Greetings from a Lurker
Hopefully
I am one of many, I'd like to think that not only the contributors are
reading the letters here since that would be a tragedy indeed! It is
for me like a mini-university, mostly sit and listen and take notes.
The debate forum here is crucial, in my opinion, for discernment and
growth. I admit that I am shaky in this area, I read a letter and I
think "right on the money" and then comes the retort and I think "that
sounds right too". I have a limited amount of time to invest into
"research" and 5 Doves is a big part of where I get information. I came
here roughly 2 years ago because Marilyn Agee kept referring to it in
her Pro & Con postings, which I had been following for over 16
years.
I am fascinated with and excited about the King James
Bible discussion that is happening here. I was a little familiar with
the Wescott & Hort saga, but now I have a lot more background, I
never realized there were so many codex in existence; it is great, thank
you Pastor Bob for choosing to teach us even in this latter stage of
your earthly walk and to everyone who participates in the discussions. I
have found that as soon as you go beyond 1Cor 15:3-4 you will get
disagreement (aka sword sharpening). I appreciate the passion of all
contributors, some of who must devote huge amounts of time to their
posts, especially the mathematically/gematria oriented ones.
I
would like to offer an opinion. I have always considered the KJV a
"meaty" bible and others somewhat "milky", varying in their dairy
content. Occasionally though I desire a bit of milk, for example when I
read Job it's just sometimes tough to understand what's being said.
I'll read it in several versions to help digest it, however I always go
back to the KJV. I rarely read a paper bible. I use E-Sword at home,
YouVersion on my phone at my Calvary Chapel affiliated bible-reading
(NKJV) church and listen to the NLT (New Living translation) in my car
because it's easier on the ears. My E-Sword has 22 bibles on it
(including French and Russian, so I can work on my language skills too),
plus several commentaries. It even has: Textus Receptus Greek New
Testament Stephanus 1550, Greek words plus English Translation plus
Strongs numbers plus Grammatical usage codes; it's great!!! There's
also the Hebrew Study Bible, Hebrew plus English translation plus
Strongs numbers. By the way, I found the Hebrew stanza letters in Psalm
119 included in 8 of those versions, 2 of them in italics. I found
lots of web sites which explain Hebrew letter meanings, so I've started a
study of Psalm 119 ... thanks Pastor Bob again!
If you use E-Sword then you should look at this fantastic web site where you can find a lot of additional modules:
http://www.biblesupport.com/
and if you are listening to anything non-Christian in your car (or even
at home for that matter) please consider getting an audio bible, there
are plenty out there, or audio teachings ... redeem the time.
I
have found the "All Roads Lead to Rome" series shocking but not
surprising. I have shared it with a non-believing friend and it has
lead to excellent discussion.
Can somebody please explain about
Paul N.F. ?? He always has the 1st post and contains (mostly?) A.W.
Tozier excerpts. I recall a reference to him moving on???
The 8 versions I referred to earlier are:
Literal Translation of the Holy Bible, Copyright 1976-2000 by Jay P. Green, Sr. (italics)
1898 Young's Literal Translation (italics)
Geneva Bible
Hebrew Study Bible, Westminster Leningrad Codex
International Standard Version 2.0.0 Copyright 1996-2010 The ISV Foundation
King James Version (both 1611 and 1789)
ASV - American Standard Version
1889 Darby Bible