HEYY,,WHT BIBLE should i read to have the authentic information about church and chirstanity??

Question

i need a piece of bible in simple language,so that can understand it easily,right now i know nothing about christanity and church

Answer 1

the current bible is not in its original form but muslim still belive in the original bible, i suggest you to read one of the bible but also read the quran as well you can download one at http://www.islamalways.com and there is a whole chapter on the Jesus peace be upon and even there is a whole chapter on mariam ie Mary his mother.
take care brother

Answer 2

Well, it depends on how "authentic" you want to be, and whose version of Christianity you're interested in. One of the oldest formal Bibles (where the Books were brought together rather than being left as individual manuscripts) is the Latin Vulgate, translated by St. Jerome in 382 AD. If you missed Latin class in school (and a lot of us did), the Douay-Rheims version is a direct English translation of this Latin text. I should stress here that the D-R is NOT a translation from the original Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic. It is simply a direct translation of Jerome's Latin, and prevailing opinion has changed some of the English renderings since Jerome's day. I should also stress here that the D-R also contains the Deuterocanonical books - these are the 7 books that King James threw out when he put together his translation. These 7 books were considered part of the Bible for roughly 1200 years before he decided to leave them out of his version.

For a more readable version of the same material translated directly from the original languages (including the Deuterocanonical books), you can either use the New American Bible (NAB) or the Good News Bible. Both are in accessible, modern English. The NAB is the version used by the Roman Catholic Church in North America.

If you don't particularly care about reading the material King James threw out, then I would recommend the New Living Translation (NLT) or the New International Version (NIV), in that order. The NLT is extremely readable. The NIV is a little more challenging to understand, but should not pose a problem. I would not recommend the New King James Version. It is largely an attempt to make the KJV sound more modern and politically correct. In some places, it tries too hard and ends up just sounding silly. If you're into Shakespeare, the King James Version might be worth a look. These are the major translations used in mainstream American Protestant churches.

One thing Catholics have that Protestants lack is a book called the Catechism. The Catechism is kind of like a user's manual. It distills all the information in the Bible down to a core set of doctrines and principles that form the basis of the Catholic Faith. It sets out the basics what the Church believes and why the Church says that anyone who chooses to be a member must also believe these things and follow certain rules. It's not an easy read for the uninitiated, however, so I would recommend a simplified version or an annotated version.

Honestly, if you want authentic information about the *history* of Christianity, I would suggest reading a book on the subject that was not published by ANY Christian denomination. A book published by the Catholic Church will tell you that it was faithful to the original Christian church all along, and that the Protestant Reformation was a vast, godless heresy. A book published by a Protestant church or group will tell you that Catholicism is a degenerate form of idolatry and satan-worship, and that the Protestant Reformation was a return of the truly faithful to the original (and long-suppressed by evil Catholics) principles of the Faith. The truth is probably somewhere in between.

Good luck in your search for information!

Answer 3

Tall order that I doubt you could ever achieve with what is now available. Maybe some archeologists will find other writings from the first 100 AD years, but nothing that is available to readers to day could be considered "accurate", no matter what the pundits say. Everything in print today came out the propaganda machine of the Dark Ages, and the Inquisition!

And, the King James version won't help you either because he wasn't interested in finding the truth, only adding to the propaganda machine to buff up and authenticate his image in England -he was Scottish, Mary Queen of Scots' son, and by that factor wasn't taken serious when he took over the English throne, especially after the auspisciousness of Elizabeth 1.

And, if it's the philosophy you're after and not just the history, I suggest reading all the other religious teachings and you will glean the truth for yourself.

Answer 4

The NIV is probably the best balance between a word-for-word translation and a Bible that's easy to understand. However, The Message is a good choice for those who are new to Christian faith and need to understand the Bible in a modern context.
For more advanced study, the Amplified Bible is good.
Also consider a study Bible with notes. I use the Concordia Study Bible which is based on the NIV (the notes are written by Lutheran theologians, from a Lutheran perspective) but the NIV Study Bible that is published by Zondervan is good too.

Answer 5

Start with the "LIVING BIBLE". You can get one at any Christian bookstore. It's very easy to understand. If you can't find it, ask for the AMPLIFIED BIBLE. It gives the true hebrew and greek words interpretated at the end of a verse. Start off by reading the book of John and then read the book of Acts.

Answer 6

i use the English Standard Version, a word-for-word translation of the King James Bible in today's English, put together a few years ago, by a group of conservative (if I could italicize, I'd stress that word) Bible scholars. It's an excellent version, if for no other reason than that it highlight's the words of Jesus in red, the way it should be, in contrast to other recent versions.

Answer 7

once you're in North united statesa. you'll likely study an NRSV or RSV in a Catholic Church. Any translation is effective on your own learn, and also you'll even see NAB in the pews rather, yet commonly the RSV is used. i in my opinion imagine you would possibly want to need to apply 2 or 3 diverse translations. because each and each translation makes use of a diverse technique and regularly a diverse codex, you get a more desirable helpful-rounded information of what we've of Scripture in its entirety.

Answer 8

Unfortunately, to get ACCURATE information, information guaranteed accurate, you'd have to read the writings in their original Aramaic, Hebrew, or Greek. I have a Bible, though, called the Living Water edition or version which is VERY plain spoken. I love it.

Answer 9

Make up your own religeon and write your own. All are written by people and they put their own beliefs and ideas in them. There is so many religeons out there and all are invented by people to give comfort so people will not fear death. Live life and treat people like you want to be treated and you will enjoy the time here and not spend your life here worring and hoping for a better life later which won't come. Now is all you have.

Answer 10

Well I read the NIV because it puts everything in today's language!! I hope this helps but trust me the more of God's word you read the better you can handle everyday life