I just got my Blue Sky invite after asking for one ages ago.
People on here used to say I sounded like a pothead but that’s just because I let my stupid brain think of words by extending vowels. I don’t really do that anymore. Not sure why I stopped, it wasn’t on purpose, now I just take long pauses. nostr:note1zaxhcws8f6mndusus5a03qnc8xx5u6ye3tz68ttkt64fep8uqpys00s56p
Study Bibles are mostly useful for entry level Christians. The closer you get to a professional education, the less helpful they are, but since 99% of people never come close to that, they're good for 99% of people.
The one caveat is, you have to draw the distinction between the Bible and the interpretation of the note. Some people confuse them, not on purpose, but just because it's all right there in front of their face, so they take everything at face value. Notes can be mistaken, they can also single out one interpretation of a verse, when in reality, the interpretation is debated, or in some cases, there is a multi layered interpretation.
I meant links to physical copies. I wouldn't link you a digital Bible. I don't like digital ones.
Thanks, that’s a good question for me.
The Orthodox Study Bible is an interesting translation, but the study notes are hit or miss and can be deceiving. They seem very informative to people who aren’t well read (99% of everyone) because they touch on historical controversies, but they often get those controversies wrong.
The two Study Bibles I would recommend are the Lutheran Study Bible and the Oxford Annotated Bible, and I’d recommend them to any denomination because they have tons of useful academic and historical information.
You have to read them with the understanding that the Lutheran one is very Lutheran, and the Oxford one is very liberal and secular, but the wealth of information more than makes up for biases, they’re extremely useful.
If you’re Reformed (Presbyterian, Baptist, lots of nondenoms and Anglicans) a facsimile reprint of the Geneva Bible is also worth owning. It’s dated, it was the first study bible ever made (from the 1570’s) but theologically it’s still on point and old Bible prints look a lot prettier than modern ones.
I’ll provide a link to each of these three, if requested.
You should add my Friendship Pack :Tolerance:
If Alex ever retires Mostr, I'd have to seriously consider going back because outside of ok0 Gang there's really nothing going on here community wise. It's getting better, but very slowly.
No reason to be when they’re bridged. It doesn’t bridge everything but it’s good enough. Going back to Fedi would just be downgrading for no reason.
Been trying to sleep for 4 hours and no one will leave me alone.
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Just found out my copy of Westminster censors all the references to the Comma Johanneum 🤬
Cancel culture is just blasphemy laws reconstituting themselves. There's a regression to the mean that will happen in any society that tries to rebel against the norm. The Enlightenment project that is the United States has failed.
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Schizophrenia.
Distributed systems, to be efficient, must help ephemeral.
Nothing wrong with backing up your stuff, but it doesn’t matter. Almost nothing anyone is saying here will ever have any value.
Gf said she’s leaving me if I ever mention another woman again (I said her clothes were hotter than other girls because she’s into niche Japanese fashion and they are.)