I had a thought bout the Bible

[StreetHazard]

starfire- i do believe in all those people you listed. i just also believe the bible.

jdmonlyy- um the bible has not been " changed " it has been translated into different languages. the bible we have today is the same one from around 2000 years ago that they taught with. please before you say things do the research. you can look up the dead sea scrolls for physical proof. there is a difference brother between allah, buddha, zues, Jesus, ect... different principles and goals and so on.

While there are a number of versions to the Bible. There are 8 primary versions found in history:


Septuagint - 250 C.E. Written in Greek


Vulgate- 400 C.E. First version of the Bible which is canonized at the Council of Carthage in 400 C.E. Written in Latin


Luther's German Bible- 1534 C.E.


King James Version- 1611 C.E. This is the most widely used versions however it has large number of errors given that none of the writers had a decent understanding of Hebrew.


Revised Standard Version- 1952 C.E. Liberal translation into American English which used the earliest possible text


New International Version- 1960's & 70's C.E. This is a conservative, contemporary English version


Jerusalem Bible- 1966 C.E. This is the first version of the Bible to be commisioned by the Catholic Church since the 400's.


New Revised Standard Version- 1990 C.E. This is the most academic and scholarly version with the most accurately possible translations of the original text.





Amazon lists the top ten in current sales in the USA (as of 8/17/2009) to be the NAB, NRSV, NIV, KJV, Message, NASB, NLT, RSV, Amplified, and the Orthodox Study Bible.


NAB---New American Bible


NRSV---New Revised Standard Version


NIV---New International Version


KJV---King James Version


Message---"The Message"


NASB---New American Standard Bible


NLT---New Living Translation


RSV---Revised Standard Version


Amplified---Amplified Bible (Revision of the American Standard Version)


Orthodox Study Bible---Adds a new translation of the LXX to an existing translation of the NKJV in a single volume.



^^^ now we can go from here and actually see differences in translations and meanings of scripture within most of these works, that all depend on how the scholars decided to convey the scripture in translation, most offer footnotes from theologians as well that help clarify a desired message under the guise of "research" or "fact".