Yes, there are several differences. The obvious one is that the Jewish Bible doesn't contain the "New Testament". Also, I think some of the books are in a slightly different order.
And, yes, the KJB has a number of mistranslations. As you heard, the phrase "the young woman shall give birth" is mistranslated as "the virgin shall give birth". It doesn't actually make much of a difference, Christianity-wise, in context, since the lady in question lived during the time of Isaiah and King Hezekiah.
It also occasionally makes up words. In Psalms, King David complains that his enemies tear at his hands and feet like lions. The KJB people took the word "like lions", K'Ari, made it into a nonsense word, "Kiori", and translated it as "they pierced my hands and feet". Again, I'm not sure what this was supposed to prove, since David was clearly talking about himself.
2007-05-07 14:29:49
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answered by Melanie Mue 4
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The big difference is that Christianity tacked on another whole testament (as they call it) and that is the "New Testament."
But there could be mistakes in the Christian version of the "Old Testament" (I don't call it that, it is a purely Christian term), since of course it was translated from Hebrew to English, with a few languages in between of course. Whenever you translate a text, the only way to get something that makes sense as the result is to take a few liberties with the translation to make it flow properly. The result might be that it doesn't come out perfectly, though.
I don't know where you can find a Jewish bible for free, but if you Google it (yes, Google is a word!) then you will find lots of options. I did that, but I wasn't sure which you would prefer, so I decided to leave that up to you.
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2007-05-06 13:44:39
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answered by Mysterious Bob 4
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If you mean the New Testament as the Christian Bible..... for Jews, there is no relationship at all between the Jewish and Christian Bibles. For Jews, the New Testament is a book that some non-jews belief as being divine, but for them is no more divinely inspired than Walt Disney. The Christian Versions of the old testament do have a relationship to the Torah, or 5 books of moses. It is a translation from the original Hebrew, which at times seems somewhat inaccurate. Jews study the Bible in its original form before translation.
2007-05-06 13:48:48
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answered by squeezie_1999 7
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dissimilar the ameliorations between the the Jewish Tanakh and the Christian old testomony are trivial, not extra diverse that what you may locate between diverse variations. in the interpretation of the King James version not purely became the masoretic textual content cloth used yet in addition the Greek Septuagint (LXX) and a super form of alternative texts on appropriate of that, all they could locate in fact. you may look up the LXX and locate some very profound ameliorations, complete passages in the e book of activity look in the LXX and not the different version, to illustrate. each and each time everyone in the hot testomony is quoting a verse or passage from the old testomony they are quoting from the LXX (Greek became the regular language of the time). So actual early Christians used the Greek translation. inspite of the incontrovertible fact that, all we've immediately is a reconstruction of the LXX by potential of a Catholic from the Hexapla which became a compilation of six translations (in diverse languages) by potential of a guy by potential of the call of Origen who became a elementary gnostic. it is probable extra suitable than you had to be conscious of... the ingredient is that I easily have my doubts on the subject of the LXX being sturdy, it actual became returned in the 1st century otherwise Jesus and his disciples does not have used it, yet I worry that is been corrupted considering then. nonetheless, there are some Christians who use it. i'm regrettably not conscious of the Samaritan version. ------- Jewish Tanakh Genesis a million:a million whilst God began to create heaven and earth - 2 the earth being without style and void, with darkness over the exterior of the deep and a wind from God sweeping over the water King James version Genesis a million:a million in the beginning up God created the heaven and the earth. 2 And the earth became without style, and void; and darkness became upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
2016-10-14 23:07:50
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answered by carolan 4
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The Jews wouldn't believe in the New Testament, which is about Jesus. The Old Testament would be about the same. An interlinear Hebrew Bible would be the Hebrew and English words, side by side. Most of the New Testament would have been written in Greek.
2007-05-06 13:47:52
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answered by RB 7
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The Jewish Bible (Tanakh) and the Xtian Bible are two completely different things.
The Xtian Bible is mistranslated and changed and also has the New Testament.
Here is where you can get a free (online) copy of the Tanakh
http://www.chabad.org/library/article.asp?AID=63255
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2007-05-06 14:19:06
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answered by LadySuri 7
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new testament...
Jewish people don't believe in the divinity and teachings of Jesus...
2007-05-06 13:45:30
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answered by seth_nightlord777 2
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