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I grew up on the KJV, but it really is a bad translation. It injects a lot into the text and has bad sources vs modern translations. The new king james transl
by cogman10 10mo ago
I grew up on the KJV, but it really is a bad translation. It injects a lot into the text and has bad sources vs modern translations.
The new king james translation is better. As is NIV.
If you are really up for studying the bible, then you can't do much better than getting the Oxford annotated bible (which is based on the NRSV). That has all the footnotes pointing out translation choices and giving historic context to passages based on the current best biblical research.
- cap11235 10mo agoFavorite part of NRSV is when you get slap fights in the footnotes.
- graemep 10mo agoAs I said, its not the best translation but it has a lot of value as a work of literature. As long as you are aware of its flaws (and have access to other versions if and when it matters to you) it has a place.