which version of the holy bible is the original?

Question

compared to what it said in 1800 to present day ,race sexuality,divorce,etc

Answer 1

Koren Bible.

Answer 2

There is no "original" version of the Bible. All the books that we have today are translations of translations of translations of ancient texts, most of which do not exist today. This process is like making photocopy a piece of paper, taking the copy and photocopying again, repeating the process about a dozen times, the twelfth copy will not look like the original. This is one of the major reasons that the Bible should never be taken a literal truth. Not only is there a great probability of human error in the multiple translations and copies that have been made, but also the Bible is filled with allegory and metaphor.

Answer 3

I guess you are asking which is the BEST english translation well let me explain...

There are two major types of translations:

1. Word for Word: That is the best equivalent ENGLISH WORD for the Original GREEK or HEBREW Word.

2. Dynamic Equivalent: That is the best equivalent ENGLISH PHRASE for the Original GREEK or HEBREW phrase.

Both methodologies of translation are very good and can be very accurate. The reality is most translations will involve a litte bit of both of these methods.

Also its important to have a modern committee translation. That is a translation that has been published in the last 50 years and was created by a committee of various scholars from different religious backgrounds.

The importance of a recent translation is because in the past recent years we have found some more reliable greek and hebrew manuscripts that modern translations reflect in their works. The most famous example is the Dead Sea Scrolls. I believe they are the oldest collection of Old Testament Manuscripts to date. Not sure about that last statement though.

So the BEST translation for a WORD for WORD methodology is
NASB: The New American Standard Bible (1995 update) (really no debate about that)

The BEST translation that uses a DYNAMIC EQUIVALENT is
NIV: The New International Version

There is probably a little bit of debate about the NIV being the best of dynamic equivalents, but manys scholars will use the NIV for their study. The New Living Translation is also a very good translation, but I personally think it takes a few too many liberties with the text.

I personally use the NIV and the NASB primarily.

Also, a easy to read version is THE MESSAGE, however this is NOT a translation!!! It is a paraphrase.

Answer 4

The bible is the product of many thousands of years of insperation of the Holy Spirit being writen own by men of God.
The torah is the most widly held part of the bible in the world today. The jewish scolars have confirmed it as given in the KJV.
The rest of the current bible NKJ agrees with the dead sea scrolls. Which are the origianl bible, or as close as you could get.
The vulgate is a very poor translation of the bible. They are still making better translations all the time. I like the hebrew bible myself, yeat it has problems to.
I believe the real key to understanding the scriptures is to submit to God his word and allow him to teach you the word of God. He can take any translation and teach a person. But it does take a teachable spirit.

Answer 5

The Latin Vulgate translation of St. Jerome is without question the single most accurate translation ever made in any language, and the English Douay was made directly from the Latin Vulgate. Look for Douay-Rheims Bible ( The LV was the ONLY Bible for 1200 years before the KJV--which by the way is riddle with silly errors like...'horned animal' in KJV is "unicorn"...when it's actually just horned cattle....I could go on for pages.)

Answer 6

.... the TRUE and orginal version of The Bible has been lost for centuries. One can only hope for the closest to the true form of these pristine holy texts. Meanings, Truths and Insights too can be lost due to language and translations... even though how slight or unintentional it is.

Moreover in the Mid Ages, many portions were editted, added or removed, but unscrupulous leaders and politcians who wanted to abuse the faith of people in God to control them. The faith is pure, the path is pure but the politcians who had the power was not.

As of today... the closest to truth version of the Holy Bible is the King James version, but the most commonly used version seems to be the NIV due to its translation into modern day, down to earth language.

Answer 7

The original would be the Torah of the Jews and the various letters and the like that make up the new testament (many of the originals are gone but both the Jews and the Catholics hold some). King James was a right old git and everything after him is tainted. He cut out what he didn't like or changed it. Its all messed up now.

Answer 8

Our Bibles are translated directly from the Hebrew and Greek copies of the autographs.The translations vary,based on the English language,which is why the KJV version is a lot different to,say,the NIV with it's modern-day English.
Any Bible will do,they all say the same thing.

Answer 9

None. There were no original writings when Jesus was alive. Remember his people the Israelites rejected and despised him.
The first Gospel was written many years after Jesus had left the earth. So there can be no originals. Full Stop.

Answer 10

There is no original Bible, it was compiled and evolved over many years by many people...it has always been subject to changes made by those in control and continues to be changed to suit the selection and bias of those translating and interpreting it even to this very day.

Answer 11

All of them are the original! They all say the same thing, but the only difference is that the language has been gradually updated so that the current generation can understand what the Bible's talking about.