Jewish Bible

[nebula]

Hey!

I've been contemplating buying a new Bible. Based on discussions about versions on this Board, it would seem that the best choices are KJV, NKJV or NASB.

I am wondering among those of you familiar with the version how the Jewish Bible version compares.

Now, I know the advantage of it is in how it puts names and such back into their Hebrew context, but I wonder how the Jewish Bible compares in other areas of translation.

Anyone know?

[angels4u]

I'm glad you're asking this question, I wondered about this too for a long time and couldn't find anything on the net about it.

I think the order of the books is problaly different.

Good question!

Angels

[Leonard]

The order of the books IS quite different. In the Jewish Tenakh II Chronicles is the last book! However it contains the same books as the 39 book Christian Old Testament Canon.

I have noticed that they 'tilt' the translation of all the Messianic prophecies, which Christians have historically used (including those specifically cited in the New Testament--as if the first century Jews didn't know how they used their own Bibles!!!). One understands their necessity in so doing, but it still seems to play false to the role of 'translator' in its strictest sense.

[M45510G1C]

I personally own a "Complete Jewish Bible" but haven't actually used it for a while now. I can't exactly remember which passages it was, but some of the translation just seemed a little off. Nothing I would call heretical or anything, just a little off. I'll see if I can't look through it and try to figure out just what is is I'm talking about

The books are in the same order as they would be in a traditional Jewish Tenakh, so navigating may be slightly challenging for a while.

I don't really know anything about any other Jewish Bibles, though.

[Guest shiloh357]

I think that Nebula is asking how the translation of the complete Jewish Bible stacks up against the more mainline translations such as NKJV and NASB and so forth. I have not personally looked into that. It would be an interesting point of research.

I have only one quibble with Stern and that is that he translates Rom. 6:14 "under the law" as legalism, and I don't believe that is what paul had in mind. Other than that, I love the Complete Jewish Bible. I have the Jewish NT and Jewish NT commentary on my computer, and they are really a blessing.

[Guest shiloh357]

I think that Nebula is asking how the translation of the complete Jewish Bible stacks up against the more mainline translations such as NKJV and NASB and so forth. I have not personally looked into that. It would be an interesting point of research.

I have only one quibble with Stern and that is that he translates Rom. 6:14 "under the law" as legalism, and I don't believe that is what paul had in mind. Other than that, I love the Complete Jewish Bible. I have the Jewish NT and Jewish NT commentary on my computer. I just bought them last week, and they are really a blessing.

[Leonard]

You mean there's something called a 'Complete Jewish Bible'? Oh no! The unthinkable has happened: There's a translation out there that's not on my book shelf yet!

Anybody know where I can get one?

[JewishHeart]

Its written by David Stern... look on amazon.

[Guest shiloh357]

yeah here ya go Leonard!!

Lederer Messianic Jewish Resources

[Guest yod]

I love the JNT but I'm not so crazy about the CJB.

It is extremely cumbersome to try and relearn everyones name that I already know. It's fun for a different viewpoint but I'm a little reluctant to use it much because it was translated by one man. Although I think he had the best of intention and no cause to mislead anyone, I'd prefer that a committee of biblical scholars agree on something so important as scripture.

But I do like it as another translation to check.