REVISED STANDARD VERSION
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BI, (before Internet), I really hated changing Bibles. All my good notes were in my Bible, so always afraid I'd forget what I learned, when I swapped.
But, you know, handling a book a whole lot, and adding notes, pieces of paper and (stupidly) shoving a pen into the pages often enough kills the book sooner or later.
With that, in order of appearance, I had a KJV, then RSV, then NIV, then ESV, and then AI. (Age of Internet. lol)
(Still have the ESV. Probably because I do my studying through eSword and don't go to church, so don't have to take a Bible anywhere.)
That said. All four versions worked fine for me as long as I used them. Never really worried about which version, as long as it was a version, (versus a mere translation.)
RSV? Yeah. Sure. Why not?
But, you know, handling a book a whole lot, and adding notes, pieces of paper and (stupidly) shoving a pen into the pages often enough kills the book sooner or later.
With that, in order of appearance, I had a KJV, then RSV, then NIV, then ESV, and then AI. (Age of Internet. lol)
(Still have the ESV. Probably because I do my studying through eSword and don't go to church, so don't have to take a Bible anywhere.)
That said. All four versions worked fine for me as long as I used them. Never really worried about which version, as long as it was a version, (versus a mere translation.)
RSV? Yeah. Sure. Why not?
Son, I never claimed the RSV was better or more accurate than the KJV. You are the one spoiling for a fight trying to prove the superiority of the KJV over everything else. All I have said is that I believe the RSV to be a sound translation. I use it at times but I typically teach from either the NKJV or the NAS.
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A. Versions, not translations. (I do NOT like translations. All they did was take a version and translated it to more modern language. I much prefer the scholars who research earliest MSS and translate from them. The difference is one is making a copy of a copy of a copy, and the other is making a copy of a copy.)
B. How in the world have you managed to stay with just one Bible in 55 years? The only way I've kept it down to a mere 4 Bibles in 46 years is because I eSword now. Less need to keep turning the pages. lol
B. How in the world have you managed to stay with just one Bible in 55 years? The only way I've kept it down to a mere 4 Bibles in 46 years is because I eSword now. Less need to keep turning the pages. lol
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Actually, don't buy Neh's sale pitch. He lies to promote his beliefs. I don't know how they came up with the RSV, but I absolutely know he lied about the ESV. (First time in my life I actually researched Bible versions to pick a new one, when old one was dying. It's been 15-20 years since I did that, but I know one of the criteria I had for the next Bible I got was how it was created. It had to include Bible scholars searching out the oldest MSS to translate, so absolutely not true the ESV is a "translation" of the RSV.) Neh's shtick has nothing to do with God. His shtick is to preach against whatever he disagrees with.
You know that old joke about how can you tell if Bill Clinton is lying? He opens his mouth.
Works for Neh too.
You know that old joke about how can you tell if Bill Clinton is lying? He opens his mouth.
Works for Neh too.
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Thank you for that.
When I read the RSV was made in the 1940s, it felt like I was in my parent's era. I instantly wondered, yet again, why I don't like Frank Sinatra or Elvis Presley. But, 1950s? Whew! Cool! Now I know it's okay to like 1910 Fruitgum Company and Petula Clark! (References only we old timers will remember. lol)
When I read the RSV was made in the 1940s, it felt like I was in my parent's era. I instantly wondered, yet again, why I don't like Frank Sinatra or Elvis Presley. But, 1950s? Whew! Cool! Now I know it's okay to like 1910 Fruitgum Company and Petula Clark! (References only we old timers will remember. lol)
I think I have wasted enough time on you with this. You need to take you conspiracy theories and accusations of fraud, mishandling, and deception somewhere else. This all points to a great lack of knowledge on your part about the history of MSS evidence and the challenges of trying to determine which are the more favorable.