Thank you so much for the recommendations!! I’ve been looking for an audio Bible read by women. 😭😭
One translation I’ve been looking into is the New Messianic Version Bible. I don’t know a lot about it but I started comparing specific Bible verses such as Isaiah 43:10 on the YouVersion app (not sure if it’s available on Bible Gateway?). I find it so beautiful that they spell out specific Names of God. As I heal from my past church experiences of mixing the idea of God with voices of fear and shame every other sentence, I find it so healing to read the specific Names of God to differentiate and remind me that God is His own Person, regardless of humans’ opinions.
Even though some of the English phrasing is hard for me to read, I loved reading the story of Lazarus in John 11 in the NMV as well.❤️
I spent some time connected with Jehovah's Witnesses - and currently identify as LGBTQ - so my relationship with the Bible is very complicated. Sometimes I can tolerate the Psalms? I also had a phase where I agreed with the ESV types - it all feels like a dangerous slippery slope to me. First Nations version is appealing but a sale price would be nice.
Thanks Savannah for this overview of the versions and your perspectives. It's great to be encouraging people to read and engage with the Bible - more. Never heard of her.bible before, thanks
I'm VERY interested in the NRSV Cultural Backgrounds study Bible but it's pricey! Do you have the kindle version or the hardback? I'm wondering if it's worth the $90 investment.
I had a read of the article you referenced re: ESV - very interesting!! I’m definitely going to explore some different versions of the bible and compare them. It really helped me start to think about this differently.
Thank you so much for the recommendations!! I’ve been looking for an audio Bible read by women. 😭😭
One translation I’ve been looking into is the New Messianic Version Bible. I don’t know a lot about it but I started comparing specific Bible verses such as Isaiah 43:10 on the YouVersion app (not sure if it’s available on Bible Gateway?). I find it so beautiful that they spell out specific Names of God. As I heal from my past church experiences of mixing the idea of God with voices of fear and shame every other sentence, I find it so healing to read the specific Names of God to differentiate and remind me that God is His own Person, regardless of humans’ opinions.
Even though some of the English phrasing is hard for me to read, I loved reading the story of Lazarus in John 11 in the NMV as well.❤️
I spent some time connected with Jehovah's Witnesses - and currently identify as LGBTQ - so my relationship with the Bible is very complicated. Sometimes I can tolerate the Psalms? I also had a phase where I agreed with the ESV types - it all feels like a dangerous slippery slope to me. First Nations version is appealing but a sale price would be nice.
Thank you for reminding me to put the FNV in my cart. Will do right now.
Thanks Savannah for this overview of the versions and your perspectives. It's great to be encouraging people to read and engage with the Bible - more. Never heard of her.bible before, thanks
I'm VERY interested in the NRSV Cultural Backgrounds study Bible but it's pricey! Do you have the kindle version or the hardback? I'm wondering if it's worth the $90 investment.
I had a read of the article you referenced re: ESV - very interesting!! I’m definitely going to explore some different versions of the bible and compare them. It really helped me start to think about this differently.
I listen to Pete Enns talk about the Bible! And sometimes he writes a commentary.