Where to Get Rid of Protestant Bibles

[thomas_jd]

I’m not sure what that comment was supposed to accomplish.

As you are new to Catholic Forums, the comment was informative in nature.

 

[JPCalifornia]

By now Jotobo must have disposed of the Bible. Look at the thousand missionaries in the world and all they do and many are doing it because they have believed what the Bible said about loving one another regardless is it has the apocryphal books or not.

 

[Jotobo]

I still have them. I have honestly not giving the time to decide what to do with them. Most of them have my name in them and so I would have to black that out. I may just do that and give them to a thrift store or something, I dont know.

 

[JPCalifornia]

My friend,

Give them away ASAP. The Bible has the power to change a persons life. Just give them away to anyone that will give it a good use. Pray that those that read it are truly moved to surrender their live to the Lord. You have done your part after that and He will do His as He has always done it. God Bless.

 

[KShaft]

Second hand bookshop.

Protestant church.

Op-shop.

You might find it useful to keep a couple more for comparism reasons.

Even when you become Catholic, it’s my guess you won’t spend a lot of time reading the seven Apocryphal books. But if you’re going to make a big deal out of the issue, you’ll need to know them quite well. Personally I don’t find them all that interesting in most cases.

Tobit gives me the impression of being a Jewish yarn, the sort of thing you’d say around a camp-fire.

Judith is a bit like Esther, in that there is a female heroine who saves Israel. I also find it a bit too incredible to be true.

1 & 2 Maccabees are worth reading for historical value, although I find the history in them so violent and repetitive it is depressing.

Wisdom of Solomon and Sirach are a sort of re-hash of ancient Hebrew proverbs and to a lesser extent psalms.

Baruch is another warning to the Israelites, a la Jeremiah.

As a former Protestant, and my bias might be coming through here, I don’t get quite the same “spiritual” feel when I read the Apocryphal books as I do with the rest. But that might just be me.

Dont feel too bad St. Jerome who translated the Greek and Hebrew into the Latin Vulgate, felt the same way. Even from briefly looking over some of the DC books I get some of the same impressions as you do… The pope of the time who probably didnt spend 1/100 of the time looking at the holy scripture as Jerome did said, ‘nah its good’. The Jewish powers that be at the also said they were uninspired, but then again these are the guys who rejected Christ. It is my understanding that Catholics can read (via the Vatican) protestant bibles just so long as the bible isnt anti-Catholic. I guess that must be the dave duke edition. I got a NKJV when I was in the Marine Corps boot camp (at MRP none the less) many moons ago and I still have the thing today. Its a good rendition for the most part but if you go to some of those sites that think everything but the KJV is the devil, they do bring up some good points about why it is flawed in some aspects.

I am actually looking at getting an ESV myself as it is a de-liberalfied version of the RSV and it is very modern(but literal). Also, the one I am looking at getting is an Allan, and thats part of the reason I am looking to get it. If they made a JB or a DR then one of those (or more likely both) would be purchased. For all those who are clueless about what Im talking about, an Allan is one of the best made bibles on earth. A work of art, like what is printed inside, amen.

Well, one could always give it to a church or prison, or you can find an USO around and donate it to them. That be what Id do. May the Lord guide your steps and bibles to a good home.