Palerider Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 Been a while since I've visited here but I was recalling that some of the more "scholarly types" here had recommended some good Bible study commentaries that were not LDS.One may have been Dr. Ben witherington. Does this ring any bells? I'm just looking for a good Bible translation and commentary for study purposes, that is middle of the road (if that's possible).Absolutely doesn't have to be LDS....
volgadon Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 Been a while since I've visited here but I was recalling that some of the more "scholarly types" here had recommended some good Bible study commentaries that were not LDS.One may have been Dr. Ben witherington. Does this ring any bells? I'm just looking for a good Bible translation and commentary for study purposes, that is middle of the road (if that's possible).Absolutely doesn't have to be LDS....For the Old Testament I warmly recommend the JPS study Bible. Has a nice mix of modern and traditional insights. 1
Palerider Posted January 21, 2013 Author Posted January 21, 2013 Thanks Volgadon, I appreciate your help and recommendation.
maklelan Posted January 21, 2013 Posted January 21, 2013 The New Oxford Annotated Bible is also pretty helpful. 2
Damien the Leper Posted January 21, 2013 Posted January 21, 2013 I'm curious as to what the contention, by conservative Evangelicals, concerning the NRSV.
ChristKnight Posted January 21, 2013 Posted January 21, 2013 I've been thinking the same thing lately too. I actually just bought the ESV Study Bible. Hope it's as good as what I've been reading about it lately.
Mudcat Posted January 22, 2013 Posted January 22, 2013 (edited) Been a while since I've visited here but I was recalling that some of the more "scholarly types" here had recommended some good Bible study commentaries that were not LDS.One may have been Dr. Ben witherington. Does this ring any bells? I'm just looking for a good Bible translation and commentary for study purposes, that is middle of the road (if that's possible).Absolutely doesn't have to be LDS....I think if wanted middle of the road... I would reccomend The Wycliffe Bible Commentary. The Wycliffe foundation is a neat group. They do a lot of translating into different langauges. In very remote areas that have oral language but no written langauges, the Wycliffe foundation has gone so far as to have their people learn the language, create a written language for the people who speak it. Teach them how to read and write and then translate the Bible into that language for them.Point is, the certainly want to spread the Good News, but their experience with languages leaves them heavily focused on trying to get things right, rather than "right the way they want them." There are more intensive commentaries, but I enjoy it.A free online commentary, would be John Gill's. It's really good, but bear in mind Gill was a strong Calvinist and at times his theology may have had some influence on his interpretation. John Wesley's notes on the Bible are also available free. Though Wesley was concise, I have read Gill and Wesley's take on something to get a bit of balance on viewpoints.Edit add - I like the NASB and carry a NASB study Bible by Zondervan that I am happy with. Though my old Thomas Nelson KJV Study Bible is the one I keep by my desk.Hope things are well your way.Mudcat Edited January 22, 2013 by Mudcat 2
Tacenda Posted January 22, 2013 Posted January 22, 2013 How crazy is it to attend a bible study class? I hear they only have institute classes for students or young adults now, IOW they don't have it for old people like myself. Would it be so terrible to attend a say Women's Bible Study group? I've mentioned this before a long time ago and this is the perfect time to bring it up again. I'm terrible at doing this on my own, I just don't have the will power or understanding of what they are saying half the time, the prophets of old anyway. It would be interesting to get a non member view of it also. I'm not lying when I tell you that the Primary teacher that I work with in Primary actually asked me if we believe in the bible anymore. I don't know if my ears were playing tricks on me or not. But we were discussing how the BoM came to be through the gold plates etc. in our 9/10 yr. old class. She just said it quickly but not loudly to the class. I was shocked but tried to hide it. Is this a problem to just some "illiterate in the bible" social only Mormons? 1
Mudcat Posted January 23, 2013 Posted January 23, 2013 How crazy is it to attend a bible study class? I hear they only have institute classes for students or young adults now, IOW they don't have it for old people like myself. Would it be so terrible to attend a say Women's Bible Study group? I've mentioned this before a long time ago and this is the perfect time to bring it up again. I'm terrible at doing this on my own, I just don't have the will power or understanding of what they are saying half the time, the prophets of old anyway. It would be interesting to get a non member view of it also. I'm not lying when I tell you that the Primary teacher that I work with in Primary actually asked me if we believe in the bible anymore. I don't know if my ears were playing tricks on me or not. But we were discussing how the BoM came to be through the gold plates etc. in our 9/10 yr. old class. She just said it quickly but not loudly to the class. I was shocked but tried to hide it. Is this a problem to just some "illiterate in the bible" social only Mormons?I think those are great ideas. I think if you can just find a group that were seriously interested "contributor" types, and not just bench sitters, age and gender wouldn't matter.Kinda trailing on your thought about getting a non member view, I think it would be neat to have a round table type Bible study amongst varying stripes of Christianity. I think a study on Romans with a contributing Catholic, LDS, Oneness Pentecostal, Calvininist, Arminian and so forth would be too cool. 2
volgadon Posted January 23, 2013 Posted January 23, 2013 Been a while since I've visited here but I was recalling that some of the more "scholarly types" here had recommended some good Bible study commentaries that were not LDS.One may have been Dr. Ben witherington. Does this ring any bells? I'm just looking for a good Bible translation and commentary for study purposes, that is middle of the road (if that's possible).Absolutely doesn't have to be LDS....This possibly is the thread you had in mind. http://www.mormondialogue.org/topic/52432-which-study-bible-do-you-prefer/page__hl__%20jewish%20%20study%20%20bible
Antoni Posted January 23, 2013 Posted January 23, 2013 I like the Cambridge Annotated Study Bible.I'm wary of the ESV - highly evangelical in its translation and created purely by evangelicals for evangelicals.Not very well known but the Mennonite Believers Church Bible Commentary I've found to be useful too. 1
Damien the Leper Posted January 23, 2013 Posted January 23, 2013 I like the Cambridge Annotated Study Bible.I'm wary of the ESV - highly evangelical in its translation and created purely by evangelicals for evangelicals.Not very well known but the Mennonite Believers Church Bible Commentary I've found to be useful too.I can agree with you to an extent. I appreciate the historiography provided in the ESV Study Bible and I do like the literal interpretation, even though I may disagree. It is, however, heavily Reformed and I have to pay close attention to the theology being presented.
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