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There is no such thing as The Bible

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nator
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10-06-2003 8:42 AM 		Reply to: Message 17 by Buzsaw
09-26-2003 9:35 PM

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Of course imo, the less literal they get the less holy they become and most on your list weren't perticularly literal in many of the texts within them.
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Huh?
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What do you mean "some Bibles are more literal than others."
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They are "literally", what?
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10-08-2003 8:02 AM 		Reply to: Message 24 by Dilyias
10-07-2003 2:55 PM

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It is my guess that he is refering to those that are paraphrased. When it comes to translation, the translators can either translate very close to word for word (literal), or take a complete sentence/theme and paraphrase to make it "easier to understand/better for reading aloud" based on their beliefs or how they see it. This later style is not so good for use when studying the "original" meaning/structure of scripture.
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Oh, I see. Thank you for explaining.
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However, the [N]RSV Bibles are very "literal" so I would ask Buz what Bibles he has in mind as far as which are the most accurate.
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I am fairly sure that Buz's Bible is the KJV, which (correct me if I'm wrong) is considered one of the more error-filled and mistranslated of all of the versions.
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