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Originally Posted by immuno_oncology
Should I throw out the recovery version (with footnotes) of the OT and NT?
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Being out of the local church so long I forget what it's like to be closed off, within a group that holds to tribal thinking and organization, and how it limits exposure to all the greater learning tools outside the local church. It's good to be free. A famous person said that some 2000 yrs ago.
Anyway:
For what it's worth to you, my advice bro immuno, is to download
->The Net Bible<- or reference it online, or buy a hard copy. You can also get it for eReaders or Kindle, if you have such gadgets. It's a scholarly level translation with scholarly footnotes, explaining Greek words, and manuscript differences. It's an invaluable Bible reference, providing much learning.
You know, I'm assuming, that Witness Lee was not a Bible scholar, nor were those that produced the RcV. And don't buy into the myth that Witness Lee got his Bible learning, and teachings, right from the mouth of God. It never happened. Witness Lee admits as much.
And for computer reference I downloaded
->eSword<- and all the free Bible translations available. It's packed with Strong's, and about 20 free translations, also with commentaries (even by John Darby) And you can select to compare a verse, or verses, between all the translations.
You can also search all the translations in eSword, and The Net Bible. And for use on forums you can cut and paste from them.
So enjoy, bro I_O, expanding your mind out into the very large Christian world. Why join a tribalistic group, or any group, that claims to be it, to the exclusion of everyone else? Do you really want to stunt your brain?
I know that in the local church they like to tell you to get out of your mind (and into your spirit). But then you will end up being certifiably "out of your mind." I can tell you with certitude that Witness Lee didn't get out of his mind, and certainly not Ron Kangas either. Kangas graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary. I knew him personally and can attest that he was and is a very cerebral person. The last thing bro Kangas is gonna do is get out of his mind. Should be the last thing you and you wife do to.