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From: dbrown@watarts.UUCP (Dave Brown)
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Subject: Bible Translations
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Date: Fri, 29-Mar-85 18:18:42 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar 29 18:18:42 1985
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Howdy, pardners.

Because this net has been getting a little hot lately, maybe it is time to cool
things down a little bit, or at least hopefully.

For those of you who are familiar with the Bible, you probably know that there
are many different translations. A partial list would include:

King James Version (Authorized)
New King James Version
Revised Standard Version
American Standard Version
The Living Bible
New American Standard
Good New's Version
Jerusalem Bible
Amplified Bible
Berkley Version
New International Version
	      (Thompson Chain Reference;N.I.V.,pg. 1505-1506)

There are probably other versions floating around. If you know of any, post them
and I'm sure we would like to hear about them. Oh, by the way, if anyone is won-dering, the Book, is a copy of the Living Bible.

Now, for my second part. Which translation do you prefer? I know some people be-lieve almost doctrinally in one version; the King James comes to mind.
And some of you will probably say the Greek originals. All power to you if you
can read Koine. But, I am more interested in a potential growth, of everyone's
spiritual life, through a mutual discussion of the merits of a translation.

Let me start us off:

I use the N.I.V.; partly because it was the first bible given to me, and 
partly because I haven't had much exposure to other translations.
But, through the Sunday School class I teach, I've come into contact with
the Living Bible. I do not like it; the meaning of some of the Greek has been
changed. It just doesn't jive with the other popular versions. Now, on it's
own, it ain't bad. But, in comparison to the R.S.V. or the N.I.V., I don't 
think the Living Bible stacks up. It just isn't a good translation, no 
matter how much we would like to believe that Paul, etc. meant what this
translation says.

Well,that's a start. Have fun, but let's not get angry at anybody, eh?
The discussion can be a growing one, if we all decide to make it so.
Just ignore any anarchistic comments on this one, and let fly with a
comment or two. Till then,

Make today a wonderful one for someone,

					DAVE BROWN