Did you christian study all the different versions? Do you care? How do you truely KNOW that you have the right one? And what about how those different books were edited? If yoy do not have the right book, will you go to hell?
2006-07-10 08:20:10 · 15 answers · asked by theagitator@sbcglobal.net 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Well , i see, that they do not judging from the answ. i am getting.
2006-07-10 08:32:31 · update #1
I have studied and know that there are different translations of the Bible. You do have to be careful which one you are using as it depends where it was translated from. To this day despite the contraversy surrounding it, the King James Version with a few exceptions in it, is the best translation. The other newer ones are based on the Modern Greek and not the Ancient Greek that it was originally written in. That is the new testament. The old testament was written in Hebrew.
Also, throughout the years people who have translated it have tried to put their slant in the Bible in the way that it is translated. Because of this they do not come to the same conclusions as most would like to think. I have the different translations and when comparing them side by side you would be amazed at the differences.
2006-07-10 08:26:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
OK, the different versions of the bible are only DIFFERENT TRANSLATIONS not different versions. The originals are in hebrew, aramaic, Greek and latin. The fact that tthere are so many just tells you about the great diversity of human culture and langauages, but the word is the same, in another words: the different versions are not fundamentally different, they are just different ways of putting the words.
Now, there are two main versions, the protestant and the catholic, the first left out many books included in the greek translation (septuagint) of the Hebrew torah in the reformation, the catholic bible still contains it. But that's it.
2006-07-10 15:57:12 · answer #2 · answered by Dominicanus 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I own several different translations of the Bible and I like to compare them. For the most part they say the same thing, only in different words. For example, take Psalm 23:1:
Good News Bible: "The LORD is my shepherd; I have everything I need."
Authorized King James Version: "The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want".
American Standard Version: "Je-ho-vah is my shepherd; I shall not want."
New World Translation: "Jehovah is my Shepherd. I shall lack nothing."
Although a correct translation is very helpful, it doesn't really depend on the translation to get to know God. Jesus said "No one can come to me unless the Father draws him". It depends on a person's heart condition to determine whether he will find the truth, not how smart a person is. - Matthew 11:25
2006-07-10 15:22:23 · answer #3 · answered by johnusmaximus1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just 'cause they use different words doesn't mean that the message is different. I've read out of different versions and they give the same message in a different wording. Catholics ad what I think they call the apocripha. This is not actually a part of the Bible so that doesn't count
2006-07-10 15:26:47 · answer #4 · answered by JustAskMe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use the KJV by choice simply because I am sure it is the most accurate to the original fragments, tablets, scrolls, etc..
All the others, I feel, are paraphrase and leave out much.
""If you do not have the right book, will you go to hell?"" Shows your lack of knowledge of even the simple basics of True Christianity!
I wish you had time to study.
2006-07-10 15:27:01 · answer #5 · answered by whynotaskdon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
o. Christians do not like to examine the history of their own beliefs. The "Bible" of 1000 years ago was very different from the various King James versions around today. But I'm sure they will tell us that God directed the editors at the Vatican. If that's true, why aren't you all still Catholic.....?
2006-07-10 15:26:45 · answer #6 · answered by poecile 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the versions are fairly close, so i doubt you would go to hell for a different version of the same book. Kindof like abridged and unabridged versions of other books.
2006-07-10 15:23:55 · answer #7 · answered by adam s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're all the same, there are different versions, New King James, King James, New International, Etc.
But they all get to the same point, they all mean the same thing. It's just people are different and some people understand different ones better.
2006-07-10 15:25:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not really, there are no great difference between the versions...the Message in the Bible is generally the same in all versions.
2006-07-10 15:27:13 · answer #9 · answered by Roxton P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think most Christians do... Nor do they know how accurate a translation they've been handed... It is for this reason the God sent the Qur'an - not a single accent mark has been changed since it was originally written down...
2006-07-10 15:28:00 · answer #10 · answered by The Ang 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