What translation of the Bible do you like ?

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i like the oxford annoated(sp) it has the majesty of the king james, the flow of the niv, and a certain august scholorship(sp). what translation do you like ? (also the foot notes on the oab are awesome, a 1/4 of the page is devoted to lingual,historical and social notes. huge info.

― anthony easton (anthony), Monday, 9 September 2002 21:19 (twenty-three years ago)

scholarship haha. go and sin no more.

― jesus, Monday, 9 September 2002 21:35 (twenty-three years ago)

the NRSV

― spectra halo, Tuesday, 10 September 2002 03:35 (twenty-three years ago)

klingon!!

― mark s (mark s), Tuesday, 10 September 2002 07:24 (twenty-three years ago)

Fuck that shit, bring on the Quran. (which, incidentally, I'm reading at the moment)

― Andrew (enneff), Tuesday, 10 September 2002 12:23 (twenty-three years ago)

Camille Paglia's.

― Harold Bloom, Tuesday, 10 September 2002 12:27 (twenty-three years ago)

I like De sade's version.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Tuesday, 10 September 2002 12:40 (twenty-three years ago)

King James' Version = one of best books in English language.
Of various modern translations I prefer the NIV.

― stevo (stevo), Tuesday, 10 September 2002 13:06 (twenty-three years ago)

Thomas Jefferson's miracle-less Bible. Does this really exist or is it a myth?

― Nick A., Tuesday, 10 September 2002 13:15 (twenty-three years ago)

i have a copy on my shelf. the jesus seminar big ups it, and i needed it for a class on those folx.

― anthony easton (anthony), Tuesday, 10 September 2002 14:05 (twenty-three years ago)

KJV definitely. It's the most beautiful English translation I have come across, though I haven't tried to make a thorough survey.

The Jefferson Bible is not a myth. My father used to have a copy in his study.

― DeRayMi, Tuesday, 10 September 2002 16:21 (twenty-three years ago)

five years pass...

Bump. Is there any consensus as to BEST translation?

― roxymuzak, Wednesday, 9 January 2008 17:06 (eighteen years ago)

I have always liked the New Jerusalem Bible. It combines transparency (=footnotes that talk about sources even when the source is clearly, say, an earlier regional religion - this is really helpful in the pentateuch especially) with a good ear for the poetry of it. 2nd best is the Oxford Study Bible for me.

― J0hn D., Wednesday, 9 January 2008 17:14 (eighteen years ago)

No matter which you read, it's gonna be contentious, confirm/deny?

― roxymuzak, Wednesday, 9 January 2008 17:18 (eighteen years ago)

I guess most people aren't willing to raise hell re: the Oxford.

― roxymuzak, Wednesday, 9 January 2008 17:20 (eighteen years ago)

oxford was standard for all the religious studies classes i took in college.

― bell_labs, Wednesday, 9 January 2008 17:22 (eighteen years ago)

ditto

― n/a, Wednesday, 9 January 2008 17:22 (eighteen years ago)

Well, consider a copy ganked from the university bookstore!

― roxymuzak, Wednesday, 9 January 2008 17:26 (eighteen years ago)

eleven years pass...

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/01/28/how-to-read-the-good-books

^ On Robert Alter's weird quasi-scholarly version, as well as a new translation of the Quran.

― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 23:47 (seven years ago)

Friend of mine bought me the Alter for my birthday and is bringing it over tonight. First bible best bible

I don’t own a KJV, though, what’s a good non-devotional edition of it

― Norm’s Superego (silby), Wednesday, 30 January 2019 23:54 (seven years ago)

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