Any Protestants read the Douy Rheims Bible instead of the King James Bible?

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I started using the Challoner-Rheims version when I was in the 10th grade (and still “Protestant”). It belonged to my great grand uncle (grandfather’s uncle!!!) who I knew. I still use it (my favorite version:) ), but my Protestant Apologetics teacher told me not to for memory work:rolleyes: …

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Alexius:cool:
 
Alexius said:
I started using the Challoner-Rheims version when I was in the 10th grade (and still “Protestant”). It belonged to my great grand uncle (grandfather’s uncle!!!) who I knew. I still use it (my favorite version:) ), but my Protestant Apologetics teacher told me not to for memory work:rolleyes: …

Prayers and petitions,
Alexius:cool:
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Don’t worry about your teacher. I am a Catholic and own several Protestant Bibles. The Douay-Rheims is my favourite though! Of the Protestant ones, I like the KJV (I have one with the Apocrypha), but I still think the Douay-Rheims is better.
 
Mannyfit75 said:
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If by online you mean able to read them then yes.

1611 KJV with Apocrypha
ebible.org/bible/kjv/

Digital facsimiles of both the 1582 Rheims New Testament and 1609 Douay Old Testament are also available at EEBO(Early English Books Online). Access is limited to subscribers, but you may be able to gain access from a publicly-accessible computer at a nearby college or university library. The copies at EEBO may be found by searching their site for the author keywords, “Martin, Gregory”.
If you mean to buy it then yes also.

Douay
amazon.com/Bible-Douay-Version-Translated-Vulgate/dp/B000L9EXFI/sr=8-1/qid=1167561730/ref=sr_1_1/103-3558697-7435065?ie=UTF8&s=books

KJV 1611
amazon.com/Holy-Bible-King-James-Version/dp/1565631609/sr=1-1/qid=1167562057/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-3558697-7435065?ie=UTF8&s=books
 
My personal Bible that I read at church and when I’m away from home is a NIV. I have some others too, I have a New King James Bible and a NASB I think. I usually read the Bible online though at BibleGateway.com or bible.cc/ or drbo.org/cgi-bin/s and when I do that I often read many versions of a passage since I can’t read the origional language.
 
Harpazo said:
I don’t understand all the hype with the KJV. Some scholars think that King James I may have actually been Catholic. He had leanings towards Rome in terms of politics. I know for a fact that King James II was Catholic…

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Andrew
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If James I was Catholic, he wasn’t practicing because it is often said that he had quite a bit of homosexual activity going on.
 
lak611 said:
I like the Douay-Rheims too. The only things I don’t like about it are the different names of some of the books (for example, Osee instead of Hosea) and the different numbering of the Psalms (everybody knows the 23rd Psalm, but in the Douay-Rheims, it’s actually the 22nd). I always make sure I have another translation handy in case the names of the books or numbering of the Psalms messes me up. I like it better than the KJV also, and I have a KJV with the Apocrypha (as well as one without). I do like having the KJV with the Apocrypha because there are a few books that are recognized by the Orthodox Churches but not the Catholic Church that are included in it.
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When you say the Orthodox Churches, are you talking about Eastern Orthodoxy? Do they have their own “Bibles” or the same as the Catholic Church. I was confused when you said the orthodox churches recognized books the Catholic Church didn’t.
 
CatherineofA said:
When you say the Orthodox Churches, are you talking about Eastern Orthodoxy? Do they have their own “Bibles” or the same as the Catholic Church. I was confused when you said the orthodox churches recognized books the Catholic Church didn’t.
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Yes, I am talking about Eastern Orthodoxy. I even started some threads about this in the Eastern Christianity forums. Their Bibles do have more books than Catholic Bibles. They recognize all the books Catholics do, but they also have: 1 & 2 Esdras, the Prayer of Manasseh, Psalm 151, and 3 & 4 Maccabees. The KJV Apocrypha includes 1 & 2 Esdras and the Prayer of Manasseh. Psalm 151 and 3 & 4 Maccabees are found in the Apocrypha of the RSV and NRSV. According to Father Ambrose, an Orthodox Priest who posts in Eastern Christianity a lot, the Orthodox Church is currently working on their own English Bible; it will be out this year.
 
