Blatantly Biased Bibles? (Review of Popular Study Bible Editions) 

Well that's the nicest thing anybody's said to me all day Joshua. Thanks man. I hope you enjoy the rest of the content.

The Ten Minute Bible Hour I’m just curious, have you ever looked into the Orthodox Study Bible?

@@shirleygoss1988 - I have it :)

S M That' good. What do you think of it?

Joshua Castillo A certain group or groups of people have even used the bible as a means of claiming history for another nation. In the book of Daniel, where he mentions Alexander the king of Macedonia, in English modern version bibles it says he was the “king of Greece” or “the king of the Greeks” Daniel never wrote about Alexander as the king of Greece, he wrote in his original text as “The king of Javan” That’s why modern teachings say “Javan” refered to the Greeks, and it says that in English version historical accounts, but Javan actually referred to Macedon or Macedonia. When Daniel wrote his book he referred to Alexander as “The king of Javan” meaning “The king of the Macedonians” In the book of Jasher, by the Jewish historian, which is referenced in the books of Samuel and Joshua, Jasher in his book in chapter 13 verse 10 says; “And the children of Javan are the Javanim, who dwell in the land of makedonia” And we know from true history and the New Testament and all maps for over 2000 years that Macedonia and Greece and Macedonians and Greeks are 2 separate people and nations. I know it may not be a big thing about the bible, but the bible shouldn’t be used by anyone for propaganda and theft of history!!!

I am very partial to my NKJV study Bibe from MacArthur. I really like it. Your father is a great man, this is something that I am doing for my son as well, he is only 7 but now that I read how impactful it is, I will make sure I finish the task.

I have to say your so bless to have a father who has invested into your life as much as your father has. I don't necessarily agree with a lot of John MacArthur views but I do love the njkv. Its one of my all time favorite translations.

That is so beautiful! You are so blessed to have a father so full of love for you ❤

I agree...... I started using this bible in 2002.. and used it all the way up to 2006 or so when I switched to the KJV.. I now use Falwells... Nelsons KJV study bible.. and that is my Burning house bible..... well ok.. I may carry out the MacArthur NKJV as well if I can fit both of them in my arms with the screaming baby...

I actually gifted my daughter a NKJV Believers Study Bible..previously known as The Criswell Study Bible" Genuine Leather Black ...when she graduated.. from Bible college.. back in 2005...

Benjamin Handelman A certain group or groups of people have even used the bible as a means of claiming history for another nation. In the book of Daniel, where he mentions Alexander the king of Macedonia, in English modern version bibles it says he was the “king of Greece” or “the king of the Greeks” Daniel never wrote about Alexander as the king of Greece, he wrote in his original text as “The king of Javan” That’s why modern teachings say “Javan” refered to the Greeks, and it says that in English version historical accounts, but Javan actually referred to Macedon or Macedonia. When Daniel wrote his book he referred to Alexander as “The king of Javan” meaning “The king of the Macedonians” In the book of Jasher, by the Jewish historian, which is referenced in the books of Samuel and Joshua, Jasher in his book in chapter 13 verse 10 says; “And the children of Javan are the Javanim, who dwell in the land of makedonia” And we know from true history and the New Testament and all maps for over 2000 years that Macedonia and Greece and Macedonians and Greeks are 2 separate people and nations. I know it may not be a big thing about the bible, but the bible shouldn’t be used by anyone for propaganda and theft of history!!!

What he does is good because even if their is one actual truth, someone needed to do this unbiased

@@WatchmanofMKDN One only needs to study classical history to understand the place of Alexander the Great in world history. Alexander was the King of Macedon, his father Phillip united the Greek city states. Macedon was a Kingdom within the Hellenic world just as Sparta was. To speak of Alexander as King of the Greeks would have been accepted as accurate in his day. Alexander was quoted by his own teacher Aristotle on numerous occasions making it clear he was Hellenic. Many of Alexander's speeches started with the sentence "We Hellenic peoples"................It is more than obvious that the culture of the people of Macedon was Hellenic, look at the Hellenic cultural influence across the east due to Alexander's conquests. To say otherwise is akin to stating that George Bush is Texan not American. So was Bush a President of the American people or the Texans? ..and for you to state that Ancient peoples that lived in Macedon were not Hellenic is wrong! BTW I am not of Greek background.

