Which bible is the truth? and which one is the original?

Question

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this is a huge list to all the bibles out there......which one is the true one??

Answer 1

None of them are actually true.

Answer 2

The original texts were written in Hebrew for the Old Testament and the New Testament was in Greek.

These original texts were translated into Latin, known as the Latin Vulgate (vulgate...vulgar...originally simply meant Common language) by St Jerome about the third century.

The original English translation was the Catholic Holy Bible, commonly and more correctly called the Douay-Rheims Bible, named after the two towns (Douay in England and Rheims in France) where the translation to English was done in the late 1500's....older than the 1611 King James.

So, as far as English translations go...the DR is the original and goes back to the original Hebrew and Greek the shortest route. It would stand to reason since it only goes: Hebrew/Greek; Latin; Douay-Rhiems; that the DR is actually the most accurate translation as well.

P.S. Dear KATHY: Sorry to burst your bubble but the Authorized KJV has not been around since Eternity....only 1611
The Catholic books have been around since the 3rd Century.
Quite a difference.

PPS: And JANA: Your history is a tad bit skewed on the Church not allowing common people to own a Bible. The original idea behind keeping the texts in the original Hebrew/Greek/Latin was to maintain the integrity of these texts and their true original meanings. It was feared that any vulgar (common) vernacular translations would change meaning.

Also... you have to remember that the majority of the "common" people did not own a personal Bible simply because, 1. They did not know how to read. Few people received a proper education in those days and 2. There were no printing presses to mass produce a Bible. Bibles were hand printed by scribes and a single Bible could take a year to produce; thus most Bibles were inside the Church (building) to be used by the clergy. And if a "Layperson" could read and wanted a Bible in the home it was normally so expensive to produce they couldn't afford it (hand written over several months to a year could create quite a price tag)

We do get quite a different picture when we get ALL the facts and familiarize ourselves with the complete history of the times. The Church has NEVER prohibited individuals from owning or reading the Bible.

Answer 3

The Scriptures were translated from Greek and Hebrew manuscripts. There is no "original' Bible. The New Testament is comprised of the gospel accounts, history and letters written to various individuals and churches. There are no originals, as is true with any ancient documents. The original text was created using the Greek Septuagint which was the Greek translation of the Hebrew Old Testament, and these gospel accounts and letters. I personally think the most authentic of the Bibles is the King James, but others would hold to the New American Standard. I would stay away from the New World Translation which is the Bible of the JW's which has had portions changed to fit their beliefs, and I would steer clear of the more "modern" translations which tend to water some things down and change a few things.

Answer 4

Here is my answer to the last question along these lines:

The King James Version is a fairly accurate translation (not perfect, but at least people know where the mistakes/changes in language are).

Most translations of the last 100 years are actually commentaries masquerading as translations. Examples:

The Revised Standard Version, Old Testament was headed by an atheist, who didn't believe that there was a single reference to Jesus in the Old Testament.
The New Word Translation was made by a man who (when taken to court over the matter) couldn't even identify the Greek alphabet.
The New International Version was written from the standpoint of 'dynamic equivalence'; in other words, they wrote down what they thought the Biblical writers should have said, instead of translating what they actually wrote.
The Message is one in a series of paraphrases, where they didn't even attempt to translate from the orignal language, but started with a translation like the KJV and put things in their own words, instead of God's.
Any Catholic Bible has books and chapters added to it that were never in any historical text, and were never accepted either by ancient Jews or the early church.

If you're looking for a Bible, get the most accurate translation you can find.

Answer 5

each of these are true to their own followers. Although the original Hebrew Scriptures were used to derive many of the notions found in the redacted versions. Understanding somethign within it's original context allows us to best understand something within the time it was written and what it pertained to at THAT time. the best we can do is take the ideas and see how they benefit us in our lives now.