CatherineofA said:
I see this was answered-never mind
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Sorry. I didn’t see you got your answer already. I had not read this thread in a while and just went ahead and answered your question again, since I did not re-read all the posts in this thread.
 
Syele said:
My personal Bible that I read at church and when I’m away from home is a NIV. I have some others too, I have a New King James Bible and a NASB I think. I usually read the Bible online though at BibleGateway.com or bible.cc/ or drbo.org/cgi-bin/s and when I do that I often read many versions of a passage since I can’t read the origional language.
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NIV is the only one of the versions you have that I don’t have. I’m not a big fan of dynamic equivalence translations. I prefer something more literal. I do have the online version of the NIV bookmarked on my homepage for quick reference, but I won’t buy one. I like the NASB a lot. It is probably my favourite Protestant Bible. The NKJV isn’t bad, but the language is somewhat choppy.
 
lak611 said:
Yes, I am talking about Eastern Orthodoxy. I even started some threads about this in the Eastern Christianity forums. Their Bibles do have more books than Catholic Bibles. They recognize all the books Catholics do, but they also have: 1 & 2 Esdras, the Prayer of Manasseh, Psalm 151, and 3 & 4 Maccabees. The KJV Apocrypha includes 1 & 2 Esdras and the Prayer of Manasseh. Psalm 151 and 3 & 4 Maccabees are found in the Apocrypha of the RSV and NRSV. According to Father Ambrose, an Orthodox Priest who posts in Eastern Christianity a lot, the Orthodox Church is currently working on their own English Bible; it will be out this year.
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Have you heard of the the historian/Eastern Orthodox priest named John Anthony McGuckin? He is on the History Channel some.
 
CatherineofA said:
Have you heard of the the historian/Eastern Orthodox priest named John Anthony McGuckin? He is on the History Channel some.
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No, I have not heard of him. I don’t have cable TV or a satellite dish, and I don’t know if it is possible to watch the History Channel online.
 
A little.

I posted a topic some time ago where I said that most Catholics don’t like the KJV because it’s a Protestant Bible. That statement didn’t go over too well!😃

I have 21 different bible translations. I’m a bit compulsive.👍
 
lak611 said:
NIV is the only one of the versions you have that I don’t have. I’m not a big fan of dynamic equivalence translations. I prefer something more literal. I do have the online version of the NIV bookmarked on my homepage for quick reference, but I won’t buy one. I like the NASB a lot. It is probably my favourite Protestant Bible. The NKJV isn’t bad, but the language is somewhat choppy.
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I favor the NIV for something of a silly reason… habit. :o My first Bible ever was a KJV I was 5 and could read but, let’s just say 5 year olds don’t “get” King James English very well. When I was 8 or 9 I got a NIV and suddenly understood what it was talking about. The Bible suddenly making sense was a great feeling. So as the years passed I just kept reading the one I had. when it wore out I got new ones and really never thought about trying something new. When I read along in church the verses are most familiar to me as I learned them as a child. Now I do most of my Bible reading online so I can read from many translations, the NIV is just for when I’m away.
 
Mannyfit75 said:
Are you sure? I think he is Protestant than Catholic.
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You are both kinda right. He was Anglo-Catholic for certain. He was sympathetic to Rome, and his sanctioned bible certainly shows that in it’s 1611 form with the “Apocrypha” and some very “Douay Rheims” styling, but he was champion of the Anglo-Catholic Anglican faith.
 
lak611 said:
Their Bibles do have more books than Catholic Bibles. They recognize all the books Catholics do, but they also have: 1 & 2 Esdras, the Prayer of Manasseh, Psalm 151, and 3 & 4 Maccabees. …
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My DR bible has those… and isn’t there something about 3&4Kings being Jewish books?
My Protestant friend was totally amazed that we have a book of Susanna…heeeheee!!! I gave her a copy of a Catholic Bible when I got my DR so she could read the whole bible, including the Apocrypha.
 
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