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Originally Posted by martinguerre
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.
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This is the bible that I read, as I posted earlier:
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* The Holy Bible, Revised Standard Version, copyright 1962. The Revised Standard Version of the Bible is an authorized revision of the American Standard Version, published in 1901, which was a revision of the King James Version, published in 1611.
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Martin, I believe that you are a biblical scholar? If this is true, I would love to know more about the historical development of the bible, and I have a million questions. Perhaps you would consider a new thread in Tilted Knowledge or Philosophy?
Edit: I looked up the biblical reference in your signature and wonder if it reads word for word in your bible:
Romans 8:24: "For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience."