[Faith-talk] Bible Translations

Jeanette nettiecosp at yahoo.com
Wed Nov 30 01:40:45 UTC 2011


everyone has their opinion of the Bible translations and i think each of us 
has to decide what we want to use and not criticise others who choose 
differently
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From: "Joshua Lester" <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu>
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Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Bible Translations


> Even a Calvinist, (or Reformed minister,) as you'd call him, agrees.
> Hank Hannigraf deals with the Message on his CRI Website.
> Blessings, Joshua
>
> On 11/29/11, karin <karinjhar at att.net> wrote:
>> amen
>>   ----- Original Message -----
>>   From: Jeanette
>>   To: Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion
>>   Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 3:25 PM
>>   Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Bible Translations
>>
>>
>>   and jimmy is agreat example of a reliable source for Bible information 
>> you
>>   know, smile
>>   ----- Original Message -----
>>   From: "Joshua Lester" <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu>
>>   To: "Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion"
>>   <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>   Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 2:13 PM
>>   Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Bible Translations
>>
>>
>>   > The Message, or the "Mess," Bible is a paraphrase, not a translation.
>>   > There's a whole lot of New-Age stuff in it.
>>   > Jimmy Swaggart has some great commentary on it here.
>>   > www.jsm.org
>>   > Look for a program on Bible translations, in the program archives.
>>   > Blessings, Joshua
>>   >
>>   > On 11/29/11, karin <karinjhar at att.net> wrote:
>>   >> I have also read the NIV but now I have the NKJV version in braille 
>> and
>>   >> like
>>   >> it very well.  I wish I had the message Bible, New Living 
>> translation
>> or
>>   >> the
>>   >> amplified versions.  But I am happy with what I got.
>>   >>   ----- Original Message -----
>>   >>   From: Jeanette
>>   >>   To: Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion
>>   >>   Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 6:45 PM
>>   >>   Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Bible Translations
>>   >>
>>   >>
>>   >>   i learned many scriptures and did many a bible study with the NIV 
>> it
>>   >> was
>>   >> the
>>   >>   only version i could get in braille for many years, i now have a 
>> nkjv
>>   >> and
>>   >>   enjoy it but have also used the nasv and the rsv for study, many
>> folks,
>>   >> good
>>   >>   Christian folks as far as i know like all kinds of versions, i
>> thinkit
>>   >> again
>>   >>   is a personal preference and we should not judge others for the
>> version
>>   >> they
>>   >>   use, i find the idea that one version is the only one to use part 
>> of
>>   >> the
>>   >>   legalism that some folks love and push, thanks for the information 
>> in
>>   >> this
>>   >>   email
>>   >>   ----- Original Message -----
>>   >>   From: "Ryan Kwaak" <kwaakproductions at gmail.com>
>>   >>   To: "Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion"
>>   >>   <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>   >>   Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 5:39 PM
>>   >>   Subject: [Faith-talk] Bible Translations
>>   >>
>>   >>
>>   >>   > Well the topic of good and bad Bible versions has come up, and I
>>   >>   > believe it merits a new thread. As some of you might have 
>> guessed
>> by
>>   >>   > my Baptist roots, I hold to the Authorized King James version 
>> and
>>   >>   > continue to use it exclusively. However, I used to believe that 
>> it
>>   >> was
>>   >>   > the ONLY Word of God for the English-speaking population because
>> that
>>   >>   > was what my church teaches. Not only that, but to my knowledge 
>> the
>>   >> KJV
>>   >>   > wasn't copyrighted by a nonprofit corporation with a vested
>> economic
>>   >>   > interest in its usage like the more modern versions. That was 
>> until
>> I
>>   >>   > did the research. Turns out, The KJV is public domain worldwide
>>   >> except
>>   >>   > in Great Britain. The laws in force at that time pre-date any
>> modern
>>   >>   > copyright legislation, but the right to disseminate the KJV is
>>   >>   > bestowed upon whomever the Sovereign wishes to grant it to, and
>> today
>>   >>   > that right is held by Cambridge University Press. Not only that,
>> but
>>   >>   > the KJV was written by Anglicans with an ulterior political 
>> agenda,
>>   >>   > and nothing could go into the KJV that the king, as the
>>   >>   > self-proclaimed spiritual authority in England, did not first
>>   >> approve.
>>   >>   > However, I still hold to the KJV because it sparked a myriad of
>>   >>   > old-time revivals and turned many a gambling drunkard into a
>>   >>   > Christian. Although the newer versions may be easier to 
>> understand,
>>   >>   > some of the corporations producing these newer Bibles tend to 
>> water
>>   >>   > the message down and compromise the Word of God to be more
>>   >> politically
>>   >>   > correct. A good new version that claims not to compromise the 
>> truth
>>   >> is
>>   >>   > the New American Standard Bible, but old habits are hard to 
>> break,
>>   >> and
>>   >>   > I for one will keep my KJV.
>>   >>   >
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