@@Ali-ei8po Vatican is Satanic, just look at the Pope's audience hall. Looks like a snake

There's an orthodox study Bible also

I wore out two NIV Student Bibles; when I was in my teens. Now I look back at it and wonder what I was thinking.

@Trisha Hamrick Why? You were a teen. It makes sense those Bibles appealed to you at the time. They were designed to.

I had one called "The Rock". I loved it and wish I still had it. I think my parents sold it or gave it away.

I had one of those! Mine had notes that read like a 50 year old talking like how they thought 14 year olds sounded. It got an A+ for going the extra cringe mile!

Extreme teen study bible was what I used when I was a kid.

God is so cool for doing that

@@popertop yes He is!

Yeah. I have a friend who loves them as well. I bought one for a brother in Christ.

I just received a new one for my birthday last year after all these years.

I was looking for a review of Thompson Chain Reference. This is perfect and I take this as a reconnection!

@KnightOfTheKing Video unavailable =/

I loved the slide whistle accompanying each graphic

That means a lot.

i agree! keep up the good work. you have my full support.

It's because the anchorman is so lively!

I would dare to say one of the best channels out of all of 'em.

@@iannnebbe4789 Pastor Steve Waldron's are very good as well and very informative.. But I am not too fond of " A Frisch Perspective".. as he advocates a lot of bibles as being ok to use.. I think his latest preference was NASB...

I teach RCIA at my parish so I tend to stick with Catholic Bibles when I give a recommendation to people. Having said that I also have quite the collection of protestant Bibles from my days of wandering away from the Church. I really like one called The Founders Bible. It is filled with commentary from our founding fathers and shows which verses and sections of the Bible influenced them as they created our nation. I prefer the RSV-CE from Ignatius press for everyday reading. Cheers

Is that just a running joke? I think in his video about the Psuediographic books, he says "I have an internet think that my mom watches half a dozen times so listen to me" s/ Lol

@@maxonmendel5757 It's definitely a running joke. In both his early material here and in the "No Dumb Questions" podcast, Matt has asserted that every one of his youtube views comes from his mother. Sure, it's self-deprecating humor, but never too overt because he doesn't play it too hard.

How can you be matts mom if I'm his dad?

Me too

*sniff sniff* the word is strong in this one

Well idk about you but I don’t have any more christian book stores in my area for me to smell the Bible before I buy it :/ so that sucks.

Oh wow!!! One of MEEEE!!!

I just smelled mine this morning. 😂

Definitely greatly appreciated

opinions and inanimate objects or your dog are not things u need to love. u can "appreciate" an opinion or really like your car or doggy. sorry for my cultural deference. I Europe if u stated that u love your dog or your car, folks would Get Up and put some serious distance between y'all. it's Pagan.

@@johnpike5836 you don’t love your dog? You don’t love the world around you?

@@Ryklenkramer wow...did that comment a while ago? westerners us the term Love (as in "I love my can / I love my wife) interchangeble) (PS dont forget to correct my spelling because when Westerners lack content in a reply, they like to correct grammer and typos) OH...sprry; you LOVE to do that... We CARE for our pets better than you and use the notion of LOVE discreetly. Had more dogs than most Of You have had hot means. But I took exception to the application of Loving. Bit of course u Woke Folks never hesitate to Make judgement on folks u dont know.

@@johnpike5836 I never judged you. I asked you two simple questions. Now you’ve answered them, thank you. I understand that we use the term “love” differently lol. The only one being judgmental in this situation is YOU. Bold of you to assume that Americans don’t take care of their pets. The US is a big place there is a huge variety of “Americans” there is no universal standard of being American just as there is none for Europeans. I’d urge you to sit down and take a look at your attitude before you try and act holier than thou. Have a great day, John.

