Is the KJV actually worth reading through in its entirety?
Is the KJV actually worth reading through in its entirety?
Landon Wright
Cooper Turner
Not if you plan on reading it front to back on your own
Ryan Cooper
For entertainment, yes. For scholarly study, no.
Matthew Wood
Which would you recommend then?
Asher Morales
KJV
Jaxon Martinez
Douay Rheims
Juan Martin
PAPISTS LEAVE REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
David Cruz
Honestly, if you want to study the bible I highly recommend NIV, but you could teach yourself hebrew pretty easily (which reveals a ton of deeper information and even hints at Jesus a lot in hebrew). But if you only want english, i'd just recommend using the NIV, other translations are good but KJV isn't exactly the easiest to read through. NIV is smoother in my opinion whereas KJV is more aesthetic I guess.
Luke Morgan
Yes. Although I understand why some people would say no, the language has always seemed appropriate to me. Its not really an obstacle if you're not a legit idiot.
Levi Smith
I enjoyed it. Some of it felt like an endurance test, granted, but perversely fun if you take it in that spirit. A lot of it's fascinating even without annotations/further reading, although I'll definitely go for the latter next time.
Ryder Taylor
Read The God Delusion and become enlightened like me.
Aiden Cox
I can smell the vape from here.
Colton Edwards
Read the Holy Qu'ran instead
Sebastian Clark
Veeky Forums has always been a catholic/orthodox board
We need a frogposter inquisition to purge your filth
Julian Gutierrez
>vape
>implying I wasn't b8ing
Shiggy diggy do
Dominic Perez
Actually we are a based post modern board
Brandon Phillips
because of the literary value, the KJV is (in the literary point of view) the superior version. many families, specially in europe, had only 1 book at home, and that was the kjv, so many, many people have read it, including, probably, great authors. it also helped shaping the english language. its also very beautiful
if you want to read a bible with a scholar intent, I have no idea which translation to go to
Alexander Reed
>many families, specially in europe, had only 1 book at home, and that was the kjv
Europe is not UK, retard.
Matthew King
>because of the literary value
Shakespeare is important for shaping the English language. but he also had a titanic impact on literature, namely its characters, plots and themes.
The Bible itself also had an enormous on literature and philosophy, but that is not exclusive Exactly what did this specific translation do to literature other make English speaker more literate?
Zachary Hall
It's not as influential as its reputation suggests.
Luis Cook
Yes. Also this: KJV. If you're doing scholarly study you'll presumably have teachers telling you what edition to use it's NRSV.
Plebs leave this board please.
Aiden Morris
Veeky Forums has always been congregationalist though
Cameron Howard
it's really not that interesting
Camden Ward
Yes
YES
Grayson Lopez
this is a great watch thanks desu. how do i become a commmanding yet quietly charming public speaker?
Jonathan Howard
How does Veeky Forums feel about listening to KJV, or any translation for that matter, on audiobook? Is it considered not the same? For reference i will probably go back and study passages in one of my actual bibles, but i find it easier to get through the bulk of the text listening while driving or whatever.
William Reyes
For the KJV, get the recording by Alexander Scourby
Blake Ortiz
Been reading the KJV as of late and this user gets it I think. Half of the book of Exodus and most of Leviticus is like twenty chapters of how God wants his tabernacle to have just these precise measurements of gold and silver, repeat for three chapters. Then he wants his burnt offerings and sin offerings and wave offerings all in a precise manner which is described for another ten or so chapters, it's ridiculous.
The rest of the batshit stuff makes up for it though like that poor Er who gets murdered by God for basically no real reason and then his brother Onan also gets murdered because God told him to fuck Er's wife and instead of impregnating her he pulls out because he's like "Wait a minute, this isn't right" and God just demolishes him.
The God of Israel is a petty bitch
Bentley Anderson
Charles Watson
>should I read the KJV?
>should I read the bible in it's entirety?
This. I did research a few years ago on which bible to read for study and came up with ESV with commentary. I don't remember what that was based on anymore. Something to do with the balance of literal to idiomatic translation maybe.
This happens in the first few books of the bible. It's probably the most tedious biblical contents (21st century gentiles are not the intended audience), so read Exodus, Leviticus and Numbers judiciously. I'm also not a fan of the prophetic books even considering the imaginative imagery. Everything else is fine.
Jonathan Powell
I listened to this dramatized version:
youtube.com
Chase Gray
>Reading a translation