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I have yet to see any positive changes for the NRSVue over the NRSV.

That signed R.C. Sproul book was a great find!

Cool finds!

The rendition of the Psalms alone make this bible worth buying

When I was in college they handed out those green ones to us.

Gideon ESV, TRON edition for the win.

One of these days I’m gonna catch me one!

The Gideons have a color code for their Bibles according to Wikipedia. Green is the color given to college students.

Thank you for pointing out Mark 1:1 in the updated NRSV Bible. I have the NRSV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible ©2019 and Mark 1:1 reads, "The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the son of God." I had to check out what my Bible had printed. "the Son of God" should definitely not be left out in the version you have and left to a footnote explanation. I agree with you. Thank you!

Thank you for your Review and Pointing out Matthew 28:17. I don't think I have ever paid attention to this particular Bible, and I am a Bible Collector. Thank you for pointing this one out.

2 Peter 1:20-21 20 First of all you must understand this, that no prophecy of scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation, 21 because no prophecy ever came by the impulse of man, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God. Apostles and their successors have authority to interpret: 2 Peter 1:19: 19 And we have the prophetic word made more sure. You will do well to pay attention to this as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

Thomas Nelson just announced a sovereign collection RSV that’s available in aug. It’s up on Amazon in personal size. Very interesting

I can hear the "no major doctrine is affected" horn a blowing but the ship is taking on water and the poop deck is on fire.

The translators have an agenda. Perhaps it's time to look at the Majority Text, Joe.

This is one of those variants that scholars go back and forth on. If I recall correctly, the original RSV omitted it, but later editions of the RSV restored it to the main text. The New American Bible puts it in brackets.

Is the update now the official NRSV? Specifically, is the 1989 version going to cease being printed (so get it while you can)?

To me it makes no sense that pple demand Son of God in verse 1, that's clearly bec they're imposing their traditional modern notions onto the author, as if it's a theme or title of an essay. The fact that the official major Roman codex had such kinds of interpolation, it is very likely that the phrase was added for the same reason you feel it's paramount as the title of the gospel. The various mss including many early Church writers don't have it, which means it's likely a later addition. Secondly, that definition that Gospel word was used or meant in context of military victory is purely a bogus claim by amateur authors or apologists, I saw that in a book by Michael Bird. There is a good answer in hermeneutics stackexchange site on that question. The word gospel could be used for any good news like a victory or birth of a son or anything.

Bible translation is big business. If you want yours to stand out from the crowd, it has to be different. And eventually the changes you're making go beyond the cosmetic.

One of my gripes with the NRSVue, and a reason why I rarely recommend it over its predecessor, is that it feels like many of its variant readings are just an attempt at novelty. I don't think these are always in error, but it's hard to know as a layperson without a lot of Greek/Hebrew whether it's just doing its own thing or whether it's participating in the greater conversation of how to translate those passages which are in contention by making well-supported decisions.

Indeed it is weird for the NRSVue to omit that phrase. From what I can tell, that phrase is not in the SBL Greek NT, and since the NRSVue was revised by the SBL, they followed their own Greek NT. I would've preferred that the NRSVue put it in the main text but add brackets if they really doubt its authenticity. I mean, the NRSV have always done this with the alternate endings of Mark and the woman caught in adultery in John.

I ordered a paperback NRSVUE the other day, like you I need to do a deep dive on it but I am just a layperson. My church usually uses the NKJV. I do read the NRSV a lot.

Zondervan simply reprinted a public domain copy of the text. The second edition of this book was from 1885, two years after its initial release. (And that's not even the final edition: there was also an update in 1890.) Hence the really dated font. You'd think that the good folks at Zondervan would have bothered putting it in a modern typeface by that point.

The danger with choices like this is it will date the translation much more quickly than it otherwise would be. For example, if you read a book that uses the term "latinx" you know it was written in the 2010's to early 2020's. I feel that Bible translations, particularly ones that are intended to have more staying power like those in the NRSV tradition - should steer clear of these types of choices.

How do the notes compare? Do they change the notes every edition, or do they retain most of it with some changes as new discoveries/innovations are accepted in academia? I have the 4th edition hardback and I wonder if it's worth getting the NRSVue 6th edition NOAB when it comes out (I already have a NRSVue).

