Can we talk about translations? For many years, I've used the NASB or ESV for study and The Message for reading. How did you find The Voice and The Inclusive Bible? Are there other translations/paraphrases that you'd recommend? Is there a resource you recommend for choosing a translation?
Okay, here’s the thing: I’m obsessed with Bible translations and Bible commentaries. So I have waaaayyy too many of them.
My favorite thing is to find any translations that highlight or acknowledge marginalized voices. I also love, really love, very poetic translations for reading but I turn to very literal translations for studying.
I found most of the Bibles I have randomly on Bible Gateway or Bible Hub. Some I found through recommendations or articles.
My top Bible translations are: The Amplified, The Voice, The Passion, The Inclusive and The Orthodox Jewish Bible.
As for paraphrase or Aramaic or womanist interpretations, I love anything by Neil Douglas-Klotz, William Barclay, Eugene Peterson and Wilda Gafney. I don’t agree with all their interpretations but I do still learn from their points-of-view. And I like that they challenge me to love God with my mind.
My obsession probably stems from being raised in a church that only allowed the King James Bible. I remember getting a NIV Bible when I was in college and my mom telling me that it was blasphemous because it was not the real/original Bible.
So… yeah—now I have all the Bibles (except for the nationalistic American flag covered, patriarchal ones). 😁
I also love the Amplified Bible. I'll definitely check out the others! Thank you SO much!
I became interested in various translations in college when I first learned that there were different translations. (I was atheist prior to college and thus unaware of most aspects of Christianity except for those which were culturally relevant for me.)
How interesting to challenge what we have been taught about Solomon's wisdom and how it plays against his lesser character qualities. Again and again I am reminded of how limited my biblical teachings were. And I am grateful to now know better and to have yours (and others) viewpoints pull me out of those limitations.
It’s funny but I’ve read that passage so many times and only recently thought, “Well, who’s telling us this story?” Well, scholars think Jeremiah wrote the books of Kings. And then I thought, “We’ll, who told him the story? Solomon?” Suddenly the story felt different given what I know about Solomon.
Can we talk about translations? For many years, I've used the NASB or ESV for study and The Message for reading. How did you find The Voice and The Inclusive Bible? Are there other translations/paraphrases that you'd recommend? Is there a resource you recommend for choosing a translation?
Okay, here’s the thing: I’m obsessed with Bible translations and Bible commentaries. So I have waaaayyy too many of them.
My favorite thing is to find any translations that highlight or acknowledge marginalized voices. I also love, really love, very poetic translations for reading but I turn to very literal translations for studying.
I found most of the Bibles I have randomly on Bible Gateway or Bible Hub. Some I found through recommendations or articles.
My top Bible translations are: The Amplified, The Voice, The Passion, The Inclusive and The Orthodox Jewish Bible.
As for paraphrase or Aramaic or womanist interpretations, I love anything by Neil Douglas-Klotz, William Barclay, Eugene Peterson and Wilda Gafney. I don’t agree with all their interpretations but I do still learn from their points-of-view. And I like that they challenge me to love God with my mind.
My obsession probably stems from being raised in a church that only allowed the King James Bible. I remember getting a NIV Bible when I was in college and my mom telling me that it was blasphemous because it was not the real/original Bible.
So… yeah—now I have all the Bibles (except for the nationalistic American flag covered, patriarchal ones). 😁
I also love the Amplified Bible. I'll definitely check out the others! Thank you SO much!
I became interested in various translations in college when I first learned that there were different translations. (I was atheist prior to college and thus unaware of most aspects of Christianity except for those which were culturally relevant for me.)
Thank you for this! I too really appreciate the different translations you are bringing to us here, wow, so rich. <3
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I love how you turned this story like a facet, to observe it from a different angle.
You can read something time and time again. Then one day you’re like “ Wait, what?!?!”
How interesting to challenge what we have been taught about Solomon's wisdom and how it plays against his lesser character qualities. Again and again I am reminded of how limited my biblical teachings were. And I am grateful to now know better and to have yours (and others) viewpoints pull me out of those limitations.
It’s funny but I’ve read that passage so many times and only recently thought, “Well, who’s telling us this story?” Well, scholars think Jeremiah wrote the books of Kings. And then I thought, “We’ll, who told him the story? Solomon?” Suddenly the story felt different given what I know about Solomon.
You ask the best questions.
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