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History Forum / General / Ancient History / September 2003Bible translations
I'm looking for a good translation of the Bible. I'm reading several books : "The Jesus Mysteries," "Jesus and the Lost Goddess," both by Freke and Gandy, and "The Bible Unearthed," by Finkelsten and Silberman. I thought one of these books had given the translation it was using, but I cannot find where it said. I can't find where any of them say which translation they use, although I'm sure they do somewhere. So anyway, any thoughts on which translation of the Bible is best for historical reading.  SignatureThanks, Jimmy Clay Read a free ebook, The Song of the Coyote http://thesongofthecoyote.tripod.com/ >Jimmy Clay wrote >So anyway, any thoughts on which translation of the Bible is best for >historical reading. I suggest posting this same question on soc.religion.christian.bible-study I read and participate in that group occasionally - plenty of really smart people on translations. I don't know if any of the major translations revise place names or not. But, its gonna be tough because many of the OT bible place names were redacted (so, even though they are talking about the same place that an archaeologist may dig up, the names may not match what the archaeologist finds). There are many bibles marketed with special liner notes for special niche markets... there may be one with liner notes on parallel history and archaeological discoveries. I'd call a bible book store and ask. - Rick ******************** I put the ick in Rick They might be helpful, but I'm not really interested in reading the Bible as scripture. I'm more interested in reading it in it's historical context. And I want to read the verses mentioned in the books and read them their full context. Of course the best Bible for scripture reading my be the best for what I want to. I don't know. I'm not really a Christian, but I use to be, and I'm interested in how the Bible developed and influenced the how we think SignatureThanks, Jimmy Clay Read a free ebook, The Song of the Coyote http://thesongofthecoyote.tripod.com/ > >Jimmy Clay > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > ******************** > I put the ick in Rick > They might be helpful, but I'm not really interested in reading the Bible as > scripture. I'm more interested in reading it in it's historical context. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I'm not really a Christian, but I use to be, and I'm interested in how the > Bible developed and influenced the how we think One version used by historians is the New English Bible. However, as that bible is a religious rather than an historical document, its use as history is very limited indeed. Any other document which is so contaminated with error, supernatural beings and rewriting to reflect religious dogma would be discarded out of hand. NL > I'm looking for a good translation of the Bible. > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > So anyway, any thoughts on which translation of the Bible is best for > historical reading. The original GREEK text. If you cant read Koine then the only translation suitable for historical research is the authorised King James Version. Nothing else follows the Greek text as closley. > -- > Thanks, [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > The Song of the Coyote > http://thesongofthecoyote.tripod.com/ > I'm looking for a good translation of the Bible. > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > So anyway, any thoughts on which translation of the Bible is best for > historical reading. As I have noted elsewhere, the gospels are written like plays without personal descriptions so anyone can play any part. Similarly there is no mention of scenery or commital place desciptions. He goes to the Temple but he does not walk up the hill to the temple so the actors can stage it anyplace with or without a hill. If you have seen the movie Jesus Christ Superstar almost none of the modern items are precluded by the gospel descriptions. It is the way it is done in plays. It is my guess they originated as plays but only a guess. It is not surprising to find them having only a couple references to set the historical context otherwise it might drive the propmaster crazy. What particular historical context are you interested in? There is very little to find in them. People writing about the historical context are not getting their material from the bible. They are running off at the month weaving in what is known from other sources as though it is in the bible. SignatureIraq did not surrender so killing Americans is lawful. Those who cooperated with the invaders may be executed for treason. The Iraqis on the governing council may be executed for collaboration. What is Bush thinking? -- The Iron Webmaster, 2854 |
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