im new to this bible buying business
but i bought one and i open it up and i find it very easy to understand...a liitle TOO easy then i figured there are different versions and i bought "TNIV"
my point is i want the one that isnt revised
and is written in the old kind of english
help?
2007-10-02 17:52:54 · 14 answers · asked by this girl 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
im going to a friend's bible study
and i think they DID use the king james version
is that what lutherans use?
cause i didnt like the TNIV version either
2007-10-02 18:11:42 · update #1
King James Version
2007-10-02 17:55:47 · answer #1 · answered by fullofideas4u 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
King James Version
2007-10-02 17:57:54 · answer #2 · answered by Gifted 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The King James version was compiled in 1661, and fits your definition. My church is a King James-only church.
However, many small errors to that text have been fixed in the 20th and 21st centuries. That's available as the New King James version, my personal favorite especially when the text is over my head.
I don't like NIV or TNIV because they change core teachings on exaltation and levels of glory in heaven to fit a specific agenda.
2007-10-02 18:01:10 · answer #3 · answered by Sir Network 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
King James Version, KJV
2007-10-02 17:57:16 · answer #4 · answered by SeeTheLight 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you want old style English go for an original King James version.
2007-10-02 17:55:50 · answer #5 · answered by Bible warrior 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The King James Bible is the only translation that is 100%accurate.And the Old English language used is the best because there are no double-meanings of words that is common with modern English.The TNIV is not even God's Word.It is a copyrighted piece of trash.
2007-10-02 18:00:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
King James.
2007-10-02 17:55:27 · answer #7 · answered by The Pope 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
King James Version
But I would recommend The New King James Version because they changed the "ye" to "you" and also "thee" to "you" which reads more correctly in todays english. We do not need to read a Shakespear-style Bible. You may want to check out a "parallell Bible" at your Christian book store. It has several versions side-by-side so you can easily compare as you read.
2007-10-02 17:58:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
The King James version (KJV) or The Message, I think.
2007-10-02 17:55:49 · answer #9 · answered by Skunk 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You really should compare texts before you get a King James Version (KJV), despite nearly all other answers.
Others that you may find meet your needs, but provide a more scholarly translation than the KJV, are the Revised Standard Version (RSV) (mid-1900s), the Revised Version (RV, also known as the English Revised Version, ERV) (late 1800s) and the American Standard Version (ASV) (1901). The RSV and RV, like the KJV, include the Apocrypha.
Online RSV link http://quod.lib.umich.edu/r/rsv/browse.html
Online RV link http://www.thedcl.org/bible/erv/index.html (partial - missing Apocrypha)
*Excellent* online ASV link http://www.asv1901.com/ (the ASV does not include the Apocrypha)
You can use this link to compare many translations simultaneously http://biblos.com/ . It also includes partial KJV marginal notes (KJT)
*IF* you insist on getting a KJV, I recommend *only* the following editions:
1) http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FKJV-Cambridge-Paragraph-Bible-Apocrypha%2Fdp%2F0521843863%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks%26qid%3D1189044700%26sr%3D1-1&tag=wwwjimpettico-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325
Complete books plus marginal notes, a scholarly attempt to duplicate the original *translation*, not any specific printing
2) http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FBible-Authorized-James-Version-Apocrypha%2Fdp%2F0192835254%3Fie%3DUTF8%26qid%3D1190233697%26sr%3D11-1&tag=wwwjimpettico-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325
Complete books, *no* marginal notes, paperback, much cheaper than the above. Also an attempt to duplicate the original translation.
3) http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FHoly-Bible-King-James-Version%2Fdp%2F1565631609%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks%26qid%3D1189044819%26sr%3D1-1&tag=wwwjimpettico-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325
Complete books plus marginal notes, a "replica" version, where each word is printed in the same location on each page as the original KJV of 1611. Each word is also *spelled* the same way as in the original 1611 edition. This makes for difficult reading at first, but you will quickly get used to the odd spelling. Very inexpensive hardbound complete KJV - but there is that initial difficulty in reading. Fortunately, they do not use the same *characters* as the original KJV. The KJV used Germanic characters, this uses (modern) Roman characters.
Note: nearly all KJVs available today are re-printings of the Oxford Revision of 1769. As such, nearly all are *severely* abridged. Entire books are left out, as well as the excellent marginal notes and, also important, the foreword titled "Translators to the Reader". All of the editions I recommend include all of the books and this foreword. Only #2 is lacking the excellent notes.
Personally, I feel that if you require archaic language, you should go with the RSV or, if that is not sufficiently archaic, the RV, and (3rd) the ASV. If these are not what you want, *please* get one of these scholarly reprintings of the KJV that I have suggested.
Chart comparing some physical details of various translations http://www.jimpettis.com/bibles/chart.htm
My "how to choose a bible" answer http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aqvex3MzF4LF346p_O0gvvfty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20070920130341AAoffkb&show=7#profile-info-05d1b531c365f9bd8bac0a7eca3af999aa
Jim, http://www.jimpettis.com/wheel/
2007-10-03 16:26:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