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Which Bible?
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 (May 2, 2012 at 10:52 am)Paul the Human Wrote:(May 2, 2012 at 10:51 am)Godschild Wrote: I use the New American Standard, the most accurately translated. He has it on good authority .... you know ....... from the pastor of his church. Someone who REALLY knows what god meant. ![[Image: Evolution.png]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=i1118.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk619%2Fjcincain%2FPublic%2FEvolution.png) 
LOLcat Bible. Based on the latest scholarship and written for today's generation http://www.lolcatbible.com/index.php?title=Genesis_1
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"The lord doesn't work in mysterious ways, but in ways that are indistinguishable from his nonexistence." -- George Yorgo Veenhuyzen quoted by John W. Loftus in The End of Christianity (p. 103). 
I can't read the bible. It burns my eyes.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
 (May 2, 2012 at 10:52 am)Paul the Human Wrote:(May 2, 2012 at 10:51 am)Godschild Wrote: I use the New American Standard, the most accurately translated. Many scholars agree that it's the most accurate, I defer to their knowledge.
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
 (May 2, 2012 at 8:48 am)Thugnasty Wrote: The question I have is for both Christians and Atheists who quote or argue with text from the bible, and it is simply this: Which bible do you use? When it comes to arguing from the biblical text (or studying or teaching) I most frequently use the New English Translation (NET) from Biblical Studies Press, which comes with over 63,000 translators notes. It is one of the most widely respected Bible translations; according to Wayne Grudem, in producing the English Standard Version (ESV) they drew extensively from the translators notes of the NET. When it comes to simply reading the Bible for enjoyment sake, I use the New Living Translation (NLT), which is highly readable yet retains decent accuracy. The NET is available in its entirety as a free download or online web use at http://www.netbible.org.
Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when
called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason. (Oscar Wilde)  RE: Which Bible?
May 2, 2012 at 9:26 pm
(This post was last modified: May 2, 2012 at 9:32 pm by Justtristo.)
Robert M Price recommends both the Revised Standard Version (RSV) from before around 1970 and the New American Standard Bible (NASB). Other Non-Evangelical biblical scholars such as Bart D Ehrman for example quote from the New Revised Standard Version.
Robert Price recommended the NASB because fundamentalists translated it and were not likely to distort certain verses to make them more politically correct. Before I got a copy of the English Standard Version (becoming more popular as of late among Evangelicals). I read from the New International Version (NIV), because that is the translation Evangelicals read the most. Although I do have a eBook copy of the NASB. Overall the NIV is a fairly good translation from what I have heard, although I agree with Robert Price that it does "cheat" in certain verses. Such as Jesus saying the "largest of all your seeds", instead of the "largest of all seeds".
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(May 2, 2012 at 9:17 pm)Ryft Wrote: ... I like the online NET for the study tools. Very nice.
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"The lord doesn't work in mysterious ways, but in ways that are indistinguishable from his nonexistence." -- George Yorgo Veenhuyzen quoted by John W. Loftus in The End of Christianity (p. 103).  (May 2, 2012 at 8:48 am)Thugnasty Wrote: I am sorry if this has been brought up before, but I am new to these forums and just searched them attempting to find a post similar to this. It depends on what and or who it is being used for. (May 2, 2012 at 9:17 pm)Ryft Wrote:(May 2, 2012 at 8:48 am)Thugnasty Wrote: The question I have is for both Christians and Atheists who quote or argue with text from the bible, and it is simply this: Which bible do you use? Thanks for the link.
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
 RE: Which Bible?
May 2, 2012 at 11:25 pm
(This post was last modified: May 2, 2012 at 11:25 pm by Cyberman.)
LOLCat Bible for me too. Now there's a book that really speaks to me. However, whenever I need to refer to that cheap xtian knock-off, I go to the Skeptic's Annotated Bible. No idea what translation it uses or anything, it's just so convenient having all the absurdities, injustices, cruelty, occasional good stuff etc all collected into categories. Plus you get the Book of Mormon and the Kerrang as well.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
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