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which bible do you find most unbiased...?
by Richie in
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2. friends
a question to those who are still interested in reading the bible; which translation would you prefer?

the nwt or another - and if so, which one?.

:* richie
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Craig
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Accuracy of Bible Translation
by ruffian in
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2. friends
i am trying to find out more on the translators of the jw's bible.

they claim and so it claims in the front of their bible that it was translated by experts in greek and hebrew.

what training if any did these people actually have in these ancient languages.
1 Peter 3:15

Check out this page - http://www.freeminds.org/history/NWTauthors.htm
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reading different versions of the bible
by showme in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
what is the rule for a jw on reading different versions of the bible besides the nwt?

can they compare between them?
1 Peter 3:15

There is! It's caled the Dead Sea Scrolls Bible, translated by Martin Abegg, Jr., Peter W. Flint & Eugene Charles Ulrich.
It was positively reviewed by Professor J.H. Charlesworth, Editor of the Princeton Dead Sea Scrolls Project, Princeton Theological Seminary, James C. VanderKam, author of The Dead Sea Scrolls Today, Professor Emanuel Tov, Editor-in-Chief, Qumran Publication Project, Florentino Garcia Martinez, author of The Dead Sea Scrolls Translated and of The Dead Sea Scrolls Study Edition , and Hershel Shanks, Editor of Biblical Archaeology Review and author of The Mystery and Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Go to http://www.centuryone.com/0063-2.html and check it out.
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reading different versions of the bible
by showme in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
what is the rule for a jw on reading different versions of the bible besides the nwt?

can they compare between them?
1 Peter 3:15

Matthew 18:11 is a parallel from Luke 19:10, where it is found in the NWT and all other versions. This may be one of the cases the Watchtower Society couldn't twist the scripture (at least in the actual text.)
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Which Bible to get?
by Kat_ in
1. watchtower
2. bible
ooops!

how did i end up posting this twice?

is there a way to erase one of them?.
1 Peter 3:15

1 Peter 3:15
Please do not post the same comments on multiple forums.
Craig
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good enough translation?
by gotcha in
1. watchtower
2. bible
what's a good enough bible translation to use..?

how abt the new american bible?
1 Peter 3:15

One resource is the NET Bible (New English Translation), which can be viewed online or downloaded for free at www.bible.org. It has extensive footnotes explaining why the translators chose to translate a certain passage the way they did. I think they've done a great job, but the great thing is they let you decide.
As someone mentioned, a good literal translation is the New American Standard Bible. Another good literal translation is the English Standard Version.
For a thought-for-thought translation instead of a word-for-word translation, a good translation is the New International Version.
Good luck in your search for a good translation of the Bible.
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bible translations
by minstrel in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i would like the title of any available bible translations from the original greek/hebrew.

preferably from a scholarly authorship rather than personal 'sect' influences.

also, i would be interested if the translation can be incorporated in a 'parallel' version.. best wishes.
1 Peter 3:15

One resource is NET Bible (New English Translation), which can be viewed online or downloaded for free at www.bible.org. It has extensive footnotes explaining why the translators chose to translate a certain passage the way they did. I think they've done a great job, but the great thing is they let you decide.
I also have the E-sword program. It is a great resource for the price (free).
Good luck with your search for the true word of God.
P.S. A couple good books that respond to claims of Biblical contradictions and errors are When Critics Ask : A Popular Handbook on Bible Difficulties by Norman L. Geisler and New International Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties by Gleason L. Archer.