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It's processed cheese, full of stories made up by terrified peasants, handed down verbally across generations, written down hundreds of years later, edited and revised in the 3rd century, rewritten and rewritten, exorcised by Kings who didn't like certain parts of it, translated from one language to another to another to another, and then finally passed out in hotel room bureaus where hookers and politicians hang out. How charmingOuch! But so true. And to this damning list I'd add the dozen or so modern English "interpretations" aka, translations, out there today to suit the needs, prejudces, and intellectual capabilities of different groups of the "faithful". See
en.wikipedia.org - Modern English Bible translations. Here's a list sorted by best selling order:
Rank Name Abbreviation Published
1 New International Version NIV 1978
2 English Standard Version ESV 2001
3 New Living Translation NLT 1996
4 King James Version KJV 1611
5 Christian Standard Bible CSB 2017
6 New King James Version NKJV 1982
7 Reina-Valera RVR 1602
8 New International Reader's Version NIrV 1996
9 New American Standard Bible NASB 1971
10 The Message MSG 2002
One would think The word Of God" should be able to stand on its own two feet.
