Which Bible Please

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I guess the deciding factor would be if I can get on with the ‘inclusive language’ or not?

Otherwise they are both almost the same?
 
ajecphotos said:
Please help me decide guys.

Would the DR be a hard read?

Is the NRSV full of the wrong ‘language’

Or is the RSV CE the one to get.

If so, which publisher etc.

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Go shopping round to thrift stores and used book stores. That way, you may amass a small collection and need not worry. Personally, I have come to love the Confraternity, or CCD bible (1941-1969). It has the Douay OT combined with the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine NT. Some versions have updated Psalms translations. This is a Yank bible, so you would have to find one on eBay, most likely. Still, you can find a fine copy for 5 Quid or so, plus post.

What about the Knox Bible? It is back in print. At this site, you can peruse the RSV, NRSV, D-R, Knox and numerous other versions.

I would also think that the CT bible 2007> version would be fine.
 
ajecphotos said:
I guess the deciding factor would be if I can get on with the ‘inclusive language’ or not?

Otherwise they are both almost the same?
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They have some differences, but I doubt you’ll particularly notice them. You can find both translations online, if you want to compare passages in both. Or you can wait until they arrive, and compare the physical books.

Either way, I would stop shopping for new Bibles until you’ve spent some time getting to know whichever one you keep from these two: it’s easy to get caught up in minutiae, rather than settling into actually reading the thing. It’s not really helpful to keep recommending different translations and editions when you’ve already ordered.

There are people who spend a lot of time comparing Bibles and collecting them: a lot of them prefer whichever Bible they used as children, because it sounds ‘right’ to them. That’s fine, but not so helpful when you didn’t grow up reading it.
 
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They have some differences, but I doubt you’ll particularly notice them. You can find both translations online, if you want to compare passages in both. Or you can wait until they arrive, and compare the physical books.

Either way, I would stop shopping for new Bibles until you’ve spent some time getting to know whichever one you keep from these two: it’s easy to get caught up in minutiae, rather than settling into actually reading the thing. It’s not really helpful to keep recommending different translations and editions when you’ve already ordered.

There are people who spend a lot of time comparing Bibles and collecting them: a lot of them prefer whichever Bible they used as children, because it sounds ‘right’ to them. That’s fine, but not so helpful when you didn’t grow up reading it.
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That is certainly true. I grew up with exactly no bible, so they all began on a more or less equal footing with me. I type them into traditional and inclusive categories, and I greatly prefer the traditional, as Jesus never said “Who do people say that I am?” I would rather read a King James bible than the politically corrected newer Catholic translations. I have been pondering why I love the Confraternity bible so much. I think that it is because it strikes a balance between the archaic and inclusive bibles. The Old Testament is in older English, while the New Testament is in newer English. There is a natural delineation between the two testaments in the linguistics.
 
Well, had one bible, the RSV CE and the lords words are in red. Only problem is the text is very fine!! Hard to read!!
 
The NRSV CE version went back!

Didn’t like the inclusive text at all!! Just didn’t seem correct to me.
 
Had my bible!!! Fantastic.

Now, should i get it blessed first before reading?

Also, i have been told to read Mark first as his is the shortest Gospel and the first one that was written?
 
ajecphotos said:
Had my bible!!! Fantastic.

Now, should i get it blessed first before reading?

Also, i have been told to read Mark first as his is the shortest Gospel and the first one that was written?
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Blessing cannot hurt. As to reading the bible, there is an excellent book that gives a synopsis (Author, date, content, theme, theology, order in the bible, etc) of each of the 73 books of the bible: Inside the Bible, by Fr. Kenneth Baker, S.J. I highly recommend it as a companion to your bible.
 
po18guy said:
Blessing cannot hurt. As to reading the bible, there is an excellent book that gives a synopsis (Author, date, content, theme, theology, order in the bible, etc) of each of the 73 books of the bible: Inside the Bible, by Fr. Kenneth Baker, S.J. I highly recommend it as a companion to your bible.
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Thanks. Might start with Luke.

Anyone else with some good advice
 
ajecphotos said:
Thanks people
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This is exactly where Inside the Bible can help. It explains the intended audience of each of the Gospels and letters, as well the points being addressed. It reveals why the Gospels and letters are both alike, as well as different. It also reveals bits about the development of doctrine as the Church matured.
 
ajecphotos said:
Thanks. Might start with Luke.

Anyone else with some good advice
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// You can also start with the book of Ecclesiasticus (Proverbs-Ecclesiasticus) which is an awesome book to read and I HIGHLY recommend it for daily reading aside from the Gospels. 😃
 
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