His War and Peace analogy is perfect for scripture. Once you know the whole story do the individual books, especially in the Old Testament start to shine and make sense.
I hope to purchase a KJV Cameo with Apocrypha at some point. Some of your content on the KJV has made me really appreciate it a lot more than I did before…
Thank you so much for this Fr. John. I've been struggling with reading (and wanting to read) the Bible so much lately and I really needed to hear this.
Thank you father. Where can I find news about your bible project of translating the LXX and traditional NT text into a new Orthodox Bible translation? I have been looking forward to that greatly.
Which version of the illustrated bible were you referring to/ should i get for my kids? I'm newly orthodox and my wife and kids are currently catachumens. Thank you!
Father Whiteford, do you have any particular suggestions where to get Orthodox Bibles besides the Orthodox Study Bible? (Which I do already have and am finding the New King James Version very nice). Everything else I find is just either Protestant or Catholic Bibles. I suppose Catholic is fairly close, but it’s still missing some books like 3rd and 4th Maccabees.
There is no perfect Bible in English that is in print, but the Brenton Septuagint and the Lexham Septuagint are decent translations of the Septuagint Old Testament. I would also getting a copy of the Psalter Translation that your parish uses, and I use several editions of the King James, and talk about some of them here: fatherjohn.blogspot.com/2019/08/recommendations-on-editions-of-king.html
My 2 cents: the Lexham English Septuagint is a good alternative for the Old Testament. The EOB New Testament is a good translation of the New Testament. I like the Brenton Septuagint translation as well, but the version currently in print has the English in small print in a column. Still, it's worth having. The RSV-2CE is a good translation in my opinion. It has most the books and it has corrected many of the major errors of the RSV.
@@OrthodoxPhilip Appreciate the suggestions. I just started dipping my toe into the Septuagint and Masoretic Text subject and hadn't realized just how big a deal it really is. Didn't realize I'd been reading an altered Bible all these decades.
@@fr.johnwhiteford6194 Thank you, Father! Don’t know why UA-cam didn’t give me an alert to your reply to me. Just recently started diving into content regarding the Septuagint vs Masoretic Texts and did not realize the Masoretic was altered. I’d been reading an edited Bible as a Protestant all these decades and didn’t know it! I’m so grateful for the Lord leading me to Orthodoxy, He’s been opening my eyes to so many things I never knew.
As An Orthodox Christian And Reading The Bible, I know many who Become Orthodox prefer The Orthodox Study Bible, I Actually Prefer The ESV over The Orthodox Study Bible.
The ESV is good for reference, but it has issues. There is often a Protestant bias in the text. The NT is based on a reconstructed Greek text, which often differs significantly from the traditional text, and the OT is based on the Masoretic text. saintjonah.org/articles/translations.htm
Isaiah 53:10 and the Orthodox study Bible notes really helps you understand what Christ did on the cross and takes away the Protestant confusion of the Father "killing the Son". This is critical.
@@Contramundum429 , well, without The Crucifixion, we wouldn't Be Saved. "Jesus Christ In His Infinite Love Became What we Are, In Order That He May Make us What He Entirely Is." -Saint Iraneas But Yes, In His Resurrection, He Triumphed Over Death!!
His War and Peace analogy is perfect for scripture. Once you know the whole story do the individual books, especially in the Old Testament start to shine and make sense.
I hope to purchase a KJV Cameo with Apocrypha at some point. Some of your content on the KJV has made me really appreciate it a lot more than I did before…
Super solid Father. Thank you.
Reposted from here ua-cam.com/video/e1EZ6-TOuy8/v-deo.htmlsi=uByenlzInNdFB_18 since it has been left unlisted for going on five years.
Fantastic
Thank you so much for this Fr. John. I've been struggling with reading (and wanting to read) the Bible so much lately and I really needed to hear this.
Thank you father. Where can I find news about your bible project of translating the LXX and traditional NT text into a new Orthodox Bible translation? I have been looking forward to that greatly.
Which version of the illustrated bible were you referring to/ should i get for my kids? I'm newly orthodox and my wife and kids are currently catachumens. Thank you!
www.christianbook.com/the-picture-bible-hardcover/iva-hoth/9780781430555/pd/32550
@@fr.johnwhiteford6194Thank you!!! I ordered it and it should be here for my daughter's 7th birthday. God bless you and may God's grace visit you!
Father Whiteford, do you have any particular suggestions where to get Orthodox Bibles besides the Orthodox Study Bible? (Which I do already have and am finding the New King James Version very nice). Everything else I find is just either Protestant or Catholic Bibles. I suppose Catholic is fairly close, but it’s still missing some books like 3rd and 4th Maccabees.
There is no perfect Bible in English that is in print, but the Brenton Septuagint and the Lexham Septuagint are decent translations of the Septuagint Old Testament. I would also getting a copy of the Psalter Translation that your parish uses, and I use several editions of the King James, and talk about some of them here: fatherjohn.blogspot.com/2019/08/recommendations-on-editions-of-king.html
My 2 cents: the Lexham English Septuagint is a good alternative for the Old Testament. The EOB New Testament is a good translation of the New Testament. I like the Brenton Septuagint translation as well, but the version currently in print has the English in small print in a column. Still, it's worth having. The RSV-2CE is a good translation in my opinion. It has most the books and it has corrected many of the major errors of the RSV.
@@OrthodoxPhilip Appreciate the suggestions. I just started dipping my toe into the Septuagint and Masoretic Text subject and hadn't realized just how big a deal it really is. Didn't realize I'd been reading an altered Bible all these decades.
@@fr.johnwhiteford6194 Thank you, Father! Don’t know why UA-cam didn’t give me an alert to your reply to me. Just recently started diving into content regarding the Septuagint vs Masoretic Texts and did not realize the Masoretic was altered. I’d been reading an edited Bible as a Protestant all these decades and didn’t know it! I’m so grateful for the Lord leading me to Orthodoxy, He’s been opening my eyes to so many things I never knew.
As An Orthodox Christian And Reading The Bible, I know many who Become Orthodox prefer The Orthodox Study Bible, I Actually Prefer The ESV over The Orthodox Study Bible.
The ESV is good for reference, but it has issues. There is often a Protestant bias in the text. The NT is based on a reconstructed Greek text, which often differs significantly from the traditional text, and the OT is based on the Masoretic text.
saintjonah.org/articles/translations.htm
Isaiah 53:10 and the Orthodox study Bible notes really helps you understand what Christ did on the cross and takes away the Protestant confusion of the Father "killing the Son". This is critical.
@@Contramundum429 , well, without The Crucifixion, we wouldn't Be Saved. "Jesus Christ In His Infinite Love Became What we Are, In Order That He May Make us What He Entirely Is." -Saint Iraneas
But Yes, In His Resurrection, He Triumphed Over Death!!
Do you have an email father John?
Yes frjohnwhiteford at yahoo dot com