Former KJV only Baptist

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I was raised a Baptist. The church I was raised in is a second degree seperatist Independent Fundamental Baptist church. We were dogmatically KJV only. A lot of times people called us Ruckmanites if you’re familiar with Peter Ruckman. In reality we we’rent though because of his divorce our church no longer considered him a man of God. Anyway that’s not what I am writing this post about… I was raised going to a Baptist elementary-highschool and first semester of college and I’ve been raised using the KJV. I find myself always going back to reference that text. But it’s obviously not the complete Bible so I’d like something I can start reading that’s similar to what I’m used to. So far I think the Douay-Rheims is probably where I’ll end up but I was hoping someone else out there might know something even closer in style.
 
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I was raised a Baptist. The church I was raised in is a second degree seperatist Independent Fundamental Baptist church. We were dogmatically KJV only. A lot of times people called us Ruckmanites if you’re familiar with Peter Ruckman. In reality we we’rent though because of his divorce our church no longer considered him a man of God. Anyway that’s not what I am writing this post about… I was raised going to a Baptist elementary-highschool and first semester of college and I’ve been raised using the KJV. I find myself always going back to reference that text. But it’s obviously not the complete Bible so I’d like something I can start reading that’s similar to what I’m used to. So far I think the Douay-Rheims is probably where I’ll end up but I was hoping someone else out there might know something even closer in style.
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I think the Douay-Rheims is perfect for you. There’s also the RSV-CE which my wife and I use for our Scriptural reading. Stay far, far away from the New American Bible.
 
Francoist said:
I think the Douay-Rheims is perfect for you. There’s also the RSV-CE which my wife and I use for our Scriptural reading. Stay far, far away from the New American Bible.
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I understand that there are people who dislike this translation, but do you think it is wise to tell someone to stay*** “far, far, away”*** from the Bible that is used in the Lectionary for the US?
 
You can also get versions of the KJV with all the books in them. Just go to Amazon and type in KJV Bible with Apocrypha, and it will pull up several options. Just be careful not to rely on the study notes in them, that’s all 🙂 (because it’s not a Catholic Bible per se, the study notes will most likely have a Protestant slant to them which is why I suggest not to rely on the study notes). It could help to ease the transition for you 🙂 (I still have trouble adjusting to some of the Catholic translations even after 2 years of being Catholic).
 
Oneofthewomen said:
I understand that there are people who dislike this translation, but do you think it is wise to tell someone to stay*** “far, far, away”*** from the Bible that is used in the Lectionary for the US?
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Yeah, I don’t understand this, either . . . I mean, it’s one thing if you personally dislike the translation from a stylistic standpoint (which I get, because it’s not the smoothest or nicest-sounding). It’s another to treat it like it’s an aberration, because there is NO reason for such a judgment.

To the OP: I’d say the Douay-Rheims is a good fit. The style’s very similar to what you’d be used to with the KJV. But I’d also recommend the New Jerusalem Bible, just so you can get a sense of what’s out there.
 
Francoist said:
I think the Douay-Rheims is perfect for you. There’s also the RSV-CE which my wife and I use for our Scriptural reading. Stay far, far away from the New American Bible.
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What is wrong with New American since that is the Bible translation used in the lectionary?
I think OP is looking for a Bible to read that is similar to KJV English that he grew up with.
Question to OP, did your previous fundamentalist Church send everyone to Bill Gothard seminars?
 
I grew up memorizing the KJV as a protestant lad and it wasn’t till late in high school I ran into the NIV. I totally relate to what you are going through.

What I have found best for me is the RSV-CE. It still has all the thee’s and thou’s with relation to God, and the commonly memorized/recited stuff reads so close to the KJV its hard to notice the difference. It shares the same textual traditoin as the KJV too.

biblestudytools.com has a RSV version online so you can explore it. Its not the CE (Catholic Edition) but it will give you enough exposure so you can decide if you want to go ahead and purchase a print version of RSV-CE. The variance between the RSV and RSV-CE is slight, just a handful of changes to a few verses.
 
robwar said:
What is wrong with New American since that is the Bible translation used in the lectionary?
The NAB and Jerusalem Bibles are politically correct, seem to go out of their way not to raise any traditional Catholic associations, and are written in almost a technical style. I can’t relax while reading them. They look like they were translated by people who knew Hebrew and Greek, but did not know English as well as the translators of the Douay-Reims, KJV, Knox, or RSV-CE. Many chapters read like memos that were composed by a committee.
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My experience with the NAB has not been fun. It also has “inclusive language” I am now using the DR. If my latin were better I’d use the Vulgate. 😦 Perhaps someday.
 
Since the Douay-Rheims was a contemporary translation to the King James, they are very similar. The only difference I have seen in the King James is that it watered down the special nature of the Blessed Virgin Mary somewhat. Compare Luke 1:28.

I was a convert raised on good old King James, and I am VERY comfortable with the Douay-Rheims

Here is the link I use for the DR Bible:
drbo.org/
 
Daizies said:
You can also get versions of the KJV with all the books in them. Just go to Amazon and type in KJV Bible with Apocrypha, and it will pull up several options.
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Yep. The original 1609 KJV had all the books, so many later editions did too. It’s annoying that the deuterocanonicals are in a distinct section rather than appearing in their normal places, but at least they’re present. 🙂
10thCrusader said:
Since the Douay-Rheims was a contemporary translation to the King James, they are very similar.
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The Rheims New Testament exerted no small influence on the KJV translators, in fact, who took many pointers from its vocabulary and syntax. They also exhibited some familiarity with at least the first volume of the Douay Old Testament.
 
Francoist said:
I think the Douay-Rheims is perfect for you. There’s also the RSV-CE which my wife and I use for our Scriptural reading. Stay far, far away from the New American Bible.
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Oneofthewomen said:
I understand that there are people who dislike this translation, but do you think it is wise to tell someone to stay*** “far, far, away”*** from the Bible that is used in the Lectionary for the US?
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acarlson said:
Yeah, I don’t understand this, either . . . I mean, it’s one thing if you personally dislike the translation from a stylistic standpoint (which I get, because it’s not the smoothest or nicest-sounding). It’s another to treat it like it’s an aberration, because there is NO reason for such a judgment.

To the OP: I’d say the Douay-Rheims is a good fit. The style’s very similar to what you’d be used to with the KJV. But I’d also recommend the New Jerusalem Bible, just so you can get a sense of what’s out there.
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The main objection to the NAB is not the translation, although there are problems with that. The big objection is the footnotes, some of which are so far out in left field that they have left the ball park. The lectionary does not have those footnotes.
 
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