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I set out to read through the bible once, but I don't believe I can get much from the prose style of KJV or similar. I decided on some website that would send m
by alanbernstein 8y ago
I set out to read through the bible once, but I don't believe I can get much from the prose style of KJV or similar. I decided on some website that would send me a free "modern", more readable, version. Unfortunately, they never sent it and I moved on.
Is there a version you might recommend? Or just advice on reading the archaic prose?
- MisterOctober 8y agoFor reading, I like the English Standard Version ['ESV']. Kind of splits the difference between erudition and enjoyability. KJV is cool for the Cormac McCarthy-esque prose [strike that, reverse it], sounds great when declaimed, but it is kind of a chore to machete through as a reader. There are so many variants these days, it's not unlike choosing a Linux distro
- dwighttk 8y agoYeah, ESV and NIV (new international version) are pretty solid. Also the NKJV (new king james version) is a good one. http://bible.com http://bible.com has ~60 english versions and a way to show 2 in parallel if you want to compare a few. http://biblegateway.com http://biblegateway.com lets you look at 5 at a time... I thought I remembered one that let you do arbitrary number, but I can't find that one.