakness or a strength, depending upon how you look at it -- IMHO, it's usually a strength, but occasionally presents some problems with weird translations and textual shortcomings.
The Challoner revision of the Douay-Rheims is an improvement on the original D-R. Bishop Challoner compared the original translation with the texts in the original languages and made the translation cleaner and easier to understand.
I have never used the Orthodox Study Bible, but perhaps I shall have to take a look at it.
I find most other English translations lacking, except the Jerusalem Bible (not the New Jerusalem, which uses neutered language). I particularily hate the New American Bible.
peace,
Jason
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Have mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great mercy.
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