How many English versions of the bible are there?

Answer 1

There are too many to list and any list would be tentative at best since many Bibles that claim to be Catholic are not directly endorsed by the Catholic Church. With the discontinuation of the Catholic "imprimatur" or approval on books, this makes the situation even more difficult.

The Catholic Bible par excellence remains the "Douay Rheims" translation. This translation was updated from its Olde English text by Bishop Challoner (1749-52) and has footnotes explaining difficult passages. Some find this Bible awkward as it is more loyal to meaning than English grammar or style, say versus the Protestant King James version which is celebrated for its honeyed English.

Another Bible highly regarded is the Confraternity Bible if you can find it in a used bookstore. For literal translations, the Kleist & Lilly rendition is quite interesting.

Most modern versions (i.e. "The Good News Bible") should be avoided if something "purely catholic" is sought after since many new renditions have used Protestant sources as their basis in the hopes of facilitating interfaith conformity.

Answer 2

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There are over 50 different versions of The Bible in English alone.

There are three main versions of the bible. The King James , the N.I.V , and the New Standard version.--------------------------------------------------------------

There are 233 different versions on the market.

To disagree, the ESV & NASV, with the NKJV, & NIV, & the NWT(JW's), and all others, are not in any way, the most accurate.

Except for the AV1611, corrected spelling & brought up to date in 1769, which is the Bible we have today, all "new versions" are from two corrupt MSS, found in a trash can in a catholic monastery.

This has been documented, some research on your part, will show that.

The hype is "older MSS are better", "more accurate", "this verse should actually read as this new version", etc,etc.

If folks want a "modern version" without buying one, take a marker and go through a KJAV1611 Bible, and mark out what you think is not needed.

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Answer 3

There are different versions of the Bible mostly because of changes in rulers in both the state and the church. Another is because of interpretation. The original texts of the Bible (and Torah) were written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. As time passed, some empires rose and others fell. Of course, not all spoke the same language. To adapt, people translated the Bible into new, more commonly spoken languages. Now, we have a variety of modern translations because different people interpret words in contrasting ways. A good example is 1 Corinthians 13:1-13. The King James Bible interprets the Latin word "caritas" as charity. At the same time, the Revised Standard Version interprets the same word, "caritas," as [brotherly] love.

Answer 4

One.

However there are several different translations which have slighty different wording.

English Standard Version and New American Standard Bible are generally considered the most 'accurate'.

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There are 233 different versions on the market.

To disagree, the ESV & NASV, with the NKJV, & NIV, & the NWT(JW's), and all others, are not in any way, the most accurate.

Except for the AV1611, corrected spelling & brought up to date in 1769, which is the Bible we have today, all "new versions" are from two corrupt MSS, found in a trash can in a catholic monastery.

This has been documented, some research on your part, will show that.

The hype is "older MSS are better", "more accurate", "this verse should actually read as this new version", etc,etc.

If folks want a "modern version" without buying one, take a marker and go through a KJAV1611 Bible, and mark out what you think is not needed.

Answer 5

There are 233 different versions on the market.

To disagree, the ESV & NASV, with the NKJV, & NIV, & the NWT(JW's), and all others, are not in any way, the most accurate.

Except for the AV1611, corrected spelling & brought up to date in 1769, which is the Bible we have today, all "new versions" are from two corrupt MSS, found in a trash can in a catholic monastery.

This has been documented, some research on your part, will show that.

The hype is "older MSS are better", "more accurate", "this verse should actually read as this new version", etc,etc.

If folks want a "modern version" without buying one, take a marker and go through a KJAV1611 Bible, and mark out what you think is not needed.

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Answer 6

All Catholic Bibles are based upon the original Latin Vulgate as prepared by St. Jerome so the differences are minor, mainly in wording and vocabulary. Some use more modern English while others follow a more traditional English translation, such as the Douay Rheims version. Other forms approved for Catholics are paraphrased and can be used for individual readings but not in liturgies. The Word is an example of this.

Answer 7

i would like to answer your question but you are a dummy and you question does not make sense... go back to PRESCHOOL and learn how to make a sentence.

Answer 8

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