09.17.07
The B.I.B.L.E.
Over the years I’ve collected a fair number of Bible translations. Studying how different people rendered the same text in various ways helps one to get a better grasp of the original meaning of the text. After all, the Bible wasn’t written in English or Spanish or Portuguese - it was written in Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic - only one of which I can decipher slightly. So when I find a different translation I pick it up if possible. Well, then I decided to catalog what I’ve got, to get an idea as to what all is on hand. Not counting electronic Bibles like in www.e-sword.net ’s program, I’ve got 29 translations in three languages and a copy of the New Testament in Greek. Here’s what’s on hand at this point in time. (NT) denotes “New Testament Only”
English
New American Standard
Holman’s Christian Standard
New International Version
Good News For Modern Man
James Moffatt
Revised Standard Version
King James
New King James
The Message (NT)
Live It Now(NT)
Charles B. Williams (NT)
Berkeley Version
The Living Bible
International Children’s Bible (NT)
Spanish
Nueva Versión Internacional
Reina Valera 1960
Reina Valera Actualizada 1987
Reina Valera 1995
La Biblia Para El Pueblo de Dios
Dios Habla Hoy
A Viva Voz
Bernardo Hurault y Ramón Ricciardi
La Palabra De Dios Para Todos (NT)
La Biblia De Las Américas
La Biblia En Lenguaje Sencillo (NT)
Traducción Del Nuevo Mundo de las Santas Escrituras
Portuguese
João Ferreira De Almeda
Nova Versão Internacional
Linguagem De Hoje (NT)
Other
Nestlês Greek New Testament (NT)