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In reply to the discussion: Which Bible Are You Reading? [View all]

exboyfil

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5. NIV and ESV
Fri Sep 1, 2017, 01:01 PM
Sep 2017

but I refer to others like King James some times.

I also have a complete set of Barclay's Bible Commentary as well as the Old Testament Commentary prepared by the same publisher.

ESV tried to go back to the oldest surviving manuscripts and does note (like NIV) controversial passages like the ending clipped onto Mark.

I enjoy Bart Ehrman's books. I don't always agree with him, but I appreciate the scholarship that goes into them.

I am particularly excited to find out more about the oldest known Gospel commentary which has been recently discovered.

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