Playing the Race Card
Post by soul49 on Jun 22, 2017 14:36:54 GMT -4
It wasn't until I seriously began to research about Christianity, that I began to notice the complexities within the various sects. Ironically, while they espouse different principles, it still mostly is the same source material, and one would have to actually believe in their monotheistic deity for it to actually function.
I'm a very bad Catholic(technically atheist, but catholic for my devout grandparents), in that I assumed all bible translations were pretty much the same. So for the longest time, I had a King James Version(KJV) or a New International Version(NIV) in my home library.
Little did I know, that the "Catholic Bible" had an extra 7 books, so the KJV and NIV didn't fit the requirement lol.
Based off my research
Protestant - 66 Books
Catholic - 73 Books
King James Version - Protestant, originally published in 1611 as an "authorized" biblical source for the new protestant wave that took over England. Often hailed by devout protestants as the "most accurate translation" due to it being one of the original protestant bibles.
New International Version - Protestant, originally published in 1978, with some revisions in 1984 and 2011. Considered to be more user friendly scripture, though not widely acclaimed among devout purists.
The Message - Protestant, published in 2002, very liberal with the translation due to using contemporary words in replacement of the original archaic phrases on KJV and NIV. Often regarded as the "little league" of protestant bibles, as the reading level is low and scripture looks much different from the KJV.
Douay Rheims - Catholic, published in 1582, literal English translation from the Latin Vulgate. Just like their KJV counterparts, Catholic purists put this translation on a pedestal.
New American Bible - Catholic, published in 1970, could be considered the catholic version of NIV translation.
Revised Standard Version - Catholic, originally published in 1965, 2nd revision came out in 2006. Not as literal as Douay Rheims, but still requires a relatively proficient reading level to understand it. Can be considered the more modern version of Douay Rheims, still sticks to the old school tenets, just with modern language.
Feel free to add any more information if you want, I'm still just learning about this stuff.
I'm a very bad Catholic(technically atheist, but catholic for my devout grandparents), in that I assumed all bible translations were pretty much the same. So for the longest time, I had a King James Version(KJV) or a New International Version(NIV) in my home library.
Little did I know, that the "Catholic Bible" had an extra 7 books, so the KJV and NIV didn't fit the requirement lol.
Based off my research
Protestant - 66 Books
Catholic - 73 Books
King James Version - Protestant, originally published in 1611 as an "authorized" biblical source for the new protestant wave that took over England. Often hailed by devout protestants as the "most accurate translation" due to it being one of the original protestant bibles.
New International Version - Protestant, originally published in 1978, with some revisions in 1984 and 2011. Considered to be more user friendly scripture, though not widely acclaimed among devout purists.
The Message - Protestant, published in 2002, very liberal with the translation due to using contemporary words in replacement of the original archaic phrases on KJV and NIV. Often regarded as the "little league" of protestant bibles, as the reading level is low and scripture looks much different from the KJV.
Douay Rheims - Catholic, published in 1582, literal English translation from the Latin Vulgate. Just like their KJV counterparts, Catholic purists put this translation on a pedestal.
New American Bible - Catholic, published in 1970, could be considered the catholic version of NIV translation.
Revised Standard Version - Catholic, originally published in 1965, 2nd revision came out in 2006. Not as literal as Douay Rheims, but still requires a relatively proficient reading level to understand it. Can be considered the more modern version of Douay Rheims, still sticks to the old school tenets, just with modern language.
Feel free to add any more information if you want, I'm still just learning about this stuff.
