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NASB | Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God (Elohim) created [by forming from nothing] the heavens and the earth. [Heb 11:3] |
Subject: How far would you go in a translation? |
Bible Note: I know when I was in desperate times in earlier years, a number of times I went to (the only bible we had) the KJV for comfort and wisdom, but just plainly didn't understand a word of it. Imagine how frustrating and very sad that is!. I didn't go back to a Bible for years because of that frustration. I firmly believe if I had picked up an NLT instead back then, I wouldn't have wasted soo many years before being reborn. I believe, because of my limitations; education, patience, etc., that the NASB would not have serve me nearly as well as the NLT ... NLT made a big difference in my life I think many (the majority?)of prospective new Christians need to be spoon (milk?) fed. Think of the literacy of the inner city schools just as one of too many examples. I am limited, but I do see a lot of insularity here... people lost in the trees. Is pedantic the right word ? Wasn't Christ a Populist? Weren't the apostles simple people,virtually illiterate? I'm not critizing or passing judgement, just giving the perspective of a banal Christain on the outside looking in. Positives here? What a resource of knowledege. Many people here are brillant. I can't get over the logic and diciplined dialogues where gems of truth can be found. The Archives are rich with the Word and insights. God's work is being done. Great Stuff! |