po18guy
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I would hope that this is a discussion of daily read bibles, versions on the shelf, highs and lows of each translation, or anything else that applies to particular bibles.
Since bibles often are the orphans in thrift stores, eBay and Amazon, I have gathered a few into a collection. My thinking is that each translation aims for the bullseye, but misses by just a bit. Having several translations allows my perception to bracket the bullseye so that I might have a slightly better hint at where that bullseye actually is. All guided by the sacred deposit of faith, of course. So, I will begin with…
As a daily reader, lately I have been reading the Revised English Bible with Deuterocanon (“Apocrypha”), published by Oxford-Cambridge. Aside from being a handsome book, the translation was done in the United Kingdom with the idea of reducing denominational bias as seen in many other translations. The UK Catholic Church was consulted as to the translation.
I find it an easy read and usable by Americans as well as those in Commonwealth and all English-speaking nations. It is well balanced and the Deuterocanon is placed between the Old and New Testaments. I actually find some logic in that, inasmuch as the various Deuterocanonical books tend to speak to the new covenant.
Anyway, what is your favorite?
Since bibles often are the orphans in thrift stores, eBay and Amazon, I have gathered a few into a collection. My thinking is that each translation aims for the bullseye, but misses by just a bit. Having several translations allows my perception to bracket the bullseye so that I might have a slightly better hint at where that bullseye actually is. All guided by the sacred deposit of faith, of course. So, I will begin with…
As a daily reader, lately I have been reading the Revised English Bible with Deuterocanon (“Apocrypha”), published by Oxford-Cambridge. Aside from being a handsome book, the translation was done in the United Kingdom with the idea of reducing denominational bias as seen in many other translations. The UK Catholic Church was consulted as to the translation.
I find it an easy read and usable by Americans as well as those in Commonwealth and all English-speaking nations. It is well balanced and the Deuterocanon is placed between the Old and New Testaments. I actually find some logic in that, inasmuch as the various Deuterocanonical books tend to speak to the new covenant.
Anyway, what is your favorite?