Posted on 02/02/2015 4:37:58 AM PST by metmom
Tozer ping
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Man: The Dwelling Place of God - Chapter 1
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3242797/posts
The Call of Christ - Chapter 2
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3244492/posts
What We Think of Ourselves is Important - Chapter 3
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3246397/posts
The Once-born and the Twice-born - Chapter 4
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/3247452/posts
On the Origin and Nature of Things - Chapter 5
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/3250352/posts
This was pretty hard to read, too.
Is this one of those thread that most are not supposed to reply to? If so, I apologize (again).
Not at all. It’s not a caucus thread. I won’t post caucus threads.
These threads are open to all for comment, so feel free.
Tozer stuff is not light reading but there’s a lot of good material in it.
I find that I helps to take it in small bites and think it over.
Okay, in that case, what version of the Bible are you suggesting to read? I have tried several versions but they all are written in old “English” and difficult to understand today.
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I like the ESV - the English Standard Version.
Here’s a link to an online Bible site and it’s already set to the ESV.
http://legacy.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ESV
You can check out different versions to see which one you like the best. At the top there’s a drop down menu that gives you ever selection you could imagine for versions.
I like the ESV because its written at an adult level in modern English and seems to be a very accurate translation. I find it easy to read but not written down to an 8th grade level, if you get what I mean.
Your link goes to a strange page but that’s okay. Seems that most things are online now and the Bible is one of them. Thanks, and actually will try to find one that I can read...
Lots and lots of words in very long sentences, but never seeming to get to the point.
Its the Bible laid out by book and chapter.
Just click on the number and it will take you to that chapter of the book that its after.
I’d say in a nutshell, that the Bible is hard to understand because it’s a spiritual book that is spiritually understood, and the man without the Spirit of God, cannot understand it.
Of the gospels, I like Luke.
Many people start at John.
In the OT, I like Genesis because it’s more a historical narrative, and of course, the Psalms and Proverbs.
Oh okay. I saw the “No Results Found” and thought it was an error page. Thanks...
For Torah, “The Pentateuch and Haftorahs”, JH Hertz, Ed.
English and Hebrew texts together with commentary. Also, a good reference of translational sources including the King James.
Dear Deagle,
May I suggest the New International Version” of the Bible (NIV). It is written in 20th Century English and flows very nicely. I would also suggest you start in the New testament with the Gospel of Luke, a Greek Physician who was very compassionate and human in his tender details.
The Gospel of Mark is the oldest of the four, and was written for a Roman audience. So it’s action-packed, and “Just the facts”. It is also the shortest Gospel, and a therefore, another good place to begin.
Matthew was written to the Jews, so it begins with the Genealogy of Jesus, to establish His family line. It’s OK to skip over that for now and go to the next chapter. Matthew has most of the action of Mark, but with the Sermon on the Mount, it dives into the Sayings of Jesus.
John focuses on Theology, but in my opinion, is the most poetic and “deep” of the Four Gospels.
The Book of Acts, written by Luke, reads like a Adventure Story. It chronicles the history of the Early Church.
Another translation I have just gotten into is the NLT (New Living Translation) with its latest update in 2007, published by Tyndale House. It is scholastically sound, and was worded to be read aloud, so it “flows” even better. I am enjoying this new translation and am reading it like a novel!
Since the King James was done in 1611, it is going to read like the era, with a lot of archaic words and expressions that might mean something else today. The Psalms are particularly beautiful though, as they have a cadence reminiscent of the sonnets and language of Shakespeare’s century.
The NIV is available on line at Bible gateway, but I love the feel of the book in my hands, the texture of the pages, the smell of the leather, and the rustle of the paper.
best wishes for your journey!
A wonderful translation is the Revised English Bible. It is a British translation that seems to be grossly overlooked in America. It uses contemporary language without sounding breezy or colloquial and avoids theological slants found in other translations such as the NIV.
Hey, thanks. I do have sight problems so have to read online and enlarged text but thank you for you suggestions. I will do the online reading because I can expand the text.
I am Christian, not Jewish but thank all who have suggested other readings.
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