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The Bible Society occurs as non-not-for-profit (unremarkably ecumenical Protestant in makeup) devoted to publishing and distributing a Bible for even free or at subsidised moo numbers. Traditionally Bible society editions contain lone a Protestant canon of Scripture, without any notes or even even comment; however around recent decades this principle has been relaxed somewhat, & such editions occasionally use at least a bit of notes in replacement translations of words, or variations in the different available manuscripts. Virtually 100% or even all Protestants develop within park a principle of sola scriptura, and numerous think that distributing loose copies of the Bible is an efficacious form of evangelism; this makes Bible societies an attractive form of common action for Protestants of different denominations. Catholics believe that a Bible can't exist as dependably interpreted forswearing a help of tradition & Church teaching, & that evangelism takes extra private email than just generating away the text of the Bible. Around a bit of lawsuits loose distribution of Bibles has just led to these copies existence utilized for profane purposes. Too, until a development of ecumenical Bible translations (by joint committees of Catholic & Protestant translators) around recent decades, Catholics were suspicious of Protestant Bible translations, which it saw when coloured & erroneous equated by having Church-approved translations by Catholic scholars. These reasons led Pope Leo XII to condemn the act of Protestant Bible societies inside [http://www.papalencyclicals.net/Leo12/l12ubipr.htm Ubi Primum] (1824). Pope Pius IX in [http://www.papalencyclicals.net/Pius09/p9quiplu.htm Qui Pluribus] (1846) repeated and expanded in his predecessors logical thinking. A Societa di San Geronimo was a Catholic Bible society which distributed Catholic translations of the Gospels within Italian. Since a development of ecumenical translations, there has been an increase within cooperation between Catholics & Protestants by having respect to Bible societies; a few Bible societies include sanctioned Catholic translations (by using a entire Catholic canon) among a versions of the Bible it distribute. Notable Bible societies include:
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Introduction to the Bible and Biblical Problems An atheist criticizes biblical inconsistencies. The Skeptical Review Bi-monthly newsletter written by a former Church of Christ minister exposing the errancy and fallibility of the Bible; debates with bibliolaters, letters to the editor and responses. Edited by Farrell Till. A Skeptical View of Christianity and the Bible A comprehensive collection of various articles regarding Biblical errancy both for and against. An organized and easily navigated site. Biblical Errancy A collection of 186 issues of Biblical Errancy by Dennis McKinsey. Bible Perspectives Identifies and discusses contradictions, flaws and failures of the Bible, while also putting it in perspective as an important collection of ancient texts which provides illumination about the origins of Western religious and cultural beliefs. The Bible's Unholy Origins Claims that "The Bible was not handed to mankind by God, nor was it dictated to human stenographers by God. It has nothing to do with God. In actuality, the Bible was VOTED to be the word of God by a group of men during the 4th century." Deist perspective. And Adam Knew Eve: A Dictionary of Sex in the Bible Online reference book on biblical sexuality and gender-related biblical issues. The Jefferson Bible Jefferson's Life and Morals of Jesus: a compilation of the teachings of Jesus extracted textually from the Gospels. Capella's Guide to Atheism Biblical contradictions, errors and atrocities. Also includes a list of verses that directly contradict some Christian doctrines. Skeptic's Annotated Bible An online Christian Bible reference for unbelievers, with all of the embarrassing and/or questionable parts highlighted for easy reference. |
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