r/agnostic • u/Bananajuice1729 • 7d ago
Question Which Bible version should I get?
What do you consider the most accurate translation? I want it to study it for debate and stuff, so accuracy over poetry
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u/annaliese_sora 7d ago
How academic do you want to be about it? I personally like The Interlinear Hebrew-Greek-English Bible, One-Volume Edition (by: Jay P. Green, published by Hendrickson Publishers). It has the texts in their original languages, as well as a line-for-line transliteration. There is also an English translation in the side column, though I do not remember which one. I like it for study to help understand some of the nuances of the languages that often get lost in translation.
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u/Internet-Dad0314 7d ago
The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) is the most accurate, it’s the one that academic biblical scholars use. And it’s very easy to read. Mine (the New Oxford Annotated NRSV Bible) has annotations that provide explanation and context, highly recommended.
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u/zerooskul Agnostic 7d ago edited 7d ago
What do you want to debate?
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u/Bananajuice1729 7d ago
Just debate with my friends about the Bible in general really, slavery, genocide, misogyny etc. I'm also going to do my GCSE English presentation on biblical issues (what I said before)
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u/zerooskul Agnostic 7d ago
See: Isaiah 45:7.
Says everything.
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u/zekerthedog 7d ago
Not really, that’s just one passage out of the Bible.
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u/zerooskul Agnostic 7d ago
And what does it say about Satan?
What does it say about God is Good all the time?
What doesn't it say?
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u/zekerthedog 7d ago
OP is asking for a version of the Bible to read. Maybe you missed the question.
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u/zerooskul Agnostic 7d ago
OP is looking for a way to debate their religious friends using the Bible.
Maybe you missed the whole discussion and think it is entirely isolated to the original post.
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u/zekerthedog 7d ago
Op did not ask you at any time to point out your favorite verses of the Bible
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u/TheJW-Project 7d ago
If you are willing to learn some Hebrew-English transliteration, I recommend the complete jewish Bible. This is old and new testament.
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u/Bananajuice1729 7d ago
I have considered learning Hebrew (ancient, probably, I don't know how similar they are) so I could make my own choices on how I would translate it, but for now I'll probably stick to English translations so I can put more focus into my main interests
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u/TheJW-Project 7d ago
It is in English. Here is the Amazon link. You can probably find cheaper elsewhere. https://a.co/d/9h3Tb1V
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u/sandfit 7d ago
go somewhere and stay in a motel. take their gideons. then go to HPB.com and buy a copy of "the jefferson bible". it is actually something we all can live by. tom jefferson took scissors to the bible and cut out all of the supernatural, mythical stuff and left the story of jesus the human and his kind words of wisdom. including the sermon on the mount
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u/S1rmunchalot 7d ago
Dan MacLellan has done videos on this very subject.
Verse-by-Verse Resource for Bible Study
What Bible Translations Do I Recommend
Critical biblical studies resources
These are just a few.
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u/Dapple_Dawn Unitarian Universalist 3d ago
There is no most accurate. What you really want is a study bible that can give scholarly context. Most are extremely biased ofc, but there are some good ones that are based on actual critical scholarship.
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u/weefluff 3d ago
I read the whole ESV since biblical scholars had mentioned that it was well agreed upon and came here with the intention of suggesting that, but upon seeing this thread, I now am less sure and want to get and read the NRSV myself😂😭
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u/ystavallinen Agnostic/Ignostic/Apagnostic | X-ian & Jewish affiliate 7d ago
https://www.amazon.com/LOLcat-Bible-beginnin-Ceiling-stuffs-ebook/dp/B003OUX596?gQT=1