Which NRSV study bible is that

Interesting. Baptists usually don't give meaning to older church practices. Too often protestant churches are too willing to see their church space as a theater. A good book to read on this change from holy space to theater is "When Church became Theater"

Enjoyed the behind the scenes look! At the UMC I grew up in they had an Altar Committee made up of laity who handled changing out the liturgical colors, picking up and setting floral arrangements and so on. My grandmother served on it for as long as I can remember until she couldn't get around anymore. I miss some of the formality that came with all of that, the churches I've attended since are much more plain.

Sometimes it seems the pastor is more at the center than the bible is.

Cool info

Good stuff, my friend.

Thanks for sharing. I have only been to one baptist church and it was ran by American IFB missionaries here in the Philippines. It had a center aisle BTW. The American missionaries insisted on using the KJV bible for preaching even though most of us Filipinos can barely understand it. At our UMC church we use the NIV. My mother (R.I.P.) donated the NIV pew bibles that we still use at our church. Is your church affiliated with a denomination like the SBC or ABC? I like churches that have liturgical/high church worship services, can't stand the rock concerts masquerading as contemporary services many new churches have today.

Future Pastor here - what book resources would you recommend for practical ministry stuff? I already have a NOAB and lots of theology books, but spending the past couple of years as a pastoral intern has me realizing I also need to read a bit more of the pragmatic stuff.

Where do you buy robes, stoles, and the like?

This Bible has been so reliable and has held up to heavy use since 2017. Awesome Little bible

KJV The world’s greatest book. Read it / Live it. Bill. Uk

Art thou called being a SERVANT? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.

The GNB is probably the most popular English bible for Catholics here in the Philippines. Since most of us are non-native English speakers, having an English bible that is easy to read is a big plus.

Do you not feel that many people can interpret scripture to suite which ever narrative they wish decide on that specific day ? I mean i ask this questions a lot ? Does the Bible endorse slavery and based on there interpretation of the scripture i am told no ! However i know that is not correct !

Interesting that the devotional note uses normal or traditional English instead of the inclusive language of the translation. I’m sure businessman and he wasn’t meant to exclude business women.

I find the whole thing ambiguous AF yo.

Interesting. It seems there's several places where the NRSVue has dropped the ball on footnotes vs. the NRSV. I can understand the change to the text but it would be nice if the fn contained the alternatives. I use and greatly appreciate the KJV so good to see it discussed too!

For me the it at the end refers to our freedom especially as we go into the following verse . For he who is called by the Lord as a slave is the Lord’s freedman. Likewise he who is called as a free man is Christ’s slave. ‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭7‬:‭22‬ ‭CSB‬‬

I always appreciate when the NRSVue highlights that the Greek is uncertain, as its an opportunity to delve more deeply into the text. Although, for this particular passage, I like the CSB's rendering best I think: "Were you called while a slave? Don’t let it concern you. But if you can become free, by all means take the opportunity." Then the CSB's footnote states: Or 'But even though you can become free, make the most of your position as a slave'

It's abundantly clear, make good use of your freedom. Not ambiguous

I would say the language of the KJV is not ambiguous. The rather makes it clear the translators read it as using the opportunity for freedom. I think the ambiguity of the UE does give you the same range as the 89 NRSV; it merely replaces two possible readings with one ambiguous reading that can be read either way. I think that’s the best way of handling an ambiguous reading of the Greek.

Geese 8 bucks? I had to pay 70 for a used one. I want to buy another but they are so expensive

Since the GNB is easier to read and understand for non-native English speakers, it is quite popular here in the Philippines. When I was younger, I used the GNB as a backup to my NIV. I liked the stick figure art BTW.

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I know what you mean about sending books back, brother. I had two books from a historic FBC. The pastor/author had autographed both of them. He was a "giant" among Baptists back in the 1950's and '60's. I felt certain the church would be glad to receive these books as keepsakes. I never heard a word from them. Maybe they had a lot of them? Maybe the person who received them was ignorant of the church's past? Regardless, a thank you would have been nice. Oh well. Thanks for sharing the NT find. Very interesting.