NIV is a good Bible to begin with. I read NT seven times before I started on the OT. One of the best experiences of my life. ❤️

I think its strictly the KJV crowd, and the fact that the NIV does make a bit of liberty with adding a word or modernizing a term that many modern English speakers cannot understand (which, to both I think it really doesn't matter). Even more so that the entire process of its culmination seems well steeped in trial and error to ensure proper authority to the original manuscripts, without being overbearing in the KJV standard, but also not losing the potency of the scriptures as they were and keeping the truth of the gospel intact... To be honest, I think its just KJV crowd not liking their lack of monopoly of Bible translation and getting upset with anyone and everyone who reads anything that is a little more palatable to literary tastes outside of the Old English textual form found in KJV (which turns a lot of people off to the Bible in such a translation).

@@JohnDoe-wt9ek If you want to see exactly what are the issues with the NIV translation.. please pick up a copy of "Look What's Missing".. by Davud W. Daniels.... it's a real eye opener../// I guarantee you will Not feel the same regarding the NIV after you read it...

@@JohnDoe-wt9ek also... though there may be some who are KJV only users.. for no reason that they can think of except to be biased toward one translation... there are plenty like me that have done extensive studying and long hours of comparisons.. between the KJV and the modern translations... such as the NASB... NKJV... NIV... ESV.. RSV.... ASV... ERC... NSRV...the Message.... the Voice... and a few others.. that can definitely point out examples as to why the KJV is the strongest translation... read "LOOK WHAT'S MISSING".. by David W. Daniels.. his book lists and explains the causes and effects of over 200 missing or changed words and what damage or misrepresentation those changes caused... across 47 different modern bible versions...

I'm very appreciative you decided to stick around. Thanks for watching this stuff!

Awesome! The high pass filter has become part of the finalizing routine; glad to hear it's working.

Excuse me you write and highlight your bible? Thank you

Have a look at the Founders Bible. It is truly enlightening about how our founding fathers used the Bible to create our country (USA). That and the Didache Bible are great.

The problem is (and knowing Koine Greek, you can attest to this) when you come to figures of speech. If you translate it woodenly literally, it could end up making no sense to your target audience. Idioms can't be translated literally unless your target audience is informed what the idiom means.

Just get your KJV already

Just ordered the Lutheran ESV study Bible a few days ago and it should be here in about a week or less.

I'll admit he's good, possibly great at these videos, hey I'd even say fantastic! But I have not heard of his theological differences in teachings of scripture. But he does handle these in a loving way so thats the Holy spirit working in him.

I was thinking the same thing. Thank you holy spirit that leads and guides us into all truth.

I do Not have that one yet but I heard good things about it...

I like having the Septuagint which has the Apocrypha included along with my Catholic study and regular Bibles and from what I've researched, our Jewish friends opted to reject the Apocrpypha books since while they view them as being important historically, they don't view them as being inspired by God.

I try to avoid using words non scholars don't understand though.. I think the Bible needs to be taught at a level where simoketins lije me cab y=understand it.. I just started using the word "complicite".. the other day...

@@allansluis4268 yes I know what those 2 words refer to...

@@jeffcarlson3269 Theres no reason Christians shouldn’t understand what Deuterocanonical means. Its not the same thing as the apocrypha so its just incorrect to say they are the same

