I frequently am of the opinion that I want you to use the translation you will read, becoming people of the text. Also you should try lots of them to see whether they fit well
Totally agree with you on the ESV and NASB. Growing up in the church of Christ, my preacher used it. Like the ESV, it’s clunky and at times, unreadable. I go back and forth between the NLT, CSB and the NIV. I will sprinkle the ESV in some.
“Lost in translation” is a future of speech for a reason. Read as many translations as you can. Focus on things that jump out at you and study those things that get translated differently.
I was raised on whatever the Church of England used in the 70s, then 1979 NASB. But I had some Ancient Greek - and came to enjoy the Apostolic Bible Polyglot. I also use the Complete Jewish Bible enough to start to feel uncomfortable with the ordering of the traditional modern christian OT. My dad, who was a Hebrew scholar, said he preferred the Jerusalem Bible. I need to try NRSV
LOVE Lois Tverberg's books!! I also recently started the Bible Project's free class: Introduction to the Hebrew Bible.
I frequently am of the opinion that I want you to use the translation you will read, becoming people of the text. Also you should try lots of them to see whether they fit well
Totally agree with you on the ESV and NASB. Growing up in the church of Christ, my preacher used it. Like the ESV, it’s clunky and at times, unreadable.
I go back and forth between the NLT, CSB and the NIV. I will sprinkle the ESV in some.
“Lost in translation” is a future of speech for a reason. Read as many translations as you can. Focus on things that jump out at you and study those things that get translated differently.
I was raised on whatever the Church of England used in the 70s, then 1979 NASB. But I had some Ancient Greek - and came to enjoy the Apostolic Bible Polyglot. I also use the Complete Jewish Bible enough to start to feel uncomfortable with the ordering of the traditional modern christian OT. My dad, who was a Hebrew scholar, said he preferred the Jerusalem Bible. I need to try NRSV