Bible Edition Question

[Cals2lip]

Hey guys! I’m in college right now, undergrad, and while I'm currently weighing many different paths for my future, seminary is kind of in the back of my mind. I like to have just one Bible edition I can use for everything, I have a TBS Westminster Reference with metrical Psalms, and it’s fantastic. I just don’t know how that would work in grad school or possibly seminary. Would y’all advise me to use an ESV reference edition, or something else, if the KJV isn’t really approved in an academic setting? Also, do study bibles have a place in advanced theological study? Thanks in advance!

 

[Alex Moore]

I would say that you have already an exceedingly good one.

Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls.

 

[Cals2lip]

I would say that you have already an exceedingly good one.

Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls.

Oh absolutely. But when reading the King James I already get enough comments from people in college Bible studies, I didn’t know if it was the same in seminary. Like GPTS.

 

[iainduguid]

If you are talking about seminary, then Study Bibles aren't normally regarded as an academic source to footnote. They are usually a summary, which is helpful for the lay-person, but for an academic paper we would expect you to be referencing the commentaries that lie behind the study Bible notes. At Westminster (and I would expect this to be the same at most Reformed seminaries), students can choose which English Bible they use, including the KJV. Of course, your work should be dependent on Greek and Hebrew primarily, so you would be expected to understand where your translation may not be the best representation of the underlying text. But that will be true with every version, not simply the KJV.

 

[Cals2lip]

If you are talking about seminary, then Study Bibles aren't normally regarded as an academic source to footnote. They are usually a summary, which is helpful for the lay-person, but for an academic paper we would expect you to be referencing the commentaries that lie behind the study Bible notes. At Westminster (and I would expect this to be the same at most Reformed seminaries), students can choose which English Bible they use, including the KJV. Of course, your work should be dependent on Greek and Hebrew primarily, so you would be expected to understand where your translation may not be the best representation of the underlying text. But that will be true with every version, not simply the KJV.

Thanks a ton.