It is important, however, to note that the way the text were understood in the time they were written, is reflective of the religion that is is used by. I.e we cannot imbue Jesus into The Hebrew Scriptures, despite the fact the they are used by many Christians, often referred to as the "old" testament, the implication here is that the text is no lnger valid. i prefer to use the term hebrew scriptures or christian scriptures when referring to either biblical canon. Back to my point, we can't falsely place jesus into a time or scripture that he just wasn't written into. This is why it is so important to first understand what these scriptures meant to the people they were written by and for. It is important to understand what Jews meant by A messiah first, beofre you can really understand whether or not to accept the Christian notion of the Messiah. Jesus was Jew and like any jew at the time, hoped for a blessing to end war. But Jesus was also influenced, clear in Christianity today, by Apocalypticism which was introduced by Alexander, which is marked by the battle between good and evil black and white etc. This is not a jewish notion. jesus apparently is said to have been from Galilee, a greekized community. He didn't speak Latin, but Greek. You'll learn most about your own traditions by first understanding the foundations that it grew out of. Early "Christianity," started by disenfranchised Jews, was an offshoot, a cult at the time. Judaism didn't turn into Christianity as a part of it's natural development. only later did the faction of judaism change to develop into a larger religion (after jesus' lifetime), when constantine converted the empire 300 years later, since then...it's has had nearly supreme reign.

Answer 6

There is only one bible, there are different versions of a single book. Christianity does not insist on it being written in any specific language, hence; not only are their many versions of the bible, it is found in 200 and more languages-this is a conservative quote. Since the question hopefully is a sincere one, let me explain better. The catholics have a slightly different bible than protestants, nothing changes, except they have some extra books. There are other bibles, which the majority of christians catholic or otherwise will not accept-these include works like the Gnostic bible and some gospels, such as the gospel of barnabas. If you are interest is in obtaining a bible that is used by the largest numbers of christians, i suggest you go to good chritian sites like biblesfortheworld.com or sites like Zondervan.com. for getting excellent protestant as well as catholic orginal bibles.

Answer 7

Yes, there are many versions, but they are mostly translations of one of the originals. The only exception to this rule is that the Catholic Bible contains the Apocraphia, and most Protestant Bibles do not contain it. All the different versions are just translations. And just so you know, they go back to the oldest script known when they translate a new version, so the meanings do not change over time.

Answer 8

LOL.
Bible is translated Library.

The original text is a set of manuscripts and letters written in there language.

The first 5 books of our bible is the Torah.
The Torah is written in Hebrew, can you read Hebrew?
Do you trust the person who has translated the Torah into English (your bible)?
Does your bible have a concordance that takes the English words back to the Hebrew words?
and that's only for the first five books!

Answer 9

The King James Version is the Only True Bible,just as Jesus is the Only True God(John 17:3,17)Get a King James,it has been here since eternity.

Answer 10

The King James Version of the Bible as produced in 1611. It was predicted in scripture to come about exactly when it did as fulfilled prophecy...Revelations 11. From the time of the decree at the council of Ladocia to forbid scripture to the common man at about 360 A.D. until this Bible was produced for the Church was exactly 1260 years. The scriptures testify to two witnesses...The Law under Moses who was able to turn the water into blood (wine) symbolic of Christ and also the Prophet Elijah who was able to keep it from raining thereby causing a drought so no crops would grow (bread) also symbolic of Christ. It is Christ blood (wine) that atones for our sins and His Word (bread) that is to be our salvation and the Old and New Testaments show us both. It was the Roman Catholic church that supressed scripture and designated the pagan practices of icon worship, a false communion through papal supremacy and confession, blessings and forgiveness of sins through men..and not Christ. Its all there. "They trampled on the the "bodies" of the witnesses for 42 months (1260 days/years) refusing them burial). Literally they shut up the scriptures in monestaries where only the clergy and monks had access but excerpts of scripture would be smuggled out in sack cloth (easily burned) or with the dead bodies in burials to be dug up later. If you were caught with the Holy Scriptures (as the chuch in the wilderness) then you and your family could be arrested, tried and then burned at the steak or buried alive. So...there ya go..KJV. Love in Christ, ~J~ <><

Answer 11

The King James is as close to a word for word translation as you will get. Added words that are not in the original manuscripts are in italics.
I know many other translations take a dynamic approach to translation in that the individual words are no longer as important as the message behind the words. For this reason these translations are no longer the inerrant word of God.