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post #1 of 6
4/1/02 at 4:37pm
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I'm reading the King James Version of the bible.

Is there one that is a little easier to read?

I am not really complaining about the wording, cause I am very well educated in literature and can and do read literature fashioned in Shakespearian times.

Any advice would be helpful, cause I get very dis-interested at times due to the thick wording. I do ask that a translation not loose any of the meaning, just clean it up and make it faster to read.
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post #2 of 6
4/1/02 at 4:54pm
The New Revised Standard Version is about the best enterpretation of the King James without having the meaning changed. So many other versions have been re-enterpreted to where the meaning is different in many instances.
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post #3 of 6
4/1/02 at 4:55pm
I have the NIV Study Bible. It is written in modern language and has lots of foot notes for in depth info. I like it a lot.
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post #4 of 6
4/1/02 at 7:23pm
Actually your best bet is to go with the New Kings james. It gets rid of most of the thees and thous that you find in the King james but yet doesn't stray to far from the original meaning. Remember the Kings James is actually the closet to the original Hebrew and Greek the the OT and NT was written in respectively. If you really wanted the best learn Hebrew and Greek because no matter how you traslate words some greek and Hebrew words cannot be translated correctly. There are about 4 different words for power in Greek and love has meaning different words. To translate it as love does not fully give correct meaning. Some love means a gentle hand and other love means actual punishment to correct children from doing wrong again.

Its difficult but I find NKJV best and my Bible manages to also include little definitions called affectionately as Word Wealth which give me the different meanings of words like power, love, and others. Works for me.
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post #5 of 6
4/1/02 at 8:02pm
I love this...advice is like...well...you know.
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post #6 of 6
4/2/02 at 11:53am
All of those are good choices. I personally read the NKJV most but I have an NIV Bible as well. your best bet is probably to go to a good Christian book store and crack open a few different versions. Look not only for translations, but included study aids such as a good concordance. I do echo Kronos' statement that the NRSV is probably the best literal translation.
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