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Hayabusa Rider

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Posting a question about the Bible here is like asking about affirmative action in a white supremacist forum.
 

IronWing

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Be careful you don't get one of them Protestant versions. Those bibles is full of evil deceptions meant to corrupt your young yet ripe, succulent flesh.
 

QurazyQuisp

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Please, please, get a good translation. Meaning the ESV. Why? The ESV is one of the best translated versions of the bible. (True to the meaning of the ancient greek the new testament manuscripts were written in) They also remove all of what was added to the bible back in the 200-300 A.D. ( I believe there are a total of 50 something verses removed from the new testament that were not found in the manuscripts )

If you want the absolute most accurate bible, go for the NASB. It's hard to read, as there weren't paragraphs and other things we are used to in english way back then, so the NASB ignores all that. However, the ESV is the closest translation to the NASB.

If you can't get a hold of either, the NIV is the next best, and I would not go for anything else.

The Message, TNIV, Remix, KJV, and so on are all TERRIBLE translations.
 
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adlep

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download the entire bible - including all the books excluded by the "official bible"...
You won't know the whole story without it.
 

Crono

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Another recommendation for e-sword and the NASB.

For non-downloadable option, I highly, highly recommend the John MacArthur Study Bible (NASB). John MacArthur also has a ton of free downloadable sermons at GTY.org. Excellent preacher, and the one of the most knowledgeable I have heard.
 

jpetermann

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Also, go to youversion.com and you have the choice of many, many versions to use. It also has a place for you to keep notes and read the input of the youversion community. There is also an iPhone app of Youversion.
 

El Guaraguao

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Im just trying to get a deeper understand of all the "christian hype" by actually reading the bible front to back. dont get me wrong, im not an atheist because i base my arguements on the slight physical absence of "god" himself. I grew up in catholic school and went to christian churches with family and friends, mainly by force, lol. I know the "basic story" if you will, of the christian\cathlolic doctrine. It wouldnt hurt to read both the old and new testament front to back no? but rather than jumping into the fuck fest of fucked up words, aka the bible, i would like a study guide to guide me through, if that isnt enough, i would have to go to church and get brain washed. actually skip that. i wont go to church.
 

Crono

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Im just trying to get a deeper understand of all the "christian hype" by actually reading the bible front to back. dont get me wrong, im not an atheist because i base my arguements on the slight physical absence of "god" himself. I grew up in catholic school and went to christian churches with family and friends, mainly by force, lol. I know the "basic story" if you will, of the christian\cathlolic doctrine. It wouldnt hurt to read both the old and new testament front to back no? but rather than jumping into the fuck fest of fucked up words, aka the bible, i would like a study guide to guide me through, if that isnt enough, i would have to go to church and get brain washed. actually skip that. i wont go to church.

I'd suggest starting with the book of Romans or the gospel of John as a starting point, and then back track to fill in any gaps in your knowledge by way of cross reference. The study bible I recommended really helps because of all the explanatory notes and cross referencing.

Here's a specific series on the basic tenets of the Christian faith, which you can stream or download and listen to at your leisure. It's exegetical, and touches on the key issues. There are a thousand other sermons I could recommend (just from MacArthur, lol), but that's a good start.

http://www.gty.org/Resources/Sermon+Series/273

I commend you for investigating yourself what the Bible says. A lot of people bash what they don't know.
 
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Nik

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Please, please, get a good translation. Meaning the ESV. Why? The ESV is one of the best translated versions of the bible. (True to the meaning of the ancient greek the new testament manuscripts were written in) They also remove all of what was added to the bible back in the 200-300 A.D. ( I believe there are a total of 50 something verses removed from the new testament that were not found in the manuscripts )

If you want the absolute most accurate bible, go for the NASB. It's hard to read, as there weren't paragraphs and other things we are used to in english way back then, so the NASB ignores all that. However, the ESV is the closest translation to the NASB.

If you can't get a hold of either, the NIV is the next best, and I would not go for anything else.

The Message, TNIV, Remix, KJV, and so on are all TERRIBLE translations.


Lipstick, on a pig is still a pig. It doesn't matter what translation you get, it's just bullshit.
 
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