What's the difference between all the different types of Bibles you can buy, and how do you know which one is best for you? Gwyn is going through it all on today's episode.
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Paraphrases: restatement or summaries of a translation into modern language. often expanded for clarification. Critical qualities: can add and remove from Scripture without the reader realizing.
Translations: try to capture thought for thought. easier reading levels, for youth
Versions: more serious and scholarly translations, seeking word for word accuracy. Used for Serious Bible study.
How to Choose? Define your purpose. Study Bibles are great for anyone. They provide tools and resources that helps to unlock and open the historical and cultural contexts. They will contain cross references, dictionary, rear concordance, notes, select commentary, glossary of people and places, maps, photos and charts.
Why do some people make a King James only argument?
In its Day, it was created from the first collaborative translation endeavor with the largest collaborative collection of manuscripts and source texts, with the most collaborative and scholarly team assembled to that point. In 1611 AD the King James Version was completed: 54 scholars were commissioned to undertake a bible translation: 6 years six teams source material: Tyndal's Bible, the Bishops Bible and available Greek and Hebrew manuscripts.
So it was THE version of the day! It was at such a level that it was not revised for nearly 200 years when earlier and more complete manuscripts were found. It remains a faithful version. However it is not the old English that makes it sacred and it is important to understand that it is written at a 10-12th grade reading level. So feel free to switch to its more modern form in the New King James Version which looses the "Thees and Thous"; but maintains it structure and beauty.
The Bible is the most quoted, most published, most translated and most influential book in the history of mankind.
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