Bible Question: If anyone would like to know my opinions on which Bible Versions to 'stay away from', then please email me at archangel76@crosswalkmail.com. I won't list those here as to create strife, but I will list them privately. |
Bible Answer: Nolen, I think you are right that it would probably be imprudent to list by name some of the more, shall we say?, non-orthodox renderings of the sacred text. However, some broad-spectrum guidelines that I follow and have outlined elsewhere on the Forum are these: Is this a translation or merely a paraphrased version? Has the translation been made mainly by one person? Is the translation made by and largely for a definable sect or cult? What philosophy of translating Scripture did (or do) the translators subscribe to? Are the translators on record as believers that the sacred text is the plenary, verbal and infallible word of God? Is the product of what they have done rendered in accordance with standard English usage, and is it grammatically correct? Does it honor and revere God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit? If a version can pass muster on all these points, I applaud it. If it can't I walk away from it. |