"Preference" Planet

I would probably choose what the majority of Christians use. I'm not exactly sure what that would be, but I am guessing that it would be the NIV.

Of course, if all the true Christians were deported, every single one of them would be KJV'ers, because, you know, it is impossible for a person to be saved using any other text than the King James Bible.

(please note the sarcasm in the previous verse. Thanks)

 

I would take a box of Nestle Aland Greek Testaments and a box of BHS Hebrew Old Testaments. (I take two boxes because I presume we want all of God's word, not just some of it.) That way, you have all the textual evidence and no one can complain that you left verses out. You can also make faithful translations from it. As the language changes over time, you can translate to reflect those changes. And in the meantime you can teach everyone to read the languages that God inspired.

I would not take a box of KJVs. I would teach proper doctrine on the new planet and expect people to arrange their convictions around the revelation from God rather than their personal preferences.

 

We'd never make it to the other planet because we'd fuss so long about which version to take that we'd all die of old age (and be too busy fussing to lead others to Christ) before we could decide.
Notice all... she said ONE VERSION ONLY!

Dry humor attempt... but is it not true?

 

None of the above. If we are limited to only one box, let's go ad fontes, take a Greek/Hebrew edition, and let the exegetes among us translate.

 

MANY years ago there was a b/w movie about book banning. It might have been a 'Twilight Zone' episode. However, people who loved books memorized those books and walked around speaking them from beginning to end in an effort to keep those books alive.

We should be so enamoured with the word of God that we walk around speaking forth HIS words so as to never forget them.

Diane

 

Sounds like my church, , I would prefer NIV, if not then NAS, but I would not have a major promblem with the KJV. My church uses KJV and I actually went ahead and bought one to follow along. Of course 15 minutes of every discuss is the leader explaining the what the KJV means is what is printed in the NIV.

 

Oh I'm sorry Lacy! I don't spend much time on the debate forums because I run from any fussing (long childhood story that isn't worth worrying about LOL) so I just assumed you were a lady. I thought Kelly Todd was a mom.... but he's a big Dad instead!

Diane

 

My conviction is you have to have a translation that is accurate and faithful to the best mss. This would automatically discount the KJV and is not just a mere preference. So I'd take the ESV.

 

New American Standard Revised, of course. The most accurate translation available.

 

Tom, tell me about the ESV.

 

for evangelistic purposes, u may wish to take along the Klingon version. better yet, take along this universal translator: http://klv.mrklingon.org/

 

I'd take a box of KJB's.

What would be the deciding factor- majority, longevity, acuracy, or argumentation?

 

Mark,
The ESV is an essentially literal translation (call it more literal than NIV, more readable than the NASB without sacrificing accuracy). It was translated and reviewed by a who's who of conservative Bible scholars and pastors. Find more info at www.esvbible.org.

 

Id take the King James Bible b/c its fed me after I stopped believing the modern versions, its proven longetivity, its proven fruit over 400 years and it never had a proven problem that needed updating. Id rather not mess with trying to update every 3-4 years, just use what is and was and always will be right

 

Every 3-4 years?? Dont you mean every 6 months? There has been over 200 "bibles" since 1881;that is at least 2 or more per-year from the GMO(God's message only)sect.Does the English language become archaic twice a year?? I think not!!

 

The GMO sect?
Please provide the links to this alleged "sect."

What about the revision you are using?

 

Is that the NAS95?

 

GREAT answer!