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What are the Most Popular Bible Versions? - Protestant & Catholic
Posted on 09/15/2003 5:58:42 PM PDT by azcap
I am looking for some statistical information on the popularity of various bible translations.
My company will be introducing a product in a few months that features a customizable scripture imprint. We plan on offering The King James Version and would like to include up to 5 other translations in hopes of satisfying the largest possible demographic.
A couple of questions for the Free Republican Theologian Society.
1) Catholics what is the preferred version in the US today. Douay Rheims, NAB, ?
2) Protestants - Outside of the KJV what are the most popular translations. We were thinking of offering NIV, NLT?
3) Does anyone know of a source for statistical numbers relating to the use of various translations?
I have seen some good threads on the accuracy of various translations but right now I just need to know who's reading what?
Thanks for your help.
TOPICS: Catholic; General Discusssion; Mainline Protestant; Worship
KEYWORDS: bible; catholiclist; scripture; translations; versions
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posted on
09/15/2003 5:58:43 PM PDT
by
azcap
To: azcap
I am a student involved in Campus Crusade.
The predominant translation used is the NIV. Second is probably the NASB, followed by the NLT and then the others.
Personally, I use the NASB.
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posted on
09/15/2003 6:06:38 PM PDT
by
jude24
(I'm the only idiot I know that can nearly cut off his thumb with a butter knife....)
To: azcap
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posted on
09/15/2003 6:23:18 PM PDT
by
polemikos
To: azcap; GatorGirl; maryz; *Catholic_list; afraidfortherepublic; Antoninus; Aquinasfan; Askel5; ...
Almost every Traditional Catholic I know has the Douay Rheims translation from Tan Books.
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posted on
09/15/2003 6:33:40 PM PDT
by
narses
("The do-it-yourself Mass is ended. Go in peace" Francis Carindal Arinze of Nigeria)
To: azcap
I know a lot of people who use the New King James Version.
Personally, you would please a great many people and do a tremendous service by including the Geneva Bible.
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posted on
09/15/2003 6:41:21 PM PDT
by
Frumanchu
(mene mene tekel upharsin)
To: azcap
I won't get into an argument of what is the best version or which is the best selling in raw numbers, but I rarely see a Dhoay-Rheims bible in the stores, but plenty of New American and to a lesser extent, New Jerusalem Bibles.
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posted on
09/15/2003 6:45:38 PM PDT
by
Conservative til I die
(They say anti-Catholicism is the thinking man's anti-Semitism; that's an insult to thinking men)
To: narses
New American, although the New English Bible is actually my favorite, but you can't find it anywhere.
Fulton Sheen recommended the New English Bible to us when he preached a retreat in 1973.
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posted on
09/15/2003 6:51:05 PM PDT
by
sinkspur
(Adopt a dog or a cat from a shelter! You'll save at least one life, maybe two!)
To: azcap
I'm Catholic, and I prefer Douay-Rheims, and Revised Standard Version. I can't stand the NAB.
To: azcap
I'm Catholic, and I prefer Douay-Rheims, and Revised Standard Version. I can't stand the NAB.
To: azcap
Any bible with "Hail, favored one!" is off my list, so I also cling to the Douay Rheims translation from Tan Books.
To: sockmonkey
oops, I thought that double posting only happened to other people.
To: azcap
I use the Ignatius Bible (RSVC), although I also use an early Jerusalem Bible for occasional reading. The Church has the NAB as its source for the readings in the Lectionary. I have numerous Bibles, but always prefer the language of the RSVC.
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posted on
09/15/2003 6:58:56 PM PDT
by
redhead
To: sinkspur
I've freinds who use that and when we've studied together, it appears to be a quite faithful translation at least compared to my venerable DR version.
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posted on
09/15/2003 6:59:25 PM PDT
by
narses
("The do-it-yourself Mass is ended. Go in peace" Francis Carindal Arinze of Nigeria)
To: azcap; narses
Douai-Rheims bump
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posted on
09/15/2003 7:05:15 PM PDT
by
Dajjal
To: azcap
I use the Douai-Rhiems (Challoner edition), and the Douai-Rhiems (Confraterntiy edition). I reference the Vulgate, Septuagint, RSV and NAB as needed.
To: azcap
Protestant: New American Standard Bible (Updated)
To: azcap
Protestant: NIV Bible
To: azcap
I would think far-and-away the most popular Catholic bible is the New American. Pure Apostasy, unfortunately. And I hate trying to read across all the subheadings, etc. You know it's bad when Cardinal BERNADIN actually made it MORE conservative.
I'm partial to the Jerusalem bible, but it's a farely rare. Honestly, I don't think I've ever *seen* a Douay-Rheims bible in real, live, hardcopy print.
"Good News" bibles, ("The Living Bible?") which are Protestant in origin, but have been appended to include the Catholic books are common entry-level bible for Catholics.
I don't remeber where I saw it, but overall, I think the NIV outsells the KJV, but that is misleading, I bet... NIVs are tossed out like cookies at retreats, etc., but I bet most people's family bible, or treasured bible is the KJV.
I think nationally it's something like NIV 35%, AV+RSV, 30%.
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posted on
09/16/2003 12:57:19 AM PDT
by
dangus
To: dangus
Just to be clearer, my recommedation for a Catholic bible is the Jerusalem. It's my fave. The fact that it's less common is a plus: Who want to give people something they already have?
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posted on
09/16/2003 8:58:10 AM PDT
by
dangus
To: azcap
I use the Jerusalem Bible (Catholic) at home, although I cite the NIV when posting.
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