Hello All-
I was curious as to which versions of the Scriptures are used regularly by the members of the list?
As for me:
Old Testament readings- Brenton's Septuagint or the Douay-Rheims
New Testament- New King James, Old King James, or the Douay-Rheims
Normally I quote from the NKJV for most of Scripture, and the New Oxford Annotated Bible for the "Apocrypha". In normal reading (or prayer), I use mostly the KJV (especially for the Psalms, where I much prefer the KJV to the Psalter According to the Seventy, even if the latter might indeed be closer to a true Orthodox translation of the Psalms).
For the Old Testament I would use the Third Millennium Bible, a KJV with updated words where words have new meanings or no longer in existence.[/quote] But as for the New Testament, without a doubt, it is the Orthodox New Testament for me. We have a whole thread on it here: http://www.euphrosynoscafe.com/forum/vi ... php?p=2841 That Bible has become available as a computer program. Father George has posted more about it here: http://www.euphrosynoscafe.com/forum/vi ... php?t=1482
I have a few different versions which I consult from time to time. There is only one English translation of the LXX, which is mentioned above. I like it, though it is tedious to read. I have an Orthodox Study Bible, but again, I only use it for detailed study. If I read the New Testament (or yes the OT too) just to read it, I prefer the old Authorized King James Version in bold print, with no notation of any kind. This means no cross references or pronunciation or even red letters to clutter up the page. Just the numerated verses and nothing more. Most Catholic D-R editions are free of all the pretentious (and usually useless) notation as well, but the format is a little sterile for my taste, and is somewhat of a distraction to me as well. Give me an old KJV with those thin, thin pages.
Although, and this is just another weakness of mine, it is my opinion that nearly any used mass printed Bible with little written notes in the margins and passages underlined from a former reader is all but useless. I never mark up a Bible. Never.
Joseph
