NABRE bible ~ What do you think?
Hello, hope everyone is doing well. The NABRE bible is on sale, does anybody here really use it alot? I see that it includes the apocrypha too. Is it as good as the NET bible set?
thx wbm
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NET is always better than NABRE (notes-wise; translation-wise, I like NABRE better but that's one person).
But I do like NABRE's notes which supplement NET.
Another feature I don't understand is that NABRE works better in Logos than NRSV in the apocrypha on doing searches. I think it's a NRSV glitch.
"If myth is ideology in narrative form, then scholarship is myth with footnotes." B. Lincolm 1999.
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I think in this evaluation, the NABRE ranks with its predecessor the NAB
Something I just ran across in a Journal of Hebrew Scriptures review that might be of interest regarding selecting a translation (Of course, it's one person's opinion).
In Part One (chapters 1 and 2) Gorman discusses the task and text of exegesis. In chapter one he briefly defines exegesis before discussing the strengths and weaknesses of various ways in which exegesis has been done. He compares and contrasts the synchronic approach (focusing on the final form of the text as seen, for example, in narrative-critical, social-scientific, or socio-rhetorical readings) with the diachronic approach (the historical-critical method) and the existential approach (his name for readings which focus on hermeneutics, transformation, or theology, such as missional interpretation, sacred readings, postcolonial criticism, or liberationist exegesis). He argues for an eclectic approach in which synchronic exegesis is the first among equals. In chapter two Gorman focuses on the selection of an English translation for exegesis. He expresses a preference for formal-equivalence translations and divides translations into four categories: 1) preferred for exegesis (NRSV, NAB, TNIV, and NET), 2) useful for exegesis, with caution (RSV, NIV, NASB, REB, ESV, HCSB), 3) unacceptable for exegesis, but helpful in others ways (NLT, NJB, CEV, GNB, The Message), and 4) unacceptable for exegesis (KJV, NKJV, LB).
Gorman, Michael J. Elements of Biblical Exegesis: A Basic Guide for Students and Ministers
(Revised and Expanded Edition; Peabody MA; Hendrickson, 2009). Pp. xii+286, Paperback, US$19.95, ISBN 978-1-59856-311-5Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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Denise & MJS, thanx for all the great info. I think my purchase of the NET was the best bang-for-the-buck I’ve gotten so far. When I study I do this:
1. Blast thru with either the NCV or GWT just to see what’s going on. Light underlining.
2. Go back and fully fisk with NET. Severe underlining. Comparisons, Notes & Internet search.
3. Light re-read with the AMP just to get any churchy-vibe (evangelical).
4. Take a look with the DRA. It’s CLEAN, verse-form and interesting*.
Gorman would probably facepalm. I wonder what the secular synonym is for exegesis? Maybe I’ll pull the trigger on the NABRE, but IDK if its worth it. I really would like an untampered hebrew bible that’s affordable.
-wbm
*did you know the apostles were really eating cornflakes? (Mark 2:23-28, DRA)
ps. Denise, now after reading Galatians I understand what you meant by Paul ‘smudging’ for authenticity
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