tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442628.post115475572199941800..comments2023-11-05T04:58:15.443-07:00Comments on Straight and Narrow Blog: A Bible, A Bible, I Want a New BibleJettboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00300495482595955440noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442628.post-1159989866930139062006-10-04T13:24:00.000-06:002006-10-04T13:24:00.000-06:00Excellent, love it! »Excellent, love it! <BR/><A HREF="http://pontiac-accessories.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">»</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442628.post-1157756620111540922006-09-08T17:03:00.000-06:002006-09-08T17:03:00.000-06:00My guess is that the German as the best is no long...My guess is that the German as the best is no longer true. It has been over 100 yrs since Joseph said what he did about the Bible translation. Then again, as you said, I don't know German - or Hebrew, or Greek, or Latin.Jettboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300495482595955440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442628.post-1155325695987421642006-08-11T13:48:00.000-06:002006-08-11T13:48:00.000-06:00If I remember correctly JS said that the German ve...If I remember correctly JS said that the German version of the KJV was the most accurate he could find.<BR/><BR/>/so go learn german you slackers<BR/>//doesn't know german<BR/>///except for volkswagenRyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03592708933789288455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442628.post-1154881571232027912006-08-06T10:26:00.000-06:002006-08-06T10:26:00.000-06:00I bought a NET Bible and have enjoyed it, especial...I bought a NET Bible and have enjoyed it, especially the footnotes.<BR/><BR/><I>I see God everywhere using imperfect human hands. </I><BR/><BR/>Yes.<BR/><BR/>The KJV has such popularity because of license issues and permission issues in quoting it. You always can, without permission or legal paperwork.<BR/><BR/>The NET Bible crowd is trying to do something very similar with quotes and such. Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00219023897626648057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442628.post-1154874863455890382006-08-06T08:34:00.000-06:002006-08-06T08:34:00.000-06:00"I don't recall him taking any positions about the..."I don't recall him taking any positions about the God or inerrancy of the original autographs"<BR/><BR/>Oh, he doesn't say it in one blaring declaration, but it isn't mistakeable. The comment I remember was very clearcut. He became an agnostic because of his research.<BR/><BR/>To Paraphrase, the more he learned of the mistakes and differences of the Biblical manuscripts, the more he questioned Jettboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300495482595955440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442628.post-1154814661738442022006-08-05T15:51:00.000-06:002006-08-05T15:51:00.000-06:00When reading difficult Bible passages, especially ...When reading difficult Bible passages, especially in places where there are no LDS footnotes, or the LDS footnotes are insufficient, I've chosen to refer to the New International Version (NIV), the New American Standard Bible (NASB), and the New Living Translation (NLT). <BR/><BR/>Most alternative translation footnotes (those marked IE, HEB, OR, GR) in the LDS edition KJV actually match pretty Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442628.post-1154803628375031252006-08-05T12:47:00.000-06:002006-08-05T12:47:00.000-06:00The NIV Study bible is quite useful. At least, the...The NIV Study bible is quite useful. At least, the footnotes. I haven't found any translation I can endorse whole-heartedly. That's why I've made my NT students learn enough Greek to use the standard lexicons and concordances, so they're not tied to EnglishAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442628.post-1154794517833601192006-08-05T10:15:00.000-06:002006-08-05T10:15:00.000-06:00Yes, I find the NET Bible quite a nice reference. ...Yes, I find the NET Bible quite a nice reference. As for Ehrman (at least in Misquoting Jesus), I don't recall him taking any positions about the God or inerrancy of the original autographs (which no one has access to). He confined his comments to the existing text and the problems with its transmission, showing that what we have now is obviously errant to some degree.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16545582642775796073noreply@blogger.com