Alright I'm gonna read the bible and saw this 'thomas nelson' one on amazon for $20. Should I get it
>>24853405The 53,000 cross references leathersoft version?? Be mindful of annotation marks (numbers and letters) littering the text, become familiar with this by watching customer provided videos, and judge whether it will take you out of the text. Be informed that Thomas Nelson sells cheaper KJVs without annotations, and also be informed that Holman makes a good plain KJV around the same price. It's fine. The references aren't that amazing. This does have nice chapter introfuctions useful for new readers!! You could also buy a plain KJV and read other commentaries. That is what I would have dobe and what I have done. I hate that TN doesn't do a one in this printing style without the annotation marks. I associate this edition with the hooded crow.
>>24853405no, the bible sucksI reccomend reading Harry Potter instead
>>24853405Go to a nearby church and ask for a free bible
>>24853405I like Thomas Nelson center-columm reference KJVs. I think I paid $17+shipping for mine on sale. Bonded leather cover, I assume, with thumb indexes.
>>24853499I have cheap little Holman NASB I like, too. It's held up pretty well, despite me carrying it everywhere and once forgetting it on top of my car and having it fall off and roll down the highway at 60 mph. Smyth seen and comfortable in the hand.
But what does the Bible say about furry girls? Why did God make 'em so spanking hot?I am not even joking I need help to cope with the fact there are no furry womenIs it a sin if I imagine my guardian angel to be a waifur?
whats the best plain-language bible translation?
>>24853405I'm at 47% on my Kindle. Most of it is a slog, but there are many gems.
>>24854001The NASB95 and ESV are my preferred modern English translations. Very literal, word-for-word translations, particularly the NASB.. so much so that it can be a bit "clunky" in its wording. The ESV is in modern English, but retains much of the style and beauty of prose of the KJV. The NIV is almost the standard outside of America, but I've never read it.I'm also partial to J. B. Philips "The Gospels in Modern English", though it's a thought-for-thought translation with some paraphrasing. I often suggest it to new Christians. It's on Anna's archive as a scanned PDF. Very easy to understand and a pleasant read.
>>24854026I read the KJV for its beauty.
>>24854053Same, but it's very easy to misunderstand the language as a modern, that's why I like the center-column reference versions that include modern definitions for archaic words and phrasing. For instance in James, where we're exhorted to "be not many masters", there's a note that "masters" in this sense would be translated to "teacher" in modern English.
>>24854001>J. B. Philips "The Gospels in Modern English"Here's a sample. I wouldn't use this for study, but as a first time read through of the Gospels, it's very nice.
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The only bible you need
>>24853405No, buy a Douay-Rheims
>>24853405Get a New King James version
Doauy-Rheims all the way, no debate.
Just download the NRSV from Internet Archive for free. It's written in modern English, it's heavily footnoted and cross-referenced, and it explains the history of how each book in the Bible came to be.
