Bible Question: Which Bible is toe most correct, word for word and why. Please give an answer that is enough detail to understand, and defend why you believ as you do. |
Bible Answer: I don't know if i could answer that question in great detail. Bible translations have two major issues to address.To be or not to be, okay yes bad shakespeare. To be literal or not to be. To be paraphrased or not. Any interpreter will defend that sometime paraphrase is necessary for a complete full understand of culture, setting and all those other aspects that help us understand something writing in another time with different people in mind. Others will argue that the only way to go is with a literal translation of the Greek/Hebrew (this requires a little more education and much more time). Having said that I heard a Professor in Languages and a background in translations, by the name of Leatherman rate a few of the more popular translation on the plane of lit vs par.You see when your goal is one you tend to lose the other. Kjv is more literal than Niv. The living bible is more Paraphrased than Niv. NKjv is more paraphrased than Kjv but more literal than Niv. Nasb is more literal than Kjv. Sometimes it simply comes down to just the fact that at the time some versions were produced we had better resources. Personally i use Niv more, scripturally I would use Nasb and to get a better feel for stuff I dunno about Greek and Hebrew I take a peek at the Amplified bible. God through His wonderful will Has left us His own words to guide us. We should be ever fervent Bereans and search all scripture. In todays Christian community I think that means all respectable (authenticated)versions. God bless Ya'll, HAM |