Ed the Ned
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In starting this topic I must admit it can become a a war of words literally. I am just concerned about the way we look at the Bible depending on the translation that we study from. When the KJV was translated there were not many denominations and Christian community churches where the translators were influenced by perceptions. They pretty much just had to translate. When we look at more modern translations we find that modern language has caused the the translators to have to explain themselves in terms of their translation. This is when the translators justify the translation as a translation and not just a paraphrase of the Bible. When reading a modern translation like the NLT, which I enjoy reading, there seem to be a lot of sub notes giving alternate words to the words used in the translation. I am no Bible scholar or theologian so I am putting myself at the mercy of someone else's perceptions if they have influenced the translation. The point of this thread is to get others insight into the way they study the Bible and to what extent they use multiple versions to clarify the verse given?
I currently use the NLT to read when I need time to read the Bible, but when studying the Bible I use the NKJV (John Macarthur study Bible) and the ESV, I will some times read individual verses in the KJV. I also have a copy of the NIV study Bible where I will make reference to the study notes.
NB! Please don't turn this into a mud slinging match over Bible versions, that is not the purpose of this thread and from my personal perspective I don't consider "THE MESSAGE" a biblical translation or a good read. I feel it has major flaws and needs to be avoided. I would also like to make note that the TLB (The living Bible) is not deemed a translation and is a paraphrase from the ASV (American Standard Version). Yet I noticed from the NLT translation explanation that the author of the TLB was involved in its translation.
I currently use the NLT to read when I need time to read the Bible, but when studying the Bible I use the NKJV (John Macarthur study Bible) and the ESV, I will some times read individual verses in the KJV. I also have a copy of the NIV study Bible where I will make reference to the study notes.
NB! Please don't turn this into a mud slinging match over Bible versions, that is not the purpose of this thread and from my personal perspective I don't consider "THE MESSAGE" a biblical translation or a good read. I feel it has major flaws and needs to be avoided. I would also like to make note that the TLB (The living Bible) is not deemed a translation and is a paraphrase from the ASV (American Standard Version). Yet I noticed from the NLT translation explanation that the author of the TLB was involved in its translation.