Which Interpretation of the bible do you read?
By sanell
@sanell (2112)
United States
December 1, 2006 12:17am CST
If you understand the question as I know there are many different interpretations out there. I am roman catholic so that is the one I read, I have read a latter day saints version of it, it was not bad, and the bible is such a great book....but what do you read? and what do you like the most about it?
My favorite is actually the New Testament.
9 responses
@wahmoftwo (1296)
• United States
4 Dec 06
I read the new King James Version. I don't know much about being Catholic, so I couldn't tell you about the similarities and differences.
@sanell (2112)
• United States
5 Dec 06
well that is okay, I am not sure about similarites or differences either. I had learned a bit about lutheren adn thought to test that religion out but the one difference I learned was that they do not believe that MARY is really a divine person to pray to or through and Catholics CROWN Mary and have a lot of prayers to Mary as being the MOther of God she is quite special and that means a LOT to me, so to try to FORGET what Mary truly was beause they feel she was just a host...which okay I get that but still, she did carry him!! She did care for him is that not worth anything?
@TRAK77 (202)
• United States
1 Dec 06
I read the new and testament versions of the Bible because I belive them to be the truely accurate versions.
@sanell (2112)
• United States
4 Dec 06
That is great, I wish we could truly know what is actual fact, and what is different, but to me I believe that they are true interpretations which could be why there are different chapters of similar situations...Mark, john, Luke Paul....Interesting though, thanks for sharing!
@misskatonic (3723)
• United States
1 Dec 06
I've read as many different versions of the Bible as I can get my hands on. I prefer the original Kione version, even if it's difficult to read. Kione is an insane language. :/ I'm a theologist in my hobby time, and I like to compare and contrast the different translations of the Bible.
I agree that the New Testament is my favorite, but I find all the myriad translations of the Old Testament to be very interesting. The meaning of things changes drastically between them all.
@sanell (2112)
• United States
4 Dec 06
Yes I agree, that is cool, I went to catholic school for about from 2nd grade through High school, I remember my favorite highschool class was learning about OTHER religions other than Catholicism and similar catholicism type religions, we learned about buddhism, johova witness (Sp) and others that we had not really known about and it was a super fun class. It was interesting to learn how different some religions can be.
It is such an incredible history and story.
@amitheone (274)
• Philippines
25 Dec 06
As it is written in the Bible, that by the mouth of 2 or 3 witnesses, the truth will be established. So, I take that to mind and when I study the Bible, I have 3 versions and that is the NIV, KJV, and RSV. I also use as a reference the Bible dictionary which will elaborate what happened to a particular situation in the Bible. Of course, we need the Holy Spirit to gives us a deeper insight to the Bible as He will teach us all things and reveal to us things hidden at a proper time. So, keep on studying and praying, for God will open our eyes to things hidden.
@rmuxagirl (7548)
• United States
20 Dec 06
I read a student Bible with the NIV translations. What I like most about a student Bible is it includes maps, profiles of predominante people and various charts on various things. The maps help give an idea where the things are happening.
Did you know that the city Babylon was where Iraq is today?? Something I just found interesting and thought I'd share with you.
@cloudwatcher (6861)
• Australia
5 Dec 06
Sanell, I was a Roman Catholic, and was to become a nun at the beginning of 1959, but things happened which changed my life dramatically, but that is another story.
I became a Christian in 1958 and I have come to love and cherish the Word of God. For many years I used the King James version (KJV)and find it by far the easiest to memorise, but I realise it is not the most suitable for many people. When teaching children (and adults) I use the New King James (NKJV)which I believe is as reliable as the King James, without all the "wouldest, shouldest, thee, thou" of the old. A very popular and much used version is the New International Version (NIV) but I prefer the NKJV.
The main thing is that the Bible IS the Word of the living God and is totally true. I have found it to be a most reliable guide for all of life. If you doubt the truth of the Bible, I refer you to my reply to "Is the Bible really true?" posted by jay20ab.
