[Traditional Anglican]

OK, just for fun, (or torture ) Say you are placed on an Island for 20 years, you are provided with food, shelter, and potable water. Not a bad Island all in all! ONE CATCH, you can have one book! Must be a Bible and MUST be CT based (having fun yet ). I will have a Poll, BUT, I would like ou to give a reason for your selection! Some might say :I would rather not have one at all!" Play along, this is 20 YEARS! In that time I would rather have a flawed Version than NOTHING! I will go first: I would select a NASB, flaws and all, it is pretty much faithful to the text, even Vance admits that it is a conservative Version and it is pretty low in the Paraphrase department. SO, if I had to select....that wold be it. What say ye?

[Traditional Anglican]

In case you are wondering....my wife and I watched our Cast Away DVD not long ago, I figured I would make a Christian edition of the "ordeal".

[Here Am I]

Geneva.

It preceded the King James.

[Traditional Anglican]

Originally Posted by Here Am I

Geneva.

It preceded the King James.

BUZZZZZZZZZZZ.....NO COUNT! LOL! The Geneva used the Received Text! Your "forced" choice MUST be a Critical Text. Nice Try However.

I'd choose the Reina-Valera Spanish version. The original Valera was based on the Receptus, but Reina's later edition incorporated some of the Alexandrian readings, much as the "New Scofield" in English. But Reina-Valera is still probably closer to the correct text than the modern English versions.

No, I don't speak Spanish. But I'm familiar enough with the layout of the Bible that I'd have a pretty good idea of what I was reading, and I've memorized just enough scripture that I could do some word-for-word translating. And, that way, I'd learn Spanish, which I am unlikely to do unless I'm on an isolated island for 20 years!

[Traditional Anglican]

Originally Posted by Vendetta Ride

I'd choose the Reina-Valera Spanish version. The original Valera was based on the Receptus, but Reina's later edition incorporated some of the Alexandrian readings, much as the "New Scofield" in English. But Reina-Valera is still probably closer to the correct text than the modern English versions.

No, I don't speak Spanish. But I'm familiar enough with the layout of the Bible that I'd have a pretty good idea of what I was reading, and I've memorized just enough scripture that I could do some word-for-word translating. And, that way, I'd learn Spanish, which I am unlikely to do unless I'm on an isolated island for 20 years!

I will let this one slide since you selected the newer Reina.

[MC1171611]

Originally Posted by Vendetta Ride

I'd choose the Reina-Valera Spanish version. The original Valera was based on the Receptus, but Reina's later edition incorporated some of the Alexandrian readings, much as the "New Scofield" in English. But Reina-Valera is still probably closer to the correct text than the modern English versions.

No, I don't speak Spanish. But I'm familiar enough with the layout of the Bible that I'd have a pretty good idea of what I was reading, and I've memorized just enough scripture that I could do some word-for-word translating. And, that way, I'd learn Spanish, which I am unlikely to do unless I'm on an isolated island for 20 years!

Good choice!! Check out the Sociedad Biblia Valera (I made the site ); they're likely the foremost defenders of the 1602 (interestingly adds up to 9...like the 1611! ) Reina Valera Spanish Bible. There are some that malign it or use the 1960 instead, but as you said, it's very corrupt and Alexandrianized.

I'd probably choose the ESV; it was the first new English translation and closest to the King James in its reading as far as I can tell. I know enough Scripture (I think) to be able to at least remember the KJB passages while I was reading through it.

Could I just take my MacBook Pro and a solar charger instead?

[Here Am I]

Originally Posted by Traditional Anglican

BUZZZZZZZZZZZ.....NO COUNT! LOL! The Geneva used the Received Text! Your "forced" choice MUST be a Critical Text. Nice Try However.

Sorry, I didn't understand what 'CT' meant.

Okay, I'll take a NKJV then.

[Here Am I]

Now I'm not allowed to take a NKJV either?

I'll take one of Brother Ruckman's commentaries, then...

[Forrest]

Originally Posted by Traditional Anglican

OK, just for fun, (or torture ) Say you are placed on an Island for 20 years, you are provided with food, shelter, and potable water. Not a bad Island all in all! ONE CATCH, you can have one book! Must be a Bible and MUST be CT based (having fun yet ).What say ye?

Sorry, but after hearing the rules of Island captivity, I would pray for a way to smuggle in my King James Bible. I believe God will honor this specific request because He has promised:

Psalms 37:4 Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

Vendetta Ride...What's up with the new photo? Was the other one a picture of you?