Liberal Bibles?

[GreenPartyVoter]

No, I don't necessarily mean Bibles rewritten in PC lingo per se, but I have seen numerous study Bibles out there but none of them ever seem to be put together by liberal Chrisitians. (I currently have 3, the student Bible, The Women's Bible II, and the Couples' Bible)

Do any of the more liberal denominations put out their own study Bibles, or are there any generic non-denominational liberal study Bibles in existence?

Thanks!

 

[seebs]

I don't know of any, but I don't see that they'd be all that different.

 

[GreenPartyVoter]

Consider the difference in feel between the MEssage and teh KJV.

And then there's this one. Wish it was in paper form. http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/

 

[Piano Player]

I find the Oxford Study Bible a refreshing take on biblical interpretation. It combines historical context, Archaeology, authorship provenance, and many other useful tools in interpreting the Bible.

 

[Merseymike]

I would say that many academic theology sources would be considered liberal - such as the Oxford Bible, and also the Cambridge Annotated Study Bible

 

[leecappella]

No, I don't necessarily mean Bibles rewritten in PC lingo per se, but I have seen numerous study Bibles out there but none of them ever seem to be put together by liberal Chrisitians. (I currently have 3, the student Bible, The Women's Bible II, and the Couples' Bible)

Do any of the more liberal denominations put out their own study Bibles, or are there any generic non-denominational liberal study Bibles in existence?

Thanks!

Why are there women's bibles or men's bibles? What makes them women or men's bibles anyway? Just wondering.

 

[GreenPartyVoter]

They have study lessons in them geared to one group or another: women, men, couples, moms, dads, etc

http://tinyurl.com/5r4yr

 

[GreenPartyVoter]

Another bible suggested to me was the Access Bible. So far that one looks very intersting to me.

 

[UberLutheran]

...but some of them, such as the Oxford Study Bible, the New International Version, and the Cambridge Annotated Study Bible are much despised among conservatives -- possibly because they prefer "accuracy in translation" over "pretty language which keeps certain groups in their places".

 

[PaladinValer]

The NIV is definitely not "liberal" in most respects.

The RSV, NRSV, and NJB are your best shots, although there really isn't to date a "liberal" translation/paraphrase to my knowledge.

 

[Ave Maria]

Why are there women's bibles or men's bibles? What makes them women or men's bibles anyway? Just wondering.

Well, they have little articles inside that are pointed more towards men or women depending on what type of Bible it is. Also, in the study notes, these Bibles will point out verses that have to do with one sex or the other.

 

[Rev. Smith]

I find the Oxford Study Bible a refreshing take on biblical interpretation. It combines historical context, Archaeology, authorship provenance, and many other useful tools in interpreting the Bible.

The Oxford Study and the Jerusalem Bile are the two (of many) that I find most usefull.

I don't think the problems are in the translations (some are atrocious on both sides of the political divide), but in how we use the teaching.

 

[Jette]

what is a liberal translation? do you mean one to "fit" the modern times? a translation is accurate, or less accurate, what is liberal about it?

 

[seebs]

what is a liberal translation? do you mean one to "fit" the modern times? a translation is accurate, or less accurate, what is liberal about it?

I tend to agree with this. Liberal beliefs are more often rooted in fundamentally different hermeneutics than in any dispute over what a word is... That said, I think a more accurate translation will almost always be seen as "liberal", because becoming more accurate implies change...

 

[Jette]

I particularly like my NKJV because it has footnotes to indicate whenever different versions of the original text differed. This lets you prayerfully consider the translation, instead of someone deciding for you.

 

[Bingley]

Don't most translations do this nowadays? I know my NRSV and NIV do, the NRSV rather more often than the NIV seems to.

 

[Starstreak M86]

Liberal Bibles? Why do we need one? Is the Bible somehow "conservative"?

I believe that the Bible is neither Liberal nor Conservative.

(I am a Moderate/Liberal Christian, BTW, and I read the Concordant Literal New Testament Bible)

 

[fragmentsofdreams]

Don't most translations do this nowadays? I know my NRSV and NIV do, the NRSV rather more often than the NIV seems to.

Actually, I think that it depends on the version of the translation. A Bible for academic study probably will. A liturgical Bible may not since the person reading the Bible will read the translation without worrying about the alternatives. A study Bible with a lot of interpretation already done for you probably won't.