#Bible question - which is correct? These two versions have entirely different meanings.
Found here : https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2017%3A20-21&version=NIV
Yes, I have a study bible, but its footnotes are useless.
I'm literally on the verge of throwing out my NIV Bible.
#god #scripture
There’s always going to be some differences in translation. Personally I like ESV the best. But i find it very useful and important to compare across different translations. The only way to get around the differences is to learn Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek.
As for what the correct translation is, maybe it’s both. The Kingdom of God is everywhere. I.e in your midst and within you.
Yeah, I think it should've been translated as "in the midst and within you" or something like that to not lose the whole meaning. If that's the whole meaning...
What's really annoying about my bible is that almost half of every page is footnotes, and the footnotes are never helpful. This is trash. It makes me look at the whole book and see it as just more fiat disease. It serves an expectation of appearance - the heft, the almost transparent pages, the shiny sides. Fuckin trash. Its like one of those ridiculous McMansions, with the design flares that serve no function. Its all appearance. Then the only real selling feature is the ease of reading it, but to make it easy, they sacrificed the depth of meaning, which gets into my main criticism of modern Christianity, which is that people autistically demand simple, nonvariant meaning and flatten the whole thing into an image, which makes it idolatrous. And this bible I have is like a representation of that.
I'm going to have to get a Bible that puts Greek and English side by side. There's a name for that, but I forget... Hebrew is a project for later. Greek first.
I have an Orthodox Study Bible in New King James Version (although I prefer ESV on my Bible app as I’m usually on the go). I enjoy the commentary but I keep in mind they aren’t the “end all be all” to interpret the Bible. The pages are definitely slim but I think most bibles are. I’ve been thinking a box set of each book in its own individual binding would be great so that the pages could be a little thicker without making the Bible gigantic.
https://www.amazon.com/Orthodox-Study-Bible-Hardcover-Christianity/dp/0718003594
This is the one I have. If I am to look for a denomination for Biblical interpretations, I generally look towards the Orthodox
I have also found the Orthodox interpretations valuable. Not perfect, but they certainly go further than modern Protestants usually go. And since I'm putting Orthodox and Protestant into the same paragraph, i feel obliged to say that I like Protestantism and definitely do not use the word as a pejorative, which the Orthodox do. I just think Protestantism has decayed at a much faster rate than Orthodoxy has - and quite possibly on purpose, since it has enemies. But who their enemies are makes a strong case for the original intent being correct. Protestantism needs to find its way back to its origins, while reviving the meaning contained in Greek, while not turning to the satanic organized religious structures. Yes, I think that any version of church that is mixed with statism is satanic. But in many cases, they've lost less. Take whatever is useful, but make no oaths... Its a narrow path and few find it.
Check out “The Jerusalem Bible”
That looks good... And the price looks good too 🤔
