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bearbear · 08-31-2012, 01:10 PM

After leaving the LC I was surprised to realize that I seemed to get a lot more out of my bible readings. It could have been the lack of reliance on footnotes as I had switched to reading NIV from the recovery version. But after comparing some verses in the NIV against the RcV I realized that the NIV was just much easier to understand in many cases. Thought it was funny because one of BFA's main claims is that it's a bible that's easier to understand.. maybe when compared to older translations like KJV but definitely not against the most popular modern versions (NIV, ESV?).

I'm not a bible translation expert though, so maybe someone else could chime in on their experiences reading the bible outside of the recovery version.

08-31-2012, 01:10 PM	#2
bearbear Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 733	Re: LSM (BfA) has Facebook Ad and Page After leaving the LC I was surprised to realize that I seemed to get a lot more out of my bible readings. It could have been the lack of reliance on footnotes as I had switched to reading NIV from the recovery version. But after comparing some verses in the NIV against the RcV I realized that the NIV was just much easier to understand in many cases. Thought it was funny because one of BFA's main claims is that it's a bible that's easier to understand.. maybe when compared to older translations like KJV but definitely not against the most popular modern versions (NIV, ESV?). I'm not a bible translation expert though, so maybe someone else could chime in on their experiences reading the bible outside of the recovery version.