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1 | Choosing a Bible translation | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 10703 | ||
Hi Hank, Whatever translation one chooses, it should be purchased to be read. It should be age-appropriate; perhaps with pictures and paraphrased for kids, giant print for the older person. I hate to see gift Bibles with a small print for I just know that they will not be read. | ||||||
2 | Choosing a Bible translation | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 10716 | ||
Hello, Ray. Excellent point about gift Bibles with tiny print that will likely never be opened once the recipient gets home with it. My pastor is always saying that Bibles, regardless of color, should be read. We have in our foyer at home a giant Michelangelo "family Bible" that weighs a ton. We've had it forever; it may have been in the foyer when we bought our home 25 years ago for all I know. I daresay not one entire chapter has ever been read out of that Bible. It's a beautiful Bible but it's mere ornamentation. The only time it's touched is when my wife struggles to lift it off the table when she is polishing the furniture. I recently saw a Michelangelo Bible in a catalog for 400 dollars. With that kind of money you could buy a decent-sized Bible reference libarary -- something that would stand a far better chance of actually being used. --Hank | ||||||
3 | Choosing a Bible translation | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 10778 | ||
Hi Hank, I appreciate your joke about the read Bible. I'd also like to say that I got the joke about the fire-fighting kings who came from a far. That was a good one, too. I tried to make a post that didn't include capitalization, but Nolan had to change that.:-) I think the most significant thing for understanding the scriptures would be to choose a translation that capitalizes Deity. |
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4 | Choosing a Bible translation | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 10787 | ||
Thanks, Ray. I'm happy you liked my little attempts at humor. We've both seen the times when the forum could have used a little more humor and a little less rancor, haven't we?......And so maybe Nolan is becoming a "Capitalist" too? My goodness, I hope no one tries to convert me, an old Southern Baptist, into a Southern Sprinkler or something. :-) Ray, it's a pleasure to be on the forum with such a good-natured person like you. God bless. --Hank | ||||||