Bible Question?

Question

I’m just curious, I’m not a troll, I just want to know…..Who has actually read the entire bible, from cover to cover, and what version have you read? How about other books of doctrine?

FYI: I have read the King James Bible, the Pearl of Great Price and the Book or Mormon

mairzydoatz: Just because you don't think that the Mormons should be considered Christians doesn't mean they are not. They believe that Jesus Christ is there Saviour just like you do sweat heart!! I'm not Mormon, but nothing pisses me off more then when the "holier then though" come out and condemn a faith that they think is silly, take a look at the ridiculous Trinity closely and go ahead and cast the first stone!

Answer 1

Douay Rheims Bible
New American Bible


The canon of the Old Testament that Catholics use is based on the text used by Alexandrian Jews, a version known as the "Septuagint" and which came into being around 280 B.C. as a translation of then existing texts from Hebrew into Greek by 72 Jewish scribes .

The deuterocanonical books were, though, debated in the early Church, and some Fathers accorded them higher status than others (hence the Catholic term for them: "deuterocanonical," or what St. Cyril of Jerusalem called "secondary rank," as opposed to the other books which are called "protocanonical"). But all the Fathers believed as did St. Athanasius, who, in one of his many Easter letters, names the 22 Books all Christians accept and then describes the deuterocanonicals as "appointed by the Fathers to be read by those who newly join us, and who wish for instruction in the word of godliness." Church Councils listed and affirmed the present Catholic canon, which was only formally closed at the Council of Trent in the 16th century.

In the 16th c., Luther, reacting to serious abuses and clerical corruption in the Latin Church, to his own heretical theological vision ,see articles on sola scriptura and sola fide, and, frankly, to his own inner demons, removed those books from the canon that lent support to orthodox doctrine, relegating them to an appendix. Removed in this way were books that supported such things as prayers for the dead (Tobit 12:12; 2 Maccabees 12:39-45), Purgatory (Wisdom 3:1-7), intercession of dead saints (2 Maccabees 15:14), and intercession of angels as intermediaries (Tobit 12:12-15). Ultimately, the "Reformers" decided to ignore the canon determined by the Christian Councils of Hippo and Carthage and resort solely to those texts determined to be canonical at the Council of Jamnia.

It is the Church that is the "pillar and ground of Truth" (1 Timothy 3:15)! Jesus did not come to write a book; He came to redeem us, and He founded a Sacramental Church through His apostles to show us the way. It is to them, to the Church Fathers, to the Sacred Deposit of Faith, to the living Church that is guided by the Holy Spirit, and to Scripture that we must prayerfully look.
Luther wanted to remove the Epistle of James, Esther, Hebrews, Jude and Revelation. Calvin and Zwingli also both had problems with the Book of Revelation, the former calling it "unintelligible" and forbidding the pastors in Geneva to interpret it, the latter calling it "unbiblical".

This Council, among other things, simply affirmed the ancient accepted books in the face of Protestant tinkering. How could Luther have relegated the deuterocanonical books to an appendix if they hadn't already been accepted in the first place?

Answer 2

I read the KJV Old Testament, once thru, during the year I was overseas in the Navy during the Vietnam War.

During that same time frame, I read the New Testament thru six times, again KJV.

Two guys on my ship were Mormons and I had never know what a Mormon was before I had met them.

My knowledge then of the Mormon church was limited to the fact that I had heard of the Mormon Tabernacle Chior.

I've since read the NASB a couple of times and the NIV a couple of times. More times than I can count actually.

I've also read the BoM, PGP and D&C.

Keep in mind that I'm not a Mormon.

I've read most of the source documents of many other false cults as well such Mary Baker Eddy's book, Science and Health and some others written by other founders of false cults.

Pastor Art

Answer 3

I have read the King James Version. The scripture in Hebrew and Greek. I have read the Koran. The doctrines and convents, pearl of great price, Book of Mormon, Bushido. The gnostic gospels, The Apocrypha. The book of Arianism. the necernomacon. the book of shadows. and many more.

Answer 4

easily, you ought to replace your wording in ordinary terms slightly: Hebrew Bible Roman Catholic Bible Protestant Bible The Jewish pupils complete the version of the Hebrew Bible in with regard to the third century. That text cloth is blanketed in the two the RC and Prot. Bible. The order of the books is distinctive, because of the fact of underlying assumptions. The Christian Bible (the hot testomony) wasn't fairly nailed down till almost the 10th century or so. After that, it became locked in. This became completed in a chain of Church Councils. this text is the comparable in the two the RC and Prot. Bible, and the previous testomony is especially lots the comparable in the two of those Bibles, different than that the order may well be slightly distinctive. the only distinction between the RC and Prot. Bibles is the presence of the Apocrypha -- a number of books that have been unknown in Hebrew, yet have been blanketed mechanically in Greek language translations of the previous testomony that have been in usual use around the time of the early Church. That Greek translation of the previous testomony (stated as the Septuagint) became so usual (maximum Jews did no longer at that element undergo in techniques the thank you to communicate or study Hebrew anymore) that whenever you detect the previous testomony quoted interior the hot testomony, it fairly is often the Septuagint text cloth they are quoting.

Answer 5

I have read the KJV Bible thru many times, and other translations as well. Would you like a suggestion? The other books you have are from the Mormons....and they do not believe in the Trinity......and are not considered Christians because of that and other beliefs contradictory to Christianity. I would not read them, but destroy them. Blessings to you.....

Answer 6

I read the King James Version through several times.

Answer 7

I read my King James Version the most and I read it every day, but not from cover to cover, but by the guidance of the Holy Spirit, wherever He tells me to go, I read.

Answer 8

I did not read form cover to cover but have read many books many times not sure if I have covered it in it's entirety but more than likely have.. I have read many different translations of the Bible my favorite is the KJV. I have read other books such as the Qu'ran but definitely not in their entirety but the truth is in God's true word.

Answer 9

read the bom the pgp the dc tanners questons and answers much of brigham youngs works

ex lds, having a good to very good relationship with lds in my area

i read the bible in kjv and ylt greek and hebrew tanach (old testament)

i recomend youngs literal word for word translation for study for the advanced student (ylt)
it is structured like greek text reads so its a little diffrent

reading the bible dosent mean you understand the bible, i know many brilliant people who have read and think they understand the bible, sadly they lean on mans understanding or even worse thier own

after i left mormonism i read the bible for two years and diddent understand anything
i kept reading and reading untill i learned to trust what the bible had to say

i have heard that old chestnut "as far as the bible is translated correctly" but what i found is i could trust the bible and it is not in error

i have never seen one error in the bible for over 25 years
i have ministered to muslims and hindue and suni, i have debated catholics and lds, many thousands of christians who are caught in baptist cults and evangelical cults
i have debated matt slick of the christian apollegetics and research ministry and subdued his false logic

all because i trust the bible

the bible is the most powerfull weapon in the arsinal of a follower of jesus

no weapon formed against it can prevail

Answer 10

I have read the KJV once, the NIV twice and both the Book of Mormon and the Pearl of Great Price, and many other books of religion and philosophy (my major in college).
What I cannot understand is why, after reading the Bible, anyone would choose to believe it.