how many religions read the same bible?

Question

catholics.Christians,prodestants,.etc

do the witnesses have a totally different one

thanx i didnt know they were all branches of the same tree.sorta speak...did i just make that saying up?anyway its al clearer now ty

Answer 1

Christianity: A faith (religion) divided into 2 separate categories by man: Catholic and Protestant. It is widely accepted that if you're not Catholic then you are Protestant regardless of your denomination.
Maybe that is what you're trying to ask: How many different denominations read the same Bible? It's the same Bible, different translations. Meaning that the language of the Greek and Hebrew were translated into the receptor language of the culture that is reading it. Germans aren't going to read an English Bible, Spanish aren't going to read a Russian Bible, etc.
The Catholic Bible has the apocrypha books, the Protestant Bible doesn't, that's about the only major difference.
People make too much of an issue over whether the Bible is KJV, ASB, NASB, GNT-TR, NIV, NLT, etc. etc. If one would take the time and sit down and compare them, (aside from the paraphrases) they wouldn't notice major changes in the meanings of the Holy Scripture.
Yes, the Jehovah Witnesses use a completely different translation The New World Translation, and many don't consider the JW's to be Christian so they don't concern themselves with gaining knowledge of what the NWT says.

Answer 2

The Bible is a collection of Hebrew and Christian, scribes.

Starting with the Tanakh, or Hebrew Bible (with the 1st book, Genesis written approx 1450 b.C & the last book, Malachi being written approx 450 b.C)
These books having primarily been written by the primary prophets, Moses, David, King Solomon, Job, Samuel, Isaiah, Elijah, Daniel.

It has been once translated. Titled "the Old Testament" and combined with the New Testament (which was written in Aramaic & Koine Greek, Latin, Cyrillic and Coptic.)

The original scribes did not include the Apocrypha, which would eventually be included in the Vulgate. the official text for the Roman Catholic Church. They would be omitted in Protestant translations.

When the Reformation began, and we found Wyclif translate to English, and Luther follow up with his German translations, and Calvin, into French. And of course King James commissioned his translations in 1611. They are all called Bibles.

So, one could say that all Jewish, Catholic and Protestant worshipers, use the same sacred scribles.
Just twice translated.

Answer 3

There is only one Bible, and that is the holy book for all denominations. Catholics and Protestants are the Christian denominations, plus Orthodox. And Witnesses are a denomination of Protestantism. All Christian, therefore all Bible.

No other religion reads the Bible. Judaism reads the Torah, which is the first five books of the Old Testament, and Jesus is an important figure in the Qu'ran.

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Answer 4

Certain unfamiliar terms supposedly invented by Jehovah’s Witnesses are supported by other Bible translations or reference works. At Luke 23:43, the New World Translation records Jesus’ words to the criminal executed with him: “Truly I tell you today, You will be with me in Paradise.” In the original Greek, there were no punctuation marks such as commas; but usually some kind of punctuation is inserted by translators to help with the reading. Most, however, make Luke 23:43 read as though Jesus and the criminal were bound for Paradise that very day. The New English Bible reads: “I tell you this: today you shall be with me in Paradise.” Not all convey this thought, however. Professor Wilhelm Michaelis renders the verse: “Truly, already today I give you the assurance: (one day) you will be together with me in paradise.” This rendering is much more logical than that of The New English Bible. The dying criminal could not have gone with Jesus to Paradise that same day. Jesus was not resurrected until the third day after his death. In the meantime he was in Hades, mankind’s common grave.—Acts 2:27, 31; 10:39, 40.

Answer 5

Which Bible?

In English alone there are the following versions:

21st Century King James
American Standard
Darby Translation
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
English Standard Version
Holman Christian Standard Bible
King James
New American Standard Bible
New Century
New International Reader's
New International
New International - UK
New King James
New Life Version
New Living Translation
The Message
Today's New International
Worldwide English (New Testament)
Wycliffe New Testament
Young's Literal Translation

Answer 6

They use different versions, though most mainstream christian religions use versions that are very similar to each other because they were translated "word for word" from the original Hebrew or Greek.

In America, common "word for word" versions include:

The New American Bible for Catholics or versions such as
the King James Version, the New Revised Standard Version, or the New American Standard Bible for different Protestant denominations.

There are some versions that go beyond the simple word for word translation, such as the New Living Bible, which uses a "thought for thought" translation approach.

Non-Christian religions (The ones you named are all Christians) do not use the Bible as their holy book, though some recognize it a religious text.

Answer 7

Catholics, Protestants and Witnesses are all Christian. They're just different denominations.

Other religions have other holy texts. The Hebrews have the Torah, the Muslims have the Quran, the Hindus have the Sutras, and so on.

I won't list them all, because there are dozens of religions out there, each with their own holy books.

Answer 8

As a Jehovah's Witness, we DO NOT HAVE OUR OWN BIBLE!! It is a TRANSLATION, like all other Bibles.
We read the New World Translation.
It is in modern English & does not use words that take away from the Understanding that we need to have.
Bible Translators have studied many, many years of Greek & Hebrew so as to translate it properly.

We also use other translations for references. I dare to say that all JW's own many translations. I own the LIving Bible, the KJV, & others.

Answer 9

If you trace the origins of the Bible's content, pretty much all of them. For the most part Christianity is a "Sun God" religion, meaning that it encompasses the notion that God is above us, in the sky, heaven and that sort. This belief is ancient, some 7500+ years old now, far surpassing Christianity. The parallels in the Bible and other holy books compared to Greek Sun God religions, not Greek Myth, it's different, and even Egyptian Religions are hugely parallel. Considering the migration of man to populate the planet it's not really all that surprising. These religions all have the same core and origins, several thousand years before the Bible.

Do I really have to cite info to support this claim, most likely...so here are 3 examples for ya.

Horus was born on December 25th of the virgin Isis-Meri.His birth was accompanied by a star in the east, which in turn, three kings followed to locate and adorn the new-born savior. At the age of 12, he was a prodigal child teacher, and at the age of 30 he was baptized by a figure known as Anup and thus began his ministry. Horus had 12 disciples he traveled about with, performing miracles such as healing the sick and walking on water. Horus was known by many gestural names such as The Truth, The Light, God's Annointed Son, The Good Shepherd, The Lamb of God, and many others. After being betrayed by Typhon, Horus was crucified, buried for 3 days,and thus, resurrected.

Mithra, of Persia, born of a virgin on December 25th, he had 12 disciples and performed miracles, and upon his death was buried for 3 days and thus resurrected, he was also referred to as "The Truth," "The Light," and many others. Interestingly, the sacred day of worship of Mithra was Sunday.

Dionysus of Greece, born of a virgin on December 25th, was a traveling teacher who performed miracles such as turning water into wine, he was referred to as the "King of Kings," "God's Only Begotten Son," "The Alpha and Omega," and many others, and upon his death, he was resurrected

Answer 10

Many people share the same book. "Christians" ignore the first 2/3 of it. The Witneses have a slightly different translation, but it is pretty much the same. (There is no "J" in Hebrew)