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I'm a complete secularist with an interest in the book that seems to have guided western civilization for 2000 years.
Should I get the KJV or the Oxford Annotated? Assuming I get the KJV, which translation is best?
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>>8608153
>KJV
>which translation
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I just bought Oxford. Someone else was posting about buying it too. We should start a study group.
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>>8608171
Does the KJV get young, Christian women excited? I need to know which copy to keep on my bookshelf when I take them home.
Any other recs for bible prowess related to picking up prudish pussy?
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>>8608153
KJV for literary interest
ASMR and Lattimor for study
>Assuming I get the KJV, which translation is best?
KJV is the translation, boyo.
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Oxford Annotated if you plan to read the OT in full
KJV makes the Pentateuch torture, sorry
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KJV is nice for /lit/, and I definitely think people should get around to reading it at some point in their life (or at least, reading their favorite passages in the KJV's language).
As is, it's not a great translation by today's standards.
The New Oxford Annotated uses the NRSV as a base, and the NRSV (or New Revised Standard Version) is widely considered the best for study. So, yes, it's a good choice.
Like it was said in the other Bible thread, the runners-up are probably: Revised Standard Version (RSV), New American Bible (NAB), and New English Translation or NET Bible. I personally like and use the NET Bible, since the main version is free online, filled with notes, and can be used as a "Study Bible" by itself.
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