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Quote from: Jogle93 on November 19, 2024, 11:36:37 AM

Hello everyone. I am a new member here and a young pastor. I have a question for any preachers out there. Before I answered my call to preach I never really pod attention to the many different Bibles there are out there. Once a started preaching I had a few different study/reference Bibles given to me and suggested to me to use. I love them all but am on the hunt for one that I just can’t seem to find.  What is a good Bible any of you all would suggest to use to preach out of and study out of?  Not asking for translations I use only KJV (not trying yo start an argument there).

I'm afraid if I went up to preach I'd get a bunch of funny looks, so from the perspective of critical study, I'm partial to the Oxford Annotated NRSV. I'll be picking up the 5th revision when it releases next year.

In terms of sticking to the KJV, Thomas Nelson is a decent choice.

In tems of what's best: learning and reading in the original languages.

What is the "one [you] just can't seem to find"?

If the use of the KJV is a matter of preference for the pulpit, that's fine.  The language is both familiar and poetic, and the literary style is very good. 

For preaching, I usually use a variety of translations at the same time, often reading two or three of them for the verse or part of a verse I'm working on.  Even if using the KJV as your primary translation, something like, "In Romans 12, verse 1, Paul says "I beseech you, therefore, brethren, that you..."  Other translations say "blah blah blah blah."   The word "Beseech" in the original greek means "...  ... ..."

The NASB is probably the best from a "literal" translation approach (as opposed to dynamic), but the English is not nearly as poetic or smooth as the KJV or the NKJV.

A lot of folks like the newer ESV, although it isn't my favorite, mostly because I'm used to other versions.

If you are looking for a study bible, well, that depends in part on your particular brand of Christianity.  Pretrib premil love the Ryrie Study Bible.  Others like the Thompson Chain, or the old Scofield.  Some like the Inductive Study Bible.  Personally, I don't particularly care for study bibles, as too often folks treat the notes like they are inspired...

In any event, welcome to our little corner of chaos.  Our friend you just met, Fenris, is a devout Jew and is a wealth of information as to Jewish life, theology, and understanding of Hebrew!

I'm trying to convince him (for almost 20 years now) that there is an exception for bacon in the Talmud, but alas, so far he has not succombed to my evil ways...

 
Thank you! I have a scofield and Thompson chain and love them both for different reasons. I’ve just not found a Bible from any particular publisher whether reference or study Bible that I have found to be the best for my studying and use for preaching