tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12366201.post114998262821188278..comments2024-03-29T06:54:53.191-07:00Comments on aka pastor guy: The Only Bible Handbook (I Know Of)...Mark (aka pastor guy)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12920114022832644455noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12366201.post-1150768908164978052006-06-19T19:01:00.000-07:002006-06-19T19:01:00.000-07:00I understand where you're coming from. I apprec...I understand where you're coming from. I appreciate The Message very much for its easy reading, but my problem is that it's not authoritative as a translation. Easy to read, though, and I love that.<BR/><BR/>Of course, officially my faith uses the New American Bible (which is the NASB without the deuterocanonical scriptures deleted), but I also like the authenticity of the Douay Rheims (though it is hard to read) and would like to get my hands on the new Ignatius Bible also. I've heard that it does not have near the political correctness of the NAB.Chris Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04902568730756683015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12366201.post-1150252551516372152006-06-13T19:35:00.000-07:002006-06-13T19:35:00.000-07:00It's possible... but the tone from the beginning i...It's possible... but the tone from the beginning is more SNL than DTS. (The category on the back is 'General Knowledge/Humor'.)<BR/><BR/>And I won't attempt to read between the lines of your comments about the NIV. Sigh. (The book actually does a nice job of explaining dynamic equivalence to those who haven't been sucked into 'The Great Translation Wars'.)<BR/><BR/>I use NIV and HCSB for study... and use The Message & Word on the Street for devotional reading. NASB is also good, but it reads choppy & convoluted.Mark (aka pastor guy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12920114022832644455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12366201.post-1150251738477167242006-06-13T19:22:00.000-07:002006-06-13T19:22:00.000-07:00Sounds like something I would enjoy too. My probl...Sounds like something I would enjoy too. My problem is, what if someone picked it up without the foreknowledge that it's not "serious." I'm sure there's no imprimatur...you point out that it doesn't add commentary. I wonder- does it commentate "subliminally" like the NIV, even if it doesn't have boldface headings that say "commentary"?Chris Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04902568730756683015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12366201.post-1150228549360254772006-06-13T12:55:00.000-07:002006-06-13T12:55:00.000-07:00thanks for the review. I've been wanting to read t...thanks for the review. I've been wanting to read that book myself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com