Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Top Ten Signs You're Reading a Bad Bible Translation


TOP TEN SIGNS YOU’RE READING A BAD BIBLE TRANSLATION

Renames the Epistle of James “the Book of Straw.”

Endorsed by the Jesus Seminar

The Gospels are listed as: Matt, Markie, Dr. Luke, and Jose

Pontius Pilot?

Replaces concordance with recipes from the kitchen of Martha of Bethany

In a startling switch, the words of Satan are printed in “hellish red.”

Retranslated Proverbs 13:14 – “The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life but God helps those who help themselves.”

Bibles come in leather, cloth cover, and Naugahyde.

Recommended for use by Rick Warren, Joel Osteen and Larry the Cable Guy

One version published in a notebook binder so you can remove any Scriptures you don’t like

Eschewing bookstores, can be purchased wherever fine liquor and beer are sold

Offers a $1000 reward for anyone who can reveal the identity of the author of the Book of Hebrews

Book of Leviticus has an asterisk which reads – Boring! Skip to next book.

Book of Numbers has an asterisk which reads – Boring! Skip to next book.