Is there a good bible that does not discriminate for girls?

Question

Not a catholic bible. Just a plain easy bible for teen girls. I want ti to show love and support for everyone. This includes races, orientations. Just a plain teen bible for girls.

I mean a bible FOR teen girls. One that is just plain simple text for a teen, but is not harsh and discriminating against races, sexual orinetations, and all that weirdness. Just something supportive.

Answer 1

Well, first of all, I think people have given you an awful lot of rude and not very helpful answers. Some of them think of themselves as Christains, as I do. I find I have to apologize for Christians a lot before being able to have any credibility in answering questions. That said here are some thoughts I hope you find helpful:

There is a lot of thinking these days that goes something ike this: "I don't really like the Bible quite the way it is, so I'd like to adjust it a bit here and there so it fits my thinking better." I don't know whether you intended it or not, but I think many of the folks that have answered you are addressing that idea in their responses. Most of them, myself included, regard the Bible as God's word, written the way He wants it to be written, and so the idea of making adjustments to something as important as His communication with us is not something we find acceptable. The Bible has been at the center of Christianity for nearly 2000 years, with the Old Testament being part of Judaism for much longer than that. Essentially, the traditional view of God's word is that He gets to decide what it says and means, and that it is to shape our thinking, not to be reshaped by us.

One of the central themes of the Bible is that there is a real right and wrong, and that God is the measure of what is right and wrong. Many people find this particularly annoying, but most of them, on closer examination, hate God as He has portayed Himself in the Bible, so to my mind they are not the best commentators on the Bible. Also, surprisingly few people realize how little things like homosexuality are mentioned in the Bible, and while it does call it wrong, there are far more discussions about hypocrisy and other topics than about homosexuality.

In short, don't look for a sanitized Bible. There is no point in changing it. If you can't accept a God who loves us enough to die for us, but still has the right to call the shots on right and wrong, then the Bible is probably not for you. On the other hand, if you want to get to know a God who loves you enough to die for you I would suggest an easy to read version such as New International Version, which is a very good translation that is very readable. There are numerous editions available for teen girls with additional notes. This one is quite good, takes the Bible seriously as written, and is geared toward teen girls:

Revolve Devotional Bible: The Complete Bible for Teen Girls

It is widely available online.

Anyway, sorry for all the crappy answers you've gotten. I hope this helps.

Regards,
EE

Answer 2

There is some bible verse in the New Testament that negates some of the things said(mostly the "laws" in Judiasm) in the Old Testament. So, Christians can eat pork, shellfish, etc. Interpretations of the Bible by Christians are also influenced by changes in culture, like what a previous answerer said about menstruating women being unclean(most Christians in American culture do not really think this). There are also verses in the New Testament that state same gender sexual relations are not condoned by the church. I can't remember where any of this is and I don't feel like looking it up, lol! But it's all there somewhere. I think it's just a bunch of hypocritical bs, to be honest. People should mind their business and go by that verse that says "Love your neighbor as yourself." I think that's in John.

Answer 3

Perhaps the Woman's Study Bible. I don't know of a good translation but this might have good commentary anyway. NIV is flawed but better than most.

Yikes people sure have a negative view of the Bible on this issue. Yet I think the problem lies in the fact that even translations from a few decades ago were translated by people raised in a patriarichal society. Apparently we need a new translation since I have studied some of the difficult passages in school and know that at least some of them were simply poorly translated. For example 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 says "women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the Law says. If they want to inquire about something, they should ask their own husbands at home; for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church." This passage suggests that women learning is by conditional permission. In other words it sounds like it is permissible for them to learn only as long as they are quiet. But the original passage was a conditional imperative to learn (Women SHOULD learn, but quietly). This passage is also refering only to WIVES, not all Women, as seen by the context of verse 35. This also appears in a section about orderly worship. These suggest that Paul was referring to a specific problem that was only arising with wives.

The Woman's Study Bible commentary says of this passage:

"Paul recognized that women were praying and prophesying in public worship and did not condemn them for doing so (1 Cor. 11:5). Yet here he commanded that women “keep silent in the churches” (1 Cor. 14:34). One way of resolving what some consider a discrepancy is by considering the particular type of speech that Paul disallowed. In this passage, he was probably discussing the gift of prophecy, and more specifically, the evaluation or judgment of prophecy (1 Cor. 14:29–39). Paul allowed women to participate in worship and, indeed, expected that they would do so (v. 26), but here he may have been forbidding them from giving spoken criticisms of the prophecies that were made because he was concerned that the principle of headship be evidenced in the public assembly of believers. Women’s silence during the evaluation of prophecy was one of the ways in which this was to be accomplished. Another way to understand this command for women to be silent is in relationship to Paul’s command to the believers to do all things “decently and in order” (v. 40). God “is not the author of confusion” (v. 33). The women could have been displaying some kind of disorderly conduct (v. 35). Others suggest, since the subject of major discussion in chapter 14 is tongues, that the prohibition to women is to refrain from ecstatic utterance. Clearly this cannot mean that women are forbidden altogether to speak in the assembly (1 Cor. 11:5)."

Answer 4

Try the New King James. It is accurate, and easy to understand.

If what you're looking for is a bible that does not distinguish between the sexes, or sexual orientation, then there are also some like that - but please don't confuse those teachings with Christianity. Christ always calls sin what it is.

Answer 5

Nope. All Bibles have Paul in them and the Pauline Misogyny is simply not supportive of girls. The Old Testament doesn't support any race but Jews. It actually has quite a bit of glorification of the mass slaughter of women and children of Non-Jews in God's name. As far as orientations, it's only supportive of heterosexuality where the guy is the head of the household (husband means to use and manage prudently, fyi).

Sorry to disillusion you.

Answer 6

the Abrahamic religions are at their core patriarchal and tribal. unless you can find a Bible that has been so totally revised and rewritten so as to make it completely contrary to the nature of the original you won't find any Bible that doesn't reflect the basic dominant male autonomy.

PS. so you indeed want to hand your daughter a sanitized version of the Bible. in other words you want to hide the base ugly weirdness from which your religion springs. in other words ... you're wanting to lie to her. great job, mom! that's a wonderful way to guide your child onto the path of morality and truth.

Answer 7

Nope.

You don't want ancient, patriarchal prejudice then don't read the bible.

Of course, you could always just remove or ignore the parts you don't like - that's what every other religious person does. For instance, most women would not abide by this:

“Let your women keep silent in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak; but they are to be submissive, as the law also says. And if they want to learn something, let them ask their own husbands at home; for it is shameful for women to speak in church.”( Corinthians 14:34-35)

I'm pretty sure most women these days speak in church - In fact, I think there are even a few women pastors...

EDIT: So, what you're saying is that you want a bible, but an edited version..? You know, you either believe in that rubbish or you don't. You just can't pick and choose. After all, it's supposed to be the word of god.

Now, you either keep the bible as it is or you get a Nancy Drew novel.

Answer 8

In any teen bible worth its salt you are going to find some THOU SHALL NOT verses in there !!!
It trully is unavoidable !!! But that is good and not bad !!! The word ORIENTATION is coming into ill repute these days !!!

Answer 9

Read The Mists of Avalon.

The bible was written by men. It is all about and for men.

The Mists of Avalon is about the world before men took over. It is at the library.

Good you are questioning the patriarchal religions.

Answer 10

ROTFLMAO...

Oh, dear.... such a thing simply does not exist.

I can't stop laughing... my sides hurt....

Wait, I just thought of something.
Get a copy of the Tao Te Ching. That's as close as you will get to what you are looking for, if what you really want is love, support, and non-discrimination.