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What bible can i read for a brainlet? The KJ and the new kings james was too much. Is there a non jewed version made for brainlets? Help..

>> No.14391314

uh is a child's bible what you're looking for?

>> No.14391328

>>14391282
>Is there a non jewed version made for brainlets?
Most modern ones are going to gender inclusive language. Even the NASB is in 2020.

You could try the ESV.

>> No.14391332

>>14391314
Please no high brow comments of memes. I heard the NIV version is bad, was wondering if there is a version thats true to form and easier to read.

>> No.14391342

Why don’t you just get a guide for the kjv
T. Someone who has never read the bible

>> No.14391359

There's no need to hyper focus on particular translations and worrying about getting the right one. With the internet you can easily compare the different interpretations of the text. If you eventually start to study scripture seriously you're going to end up you're going to end up reading different translations anyway so you don't have to pick one. What you need is a bible you can easily understand, so this rules out meme shit like the KJV which use older English styles. Additionally you need something with a commentary that can explain ambiguities and some of the more esoteric meanings of the text.

The Ignatius Study bible is the best and most thorough New Testament commentary available. The guys that made that are coming out with the Old Testament sometime after the new year. The Little Rock study bible is a good option too.

>> No.14391667

>>14391342
The issue is the language used then was completely different than whts today. I mainly read older russian literature but reading the kjv bible is no easy task, im more interested in

>> No.14391720

If you like the KJV get the Reformation Heritage Study Bible. It has the archaic words defined at the bottom. Once you learn them you will remember them and you will be expanding your vocabulary in the process.

>> No.14391732

>>14391359
Is that confirmed? I know you can get a fair few OT books standalone but there's a fair few gaps. The Ignatius NT is great.

>> No.14391768

>>14391732
Scott Hahn said it was done and in the publishers hands at a recent Steubenville talk. He said it should be out early 2020 but couldn't be specific since it takes such a long time to edit/print.

>> No.14391775

>>14391768
>Scott Hahn
Apostate heretick.

>> No.14391777

>Is there a non jewed version
i have bad news for you op- the bible is a jewish story

>> No.14391820

>>14391282
The Revised Standard Version (RSV) from the 1950s is quite readable and well-grounded. The NRSV is a later revision that is mostly identical but includes "gender-neutral language", which I think obscures the meaning of the text in important ways.

>> No.14391945

>>14391820
The gender neutral language is bizarre

>> No.14391988

the Bible is by and about jews you retard and the KJV is very easy to read

>> No.14391997

>>14391945
It's actually more accurate to the original languages. It does sound weird in English though and I'll never be convinced the motivating factor behind it isn't political.

>> No.14392040

>>14391988
Why are you so upset? You seem new, i was referring to translations being subverted. I understand the book is by jews. Maybe r eddit is more up your alley

>> No.14392069

rsv 2ce, has the readability of the rsv but they fixed all the pozzed shit
>>14391359
>The Ignatius Study bible is the best and most thorough New Testament commentary available.
while technically true if you want a full new testament commentary, the best commentary on the gospels is hands down aquinas' catena aurea. i'm talking 2500+ pages just on the gospels, where the ignatius is 500 on the whole NT, though it does have larger pages. both are essential, but i have no idea why the catena aurea doesn't get memed as much as the ignatius

>> No.14392079

>>14391282
Everyone is doing gender inclusive, so NRSV is good choice

>> No.14392093

also check out the knox version, its more flowery than the literal translations but still with modern syntax, making it highly readable even for brainlets. its definitely not a study bible though because its not broken up into verses, but rather paragraphs.

>> No.14392098

>>14391997
>It's actually more accurate to the original languages
They are reputable scholars who say that, but I don't see it. ἀδελφοί literally means 'brothers' or 'brethren' in Greek. I get why contemporary Christians would prefer more inclusive language, but that's not what's literally in the text.

>> No.14392109

>>14392040
i'm upset retards like you ruined this board. take your low IQ back to pol

>> No.14392130

>>14392069
>>14392079
Im gonna check these two out. Just would love to read it without having to decipher old English

>> No.14392136

>>14392109
If subversion of religious texts is controversial to you, then you should take your own advice

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>> No.14392230

Get the New Oxford Annotated Bible (I use the fully revised 4th edition). The translation is the NRSV, but I really don't see the issues of readability people talk about and it's the best compromise between being true to the original manuscripts while still being readable.

>> No.14392249

>>14392188
For a strictly literal translation of the NT, I recommend the Disciples’ Literal New Testament, available free here: http://literalnewtestament.com/wp-content/uploads/DLNT.pdf

>> No.14393215

>>14392230
Doesnt that translation have gender inclusive language

>> No.14393283

>>14393215
Yes. But you should know that every single recent translation does gender inclusive thing, even those "conservative" one is doing at least "person"

>> No.14393573

>>14393215
Yeah, and it's basically irrelevant. I'm as traditionalist and conservative as anyone and it's such a minute drawback compared to how extensively annotated, scholarly, and thorough it is.

>> No.14393623

>>14391282
>too much
What exactly is the problem for you?

>> No.14393721

>>14393573
>>14393283
Ty I appreciate the honesty. Ill look into these

>> No.14393734

just got an A in masters level koine
i recommend the NIV desu

>> No.14393804

>The KJ and the new kings james was too much
can someone provide an ISBN for the KJV please

>> No.14393814

>>14393734
>thinks i care about his goyscore
>didn't even get an A+ to boot

>> No.14393844

I don't think /lit/ should help retards and cucks read. They would read if they wanted to.