Calvin's Institutes

[Dekybo]

I bought The Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin translated by Henry Beveridge and published by Hendrickson. I was recently given Calvin's Institutes (2 Vol.) by the Westminster Press as a gift from a church family. Is there any difference in the two? Is one better than the other? Are they both worth keeping on my shelf?

 

[Justified]

They are the exact same work. I prefer the Beveridge because it does a better job of translating, remaining more faithful to the Latin. Battles, however, is more readable. I guess I would recommend Battles to those who struggle with antiquated English and latinisms. Some of Battle's footnotes are erroneous and he sometimes mistranslates technical terms. I believe Richard Muller discusses these things in Calvin in Context.

 

[Daniel M.]

I have Beveridge on an epub on my phone and love it.


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[Stephen L Smith]

You might find this link helpful http://www.reformation21.org/calvin/2009/01/translations-of-the-institutes.php

I use the Battles Ed myself.

 

[Stope]

What is the best feee one for Kindle?

 

[arapahoepark]

What is the best feee one for Kindle?

I assume you mean Free.
Go to monergism.com

 

[johnny]

I'm a Battles guy but I like listening to Beveridge on mp3.
(And I probably do more listening than reading nowdays)
https://www.ccel.org/ccel/calvin/institutes/mp3

 

[Dekybo]

You might find this link helpful http://www.reformation21.org/calvin/2009/01/translations-of-the-institutes.php.

Thanks for the link. It was helpful. I suppose that I will read both and decide which I prefer.