NicAnn Posted October 22, 2013 Author Share Posted October 22, 2013 So many to explore, and quite a few I haven't heard of! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisbeth Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 The LDS Quad. http://deseretbook.com/Genuine-Leather-Quad-Combination-Regular-Indexed-2013-Edition-LDS-Distribution-Center/i/5111101 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisbeth Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 duplicate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 I love my NLT Life Application Study Bible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 New World Translation revised 2013. Did you get your copy yet NicAnn? I have many many translations and versions though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 No offense taken! It is published by the JWs, but it's a pretty straight forward accurate translation comparing to other versions I've used. I do know that it's been critiqued for use and placement of the name Jehovah. I liken it to an easier to read KJV. It is an accurate translation. Jehovah's Witnesses base their beliefs on the Bible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicAnn Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share Posted October 23, 2013 New World Translation revised 2013. Did you get your copy yet NicAnn? I have many many translations and versions though. Yes and isn't it a beautiful version! It was a total surprise to the whole congregation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Yes and isn't it a beautiful version! It was a total surprise to the whole congregation. It is beautiful. I love it. I also love the AP. My mind is being jerked around a bit though when a verse is read that has a word change. :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kentuckymom Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 I currently use the TNIV (updated version of the NIV) for personal devotional reading. When I'm leading a Bible study I like to compare a variety of translations. One of my favorite ways to get people to see a passage of scripture in a new way is to have them read it in a variety of translations and compare. I own a wide variety of translations. I don't have any Catholic Bibles, but I do have and have read a copy of the Apocrypha (or Deuterocanonical books if you prefer). When the scriptures begin to seem bland to me, I like to pull out my Spanish or Swedish translations of the Bible (I'm proficient in both languages). Reading the passage in another language can make it seem fresher. My pastor preaches from the NIV mostly, though our pew Bibles are NRSV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LadyR Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 In our home we have KJV, NKJV, Holman, CEV, NIV, NLT, ESV and I think one more. I will add two more shortly: The NLT Life Application Study Bible 2012 edition. My current NLT is the 1996 version and there has been an important revision since then to "increase the level of precision without sacrificing the text's easy-to-understand quality". And the ESV Thinline Reference Bible 2013 edition. I curently have a 2002 version and I believe there have been 2 revisions since then. The NLT and ESV are my favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Orthodox Study Bible. I also own ESV, Reformation Study Bible (ESV), the Geneva 1599 (I want the Geneva 1560), KJV, NKJV, Thompson's Chain Reference (KJV)...and probably a couple of others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter's Moon Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Orthodox Study Bible (New King James version). ETA: I didn't answer your other questions. I have sloppy handwriting, so I prefer to not take notes or highlight in the Bible itself. Though, I will stop and write something down (or type it into my phone's notepad) if I find it interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 I have many, both Jewish (JPS Tanakh, Stone Chumash, Plaut Torah, Everett Fox 5 Books of Moses) and Christian (Oxford Annotated NRSV, Barry Moser KJV) but for "reading" my favorite is The New Jerusalem Bible, which is (from what I understand) a very popular English language Roman Catholic Bible outside the United States (where is is not super-common). I like the NJB because it has very high literary standards, yet isn't archaic. Really a pleasure to read as a "story." It is controversial (with some) for rendering the portions of the Bible where the Hebrew has YHWH as "Yahweh" rather than using a euphemism like "Lord" God or Adonai. Bill Bill, a Jewish friend recommended the Stone Chumash to me. Is it available online (they are pricey in the store)? Out of curiousity, are there differing versions/translations of the Talmud and what would be the most likely suggested by Conservative Jews? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Bill, a Jewish friend recommended the Stone Chumash to me. Is it available online (they are pricey in the store)? I got mine at a local (Jewish) bookshop, but I see Amazon has the regular edition for about $35. There is extensive commentary (really the main draw) from an Orthodox perspective. Out of curiousity, are there differing versions/translations of the Talmud and what would be the most likely suggested by Conservative Jews? Well, there is more than one Talmud (Babylonian and Jerusalem)each of which has multiple volumes. There are multiple translations, and (from my incomplete understanding) some strategic "edits" in some editions. But I'm no expert on Talmud study. I'm not sure what edition a Conservative Jew might use. The ArtScroll versions are the ones I'm used to seeing in Orthodox homes and in Rabbi's studies. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Bill, my friend calls herself "Conservadox"...Orthodox in a Conservative community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Bill, my friend calls herself "Conservadox"...Orthodox in a Conservative community. I've heard "Conservadox" here too. I've had friends moving the other way (from being Orthodox towards being "off the derech") who've starting calling themselves "High British," (which is a corruption of "hybrid-ish") as they have kept kosher in the home (so they can entertain Orthodox friends) but outside?, not so much. It has been interesting (for me) to see the increasing trend towards religiosity in the Jewish community around me. We always had a few observant families as neighbors, but in-the-main my area was notable for being pretty liberal and non-observant. People often had memberships in Reform or Conservative temples (a few attended regularly), but most went for the High Holy days, and that was it. That is changing too. Now we have a lot more Orthodox, and a trend towards observance with the Conservatives ("Conservadox")and even some Reform Jews mixed in more secular types. It has been an interesting evolution. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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