Is it true that u christians have different bibles with different teachings?
2006-10-31 00:36:47 · 13 answers · asked by erfan912 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes. EAch branch of Christianity has it's own bible. The Catholic bible was the first and each branch subtracted books or added books (in the case of the Mormons, made a whole new one, if I understand them right) as their new leaders saw fit. Depending on what branch you ask, you'll get different answers as to which one is the right one. I'm Catholic and very biased in favor of my religion. :-P
2006-10-31 00:40:37 · answer #1 · answered by sister steph 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. It is not true. But, we have translations that word things differently based on language change, etc.
For example, the King James Version is a 1611 translation, and has been very popular and influencial in the English speaking world. However, some of its word usage now is archaic.
New revisions and translations will always be needed because of the evolution of language. There is, however, philosophical differences used by various translations in their approach to the task of translation, but the result is that they are saying the same thing in a different way. For example:
1. Some translations reflect what is called formal equivalence, where translators endeavor to make a word for word rendering of the text.
2. Other translations reflect what is called dynamic equivalence, where translators endeavor to make a thought for thought rendering of the text because of the difficulty of making word for word renderings in translation.
3. Also, a new translation, the Holman Christian Standard Bible, uses what is called optimal equivalence, where translators endeavored to marry the two above mentioned approaches.
An honest/objective comparison of the various translations reveals no different teachings by the different translations. Now, such a comparison takes lots of work, and cannot be approached by the casual critic who will not invest hard labor in the process.
By the way, the New World Translation of the Jehovah's Witnesses is an exception. It was translated (and I use this term lightly here) to back up their prior-to-translation beliefs. It's a tool of the devil.
2006-10-31 08:58:22 · answer #2 · answered by mediocritis 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As I am not a true theologan of the Christian Faith, there are different version of the bibles and different denomination does use different bibles examples.
New International: Mostly used by Protestants
King James: Baptists
New American: Catholic
2006-10-31 08:43:13 · answer #3 · answered by Tsar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Main-stream Protestant and Catholic Christians pretty much use the same Bible, although Catholics insert several books most Protestants don't use. This is because most Protestants don't consider these books to be divinely inspired.
The difference between mainstream Christian denominations is not the Bible they use, but the way they understand specific doctrines; these doctrines are translated into religious dogma.
Cults, such as Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses, rely upon Bibles that have been translated differently in order to support their teachings. Cults also rely heavily upon extra-Biblical writings to support their beliefs, such as the Book of Mormon (Mormons), "Reasoning from the Scriptures" (used by JWs), and Ellen White's prophesies (referred to by Seventh Day Adventists).
I hope this helps. Peace.
2006-10-31 08:41:58 · answer #4 · answered by Suzanne: YPA 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. A true Christian will choose the Holy Bible - different translations - but all the same. A cult however will have their own Bible - that is not real Christianity.
2006-10-31 08:39:16 · answer #5 · answered by jworks79604 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We have different translations of God's words.
The original words we have are written in Hebrew, Greek and a little Aramaic. If you can read in these languages than that is great!
But if you can not then you have to read a translation.
The King James Version is still considered best by most people.
There are some new versions coming out that are not very accurate, they are changing things to fit their own wants. One version (called "the One" I believe) says that it is not a sin to have sex outside of marriage (fornication), sex with someone other than your spouse (adultery) or having sex as a homosexual or lesbian.
These new versions do have new teachings, the teaching of men and not of God!!
2006-10-31 09:56:04 · answer #6 · answered by tim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, while they are all based on the same hewbrew words, there are many different versions of it. Each changes certain words to fit the needs at the time they were written. Then of course each denomination bends it towards their beliefs and values and it gets further interpreted by individual ministers and priests and congregations to become further distorted.
I believe the most common version is the King James version of the bible, tho I way be wrong on this.
2006-10-31 08:45:23 · answer #7 · answered by John C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No that is not true, but there are diffrent translations of the hebrew words so that we might better understand what the verse means.
The most common translations are KJV (King James Verison), NKJV (New King James Version), NLT (New Living Translation), NASB (New American Standerd Bible) and there is a few more.
2006-10-31 08:46:21 · answer #8 · answered by Hawk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
different that what? christians believe in the one true HOLY BIBLE. other religions believe in the Torah or the quoran, but the Bible is the only book believed to be written by men under the Divine inspiration of God
2006-10-31 10:06:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they do. Some saved people think God changes with the years so there for get a more modern bible to fit the age we are living in. They believe God is more liberal. Jesus said I change not. He is the same forever. The word of God should not change.
2006-10-31 08:53:39 · answer #10 · answered by iwant_u2_wantme2000 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