Another Desert Island Bible Thread.

YOUR DESERT ISLAND BIBLE.......

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etexas

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OK! Some might recall, I have done this! Hence I ask the Admins and Mods to forbear this on two grounds! :#1 It has been a WHILE we have a lot of new members here on PB. #2 I KNOW a number of members who have switched primary translations! So with your blessings, I like to see where the Members stand! Now it is hard to select one SO I will say: You will be on the Island only one year! OK! Don't try to slip more than one past etexas "Customs" OR I will say: "No Bible for you!" And leave you with the Label from an Advil box! Read that for a year!:pilgrim::pilgrim::book2::book2: Also I do hope and ask, that not only will you vote, but I humbly ask you to post as well, as I am very interested in why my Brethren select the Translation of Holy-Writ to hand. Finally! For those Seminary Students and Graduates! I do ask you to select an English Translation rather than your Hebrew/Greek material, it makes you mortal and puts you with the the Saints less clever in Ancient text language. (Final Note you...yes can bring a Study Bible!) It must use ONE primary text, and if you would be so good, explain that choice. So, lets have fun! Bibles are fun! Grace and Peace!:book2::book2::book2::book2:
 
I go with the AV King Jimmy, I trust the Byzantine Text, the overall scholarship of the translators and the cadence, beauty and elegance of this Masterpiece.:book2:
 
I chose NASB, but KJV and NKJV are close. You really need ESV on the list since a lot of members would pick that, and you're going to get an inflated "Other" count because of that.
 
You should add an ESV option. Quite a number of people use it. I do certainly, even on a desert island.

Why? Because the CT/TR has never been an issue for me and ESV is a great read.
 
The NASB seems to read smoothly for me (though I know others will disagree), I think it's faithful in minor places where other translations take a wider view, and it's the one Tim preaches from in church (but, honestly, that barely factors in--I don't mind hearing one and reading another simultaneously).
 
I chose the NASB.

The reason: It is consistently the most accurate in terms of word-for-word literalness. And if it was all I had, I'd want it to be as precise as possible.
 
I still have my New American Standard with notes I've accumulated from various sermons and studies. I've pretty much used this translation for 25 years and this particular Bible for 10.
 
Why is the ESV not one of the selections. Seems to be a very popular bible among the reformed.
Terry
 
I would take my King James likely my Oxford Longprimer. My reasons: I trust the Byzantine Texts, the Scholarship and intellect of the Translators, and the sweeping Majestic language.:book2::book2::2cents:
 
I think the AV would be good because as Leland Ryken (who polished the English in the ESV) wrote in his book "God's Word In English." ((A book I Highly recommend on the subject) Ryken, while obviously being a proponent of the ESV, states: ...in English, the AV has the greatest ability to "transport a reader to that ancient time and place, and giving it a tangibility." I like that! (-:
 
austinww said:
I chose NASB, but KJV and NKJV are close. You really need ESV on the list since a lot of members would pick that, and you're going to get an inflated "Other" count because of that.
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Austin! I just SAW that! Mea Culpa! I TRULY meant to put the ESV in! Sorry folks! BLUSH!
 
Um, I'm wondering why you don't have the ESV on the list? I would think it would rack up more votes (including mine) than some of the other choices up there. Why do I like it? All the advantages of the NASB without the cumbersome syntax.
 
I too wonder why the ESV is not on the list. I would think it'd be a strong challenger on this board. It gets my vote. Why? All the advantages of the NASB without the cumbersome syntax.
 
Either
ESV Study Bible--Premium Calfskin leather, black
Publisher: Crossway/Good News Publishers
ISBN-13: 9781433502439
List Price: $239.99

OR
NKJV UltraSlim Bible, Signature Series Edition
Black, Calfskin Leather(ISBN: 0785258221 ISBN-13: 9780785258223)
Retail Price: $129.99
 
Since I'm assuming that I'm marooned alone and will not need notes for preaching, I might just go with a Bible that I don't ordinarily read: The Jerusalem Bible. Yes, it has extra books and an imprimatur, etc, but it sure reads sweet.
 
I would say if i were on a desert island...the KJV...it would give me not only a good Bible, but also a language to become more familiar with during my time in solitude.

If i were stranded in the inner city...the ESV...it would be a good Bible, and also a language that would be common to those around me.
 
Curt said:
Since I'm assuming that I'm marooned alone and will not need notes for preaching, I might just go with a Bible that I don't ordinarily read: The Jerusalem Bible. Yes, it has extra books and an imprimatur, etc, but it sure reads sweet.
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Actually it does have nice English, and is one of the better Catholic Bibles. I was at a Mass (Yes, LONG story) and readings were from the NAB. Cringe. Clunky thing! But the JB is a better effort.
 
OK! A Public apology to my ESV Bible using friends! I had a "mental list" It was going to start AV, NKJV, NASB, AND ESV.....and then the others! I really did want to see a more solid count on the ESV Bible.....I got distracted! )-:
 
glorifyinggodinwv said:
Ask Mr. Religion said:
NKJV, simply because it contains numerous textual notes on the manuscript variants.

AMR
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I would go with the NKJV for the reason stated above.
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Amen! I love the NKJV for that reason as well! My mail brought me a wonderful copy of the ESV Study Bible in VERY soft leather. The great notes and premium cover might be enough to motivate me to bring it to the desert island since it could double for a 5 lb weight for exercise.
 
I think for the desert island I would use the NASB 95 Update. Personally, I find it is LESS awkward than the ESV or NKJV. Also, and this is a recent discovery of mine, the footnotes of the NASB just blow any other translation out of the water. Not only is the NASB the most literal, it has about a gazillion footnotes giving me even more literal translation on top of alternate readings, etc. It also shows me where it has added words through italics. Not even the HCSB or the NKJV has even remotely comparable footnotes. The ESV has very little and no italics.

Again, if I am on an island, and I can't have greek or hebrew, than the NASB is the way to go if you support the CT. Those footnotes really clinch it for me.
 
DMcFadden said:
glorifyinggodinwv said:
Ask Mr. Religion said:
NKJV, simply because it contains numerous textual notes on the manuscript variants.

AMR
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I would go with the NKJV for the reason stated above.
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Amen! I love the NKJV for that reason as well! My mail brought me a wonderful copy of the ESV Study Bible in VERY soft leather. The great notes and premium cover might be enough to motivate me to bring it to the desert island since it could double for a 5 lb weight for exercise.
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Dennis funny aside, infrequently here, but PB member and "host" of Bible Binding Blog, J. Mark Bertand has the premium ESV SB, in an article (he does like it very much) but in terms of weight, he calls it : "A Leather Bound Brick":lol::lol::lol: Ah well... it is only funny if you know Mark and have the ESV premium....I laugh every time I pick it up now!:book2:
 
Oh, like this is a no-brainer, long live the King Jimmy. In genuine leather. I don't care who publishes it. If I was stranded with a hardback, I'd kill a cow, skin it, cure it, and rebind my bible. Call it...the Ted Nugget Bible!
 
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