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#1 BaptizedBeliever

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Posted 02 February 2013 - 11:29 AM

I ran across a few new translations this morning that can be read online or saved to one's computer for reading.  I am planning on converting the first one to e-Sword (since it is public domain), but the other two will require permission.

 

LXX-2012 - The Septuagint in American English (2012)

http://ebible.org/eng-lxx2012/

 

The Good News of Messiah (2012) - I believe this is a Messianic Jew translation from Hebew.

http://torahtimes.or...ok/default.html

 

A Layman's Translation of the Epistles (2011)

http://www.scribd.co...of-The-Epistles

 

Brad

 



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Posted 02 February 2013 - 04:21 PM

You might look closely at them to make sure they are more reliable the Testimony of Yeshua module was.

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Posted 02 February 2013 - 09:08 PM

You might look closely at them to make sure they are more reliable the Testimony of Yeshua module was.

Exactly what do you mean by "more reliable"?



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Posted 02 February 2013 - 10:26 PM

A few good resources that I have found for finding Bibles that can be read online and/or downloaded are The Bible Reader's Museum (which lists all three of those, although the middle one is under "Messianic Israel Standard Bible by Daniel Gregg. Published in 2011"), Bibles of the Past (which has a nice selection of English bibles of the past available for viewing and/or downloading, as well as a similar list of foreign language bibles), and the two old standbys books.google.com and archive.org.



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Posted 02 February 2013 - 11:16 PM

Exactly what do you mean by "more reliable"?

More reliable or less false doctrine, whichever. http://www.wordmodul...nt-is-by-a-cult

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Posted 03 February 2013 - 03:02 AM

According to the Restricted Theology section the rules of this site are:

Please do not upload material promoting, advocating, or proselytizing:
The Jehovah's Witnesses or the Watchtower Society.
Islam
Other material that denies the deity of Jesus Christ.

I'm divided about whether such material should be banned outright, or allowed as long as it's accurately labelled.  The more one knows about a cult, I think the easier it is to show possible inconsistencies it probably has and provide arguments against it.

Also, does BibleSupport.com have a similar rule?  I'm fairly sure I've seen copies of the Book of Mormon and Joseph Smith Translation, and I thought the New World Translation as well, although if it's on here, I have been unable to find it using search.



#7 Tim Butterfield

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Posted 03 February 2013 - 07:03 AM

It is a common misconception that e-Sword is run by a company, it isn’t.

 

Rick Meyers is e-Sword.  He does the programming and everything else (and has a full time job by which he supports himself and his family) the expenses involved in maintaining e-Sword’ site and so on are defrayed by user donations.

 

The same goes for the Bible Support site, one person runs it, maintains it and pays for it, any donations received go to defray the expenses (and they are not small) of running the site.  As such he pretty much sets the tone and the rules.

 

As to theological the bents of the people involved:

 

The e-Sword site has a link to the church where Rick Meyers worships: http://www.gracechapel.net/

 

I don’t know for certain about Josh, but I seem to recall he once mentioned attending a church affiliated with the Calvary Chapel.

 

For purposes of full disclosure, I am not in any way staff here (but I do seem to pound my keyboard a lot) the church I currently attend http://www.gracecares.net/

(I serve as a Sunday School teacher and elder) is affiliated with the CBA (Conservative Baptist Association of America); but very large part of my theology was formed while attending Calvary Community Church in Phoenix http://www.calvaryphx.com/   

 

Personally I have found the best way to counter bad theology was with good theology.  :rolleyes:   I used to study cultic teachings, but found it more efficient to study the real rather than the counterfeit.

 

The main thing is to insure that the words being used are properly defined, as the cultists redefine Christian words like salvation, Trinity, sin and even who Jesus is to suit their theology so that they sound Christian but mean something totally different. 

 

My motto: “Know scripture and make sure all parties are speaking the same language.”


Thus says the LORD, "Let not a wise man boast of his wisdom, and let not the mighty man boast of his might, let not a rich man boast of his riches; but let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me, (Jeremiah 9:23-24a)
 

"Defenders of the faith are inclined to be bitter until they learn to walk in the light of the Lord. When you have learned to walk in the light of the Lord, bitterness and contention are impossible." --Oswald Chambers, in Biblical Psychology from The Quotable Oswald Chambers.

 

 

 




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