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I'm going to (re)read the Bible, at least in part, emphasis on the Pentateuch (really Genesis/Exodus) and the Gospels.

What are the best translations for accuracy and understanding the puns/exegetical? (both old and new)

What are the best sets of commentary?

>> No.5102312
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>>5102304

Related, what are the books I should focus most on? Also, what of the apocrypha?

>> No.5102328

There's puns in the Bible?

Putting the vowels of Adonai inside the word YHWH is not a pun.

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>>5102328

The Hebrew language allows for numeric reinterpretation of words, and language (generalized) allows for double/triple meanings. As I'm sure you're aware.

>> No.5102348

>>5102304
The New Oxford Annotated Bible contains the best commentary. It's based on the NIV, which retains the author's intentions the best.

>>5102312
Tobit gives a good insight into their culture, and also has a great literary value.

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>>5102348

Thank you. I'll look into both.

It's a long shot, but I have a Harper Collins (New Revised Standard Version) "Study Bible". Do you know if that stacks up?

Also, not to overtap you, what about the Koran?

>> No.5102375

>>5102304
Your best option overall for the criteria you mention is the New American Standard Bible.

>>5102328
There's some great wordplay, especially in the OT. And labeling it 'puns' doesn't do it justice at all.

>> No.5102377 [DELETED] 

>>5102304
The king James everything else if full of bullshit especially if its any kind of jewish/yiddish translation because the Hebrews never spoke Yiddish they spoke greek and hebrew

>> No.5102384

>>5102304
The king James everything else if full of bullshit especially if its any kind of jewish/yiddish translation because the Hebrews never spoke Yiddish

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>>5102384

I've leafed my King James many times. The poetry of it is wonderful, though I've read/heard that it's lacking in accuracy.

>>5102375
Thanks.

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>>5102304


>commentary

pic related, also look into the catena aurea by aquinas

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>>5102496
>>5102384
>>5102375
>>5102348

Any sources for apocrypha?

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>not using this bible

>NIV

>laughingbitches.jpg

>> No.5104264

>>5102850

WHY is this translation any better than any other?

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>>5102348
>It's based on the NIV, which retains the author's intentions the best.

>> No.5106213

Why can't we have a recommended reading bit about translations, instead of having this question asked every other fucking day?

Because evangelism.

>> No.5108092

>>5106213

Because that would likely span a fucking eternity of human culture and be meaningless given it'd be designed by some shitty method of census among retards on 4chan. Do something about it yourself.