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Old 11-22-2006, 11:43 AM   #1
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Which Bible translation is the best to read to get a good idea of what the Bible is really saying?
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A children's Bible with pictures should be fine.

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Old 11-22-2006, 01:09 PM   #3
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Seriously, which translation would you recommend I read?
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I like my Oxford NRSV. It's got great forwards and footnotes that will guide you through.
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Old 11-22-2006, 01:18 PM   #5
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I own several different bibles, but usually end up reading the web versions such as...

http://www.biblegateway.com
http://www.biiible.com/

You can easily switch between translations to see the variations, and Google and iidb.org are only a click away when you have a question.

Of course, my personal favorite is the Jack Chick cartoonized version...

http://www.chick.com/catalog/bibleseries.asp

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