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Originally Posted by xepherys
If you are reading it in English, you are DEFINITELY reading a translation of a translation (at LEAST two times removed from the original language, likely more).
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I don't know where people get this number. What versions are y'all reading?
NRSV is from the Greek and Hebrew, and is the most up to date and scholarly version in general use. The RSV is perfectly passable for most use.
The NIV, even though i think it contains several errors due to wishful translation, is still from the Greek and Hebrew, and is basically accurate for most uses.
What bibles do people read? This is kind of a serious question....i assumed it was usually KJV or derivatives (which do have some somewhat serious issues) or the NRSV or NIV which are more or less reliable.
But this myth of the unreliable text and translations of translations idea gets passed around a lot...but i just don't see the basis for it.