Thread 24640595

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Anonymous 8/15/2025, 10:22:26 PM No.24640595 >>24640813 >>24641067 >>24641069 >>24641076 >>24641094 >>24641116 >>24641123 >>24641548 >>24641682 >>24641733

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What's the best translation of the Old Testament in your opinions? I have an NT and Psalms.

Anonymous 8/15/2025, 10:32:03 PM No.24640628

I once worked for a realtor clearing stuff out of old houses people had moved out of, and one of the houses had a Bible in the basement that was like the size of a cinder block. Probably that one

Anonymous 8/15/2025, 11:41:30 PM No.24640813

>>24640595 (OP)
New Jerusalem trans. from French into English for Catholics.
Lattimore's NT for the Greek literature.
KJV for English literature.
No idea for contemporary advanced theology. Still looking for a detailed literary commented for theological reading *outside* of a particular theology.

Anonymous 8/16/2025, 1:41:53 AM No.24641067

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>>24640595 (OP)
The NJPS (New Jewish Publication Society) Tanakh has a Semitic, rough-around-the-edges quality which I like. No deuterocanonicals, obviously.

Anonymous 8/16/2025, 1:43:08 AM No.24641069 >>24641074

>>24640595 (OP)
Martin Luther of course. This is rarely disputed.

Anonymous 8/16/2025, 1:43:55 AM No.24641074

>>24641069
Move on son, this is militant Anabaptist country.

Anonymous 8/16/2025, 1:44:57 AM No.24641076

>>24640595 (OP)
KJV (MT) or Brenton (LXX)

Anonymous 8/16/2025, 1:52:32 AM No.24641092

I have rarely consulted the jewish study bible or the septuagint in the past.

Anonymous 8/16/2025, 1:53:39 AM No.24641094

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Anonymous 8/16/2025, 2:01:57 AM No.24641116

>>24640595 (OP)
Robert Alter. Great notes too.

Anonymous 8/16/2025, 2:04:07 AM No.24641123

>>24640595 (OP)
I just finished the Geneva Bible earlier this year, I enjoyed all the notes shitting on the papacy kek pretty good if you can stomach olde English

Anonymous 8/16/2025, 6:33:46 AM No.24641548

>>24640595 (OP)
The consensus seems to be that the NRSV is the most accurate.

Anonymous 8/16/2025, 8:29:33 AM No.24641682

>>24640595 (OP)
KJV, obviously.

NASB is my second choice, third would be the ESV.

Not really interested in any others.

Anonymous 8/16/2025, 9:01:24 AM No.24641733

>>24640595 (OP)
Alter is a good literary translation. Best version to read. NRSV is my daily driver.

Anonymous 8/16/2025, 8:52:58 PM No.24642920

bump

Anonymous 8/16/2025, 11:08:27 PM No.24643274

the Joseph Smith Inspired Version is best
(he translated the Gold Book from Africa)