@@DANtheMANofSIPA all I want to know is why when I typed in the word deuterocanonical...the internet transfers me to a Catholic site...?... Naturally a Catholic site is goung to be biased regarding the importance of the deuterocanonical books what wikipedia offers is this term refers to books belonging to the "second canon"... WHAT?.... there is only 1 canon... and that only includes books that were deemed to be placed in the Bible...and wikipedia goes on to state these books are the books considered by Protestants to be apocrypha... so Yes.. the deuterocanonical.. books does refer to the Apocrypha.. according to that,.. and from what I have read.. the apocryphal books were added to the original canon of scripture... and the only reason I can think of that "other books would be added to the original designated scripture.. would be for Catholics.. or any other religion to explain away some of the falsehoods they believe in... such as the existence of Purgatory.. infant Baptism.. Praying to Mary or Peter or any other Apostle..for instance.. 1 Tim 2:5.. specifically states "there is one mediator between God and Man.. the Lord Jesus"... why do Catholics confess their sins to a Priest... ?.. no where in scripture.. does it state we should call a Priest by the name, Father .. in fact in Matthew.. Jesus forbids this saying call No man Father but your Father in Heaven... and why are people praying to Mary or the Apostles?.. at the day of Pentecost.. in the beginning of Acts... Mary and the Apostles were praying the same as you or I... Mary needs a Savior just the same as you or I...Avts 8:37.. is removed from the Catholic bible... why?.. because it implies.. much water is needed for Baptism... I even have a Catholic commentary from 1952.. that states on page 861.. that Baptism by sprinkling is not taught anywhere in scripture,... but it has become accepted as a matter of convenience...Please do Not try to convince me that the Apocrypha.. is the same as Canonized scripture.. it makes for good reading.. but that is the limit of it;s value....

which Bible was that?...

@@jeffcarlson3269 That was many years ago. I don't remember the specific title, just that it was a Zondervan NIV youth/teen study Bible of some sort. I mainly liked that it visually separated commentary from scripture as I've seen some young people mistake the study notes and commentaries for Scripture.

@@robbit89 yes I remember buying the teen study bibles for my kids as well.. I think theirs were life application ones.. I do not remember the translations.. but that is one thing I noted as well the seperation of commentary from scripture.. usually by different colors and shapes... they... had geometric designs... encapsulating the side devotions or comments...

I pull that bible off my shelf about once a year and try to give it a go.. but honestly I don't know which bible is harder to follow the notes in.. the Companion Bible.. Dakes.. or Thompsons....?

@Fred Harvey... if you like Thompsons ... have you ever tried a Dake's...?.... it has a ton of notes as well.. Dake's uses a lot of lists... like 7 ways for this or 10 ways for that.. etc.. in it's ref. notes... good teaching tools...

I really appreciate it! Welcome!

thats what I have as well the Haroer Collins NRSV...

Wesleyan Arminian here, and Harper Collins is one of my go-tos

I totally agree. Except his commentary is awful re: miracles and such, he was clearly a skeptic (who died prematurely from his health issues). Tragic.

@@olabashanda rarely pay much attention to commentaries. Interesting to see approximate dates.

My mom gave me mine when I was 18. I'm 53 now, and it's been to camp a dozen times, been read to thousands of teens, was preached out of in folsom prison, and is now held together with duct tape. I have dozens of bibles, I don't preach out of it anymore, but it's definitely been a big help to me and thousands of teens over the years. Now it's in semi-retirement next to my easy chair. This was a fun video...

I used that one for a short while..... I shelfed it years ago.. still have it somewhere...

@@georgelogreco8810 date in regards to what?.. when the commentaries were published...?.. cuz ...if you're looking for a commentary when dates happened in the bible.. No two commentarries.. agree.. however some Do fall back on Ussher;s.. date of 4004 B.C. as the time of creation.. even Scofield.. I think Calvin may as well...

I do not understand why you as a Protestant would claim that Rome and Greece have the best claim. Rome is full of forgeries and idolatry and Greece is full of idolatry. The only thing I can think is you have fallen for the forgeries or you don't actually familiarize yourself with scripture.

That's not accurate. The Living Bible is a paraphrase. The New Living Translation is very much a translation, using dynamic equivalency to render a very readable and accurate translation of the original language texts.

Too bad it's the only orthodox Bible translation

@@HerveyShmervy it is the only study Bible translation for Orthodox is English but not the only Orthodox translation. The OSB is based on a translation of the LXX for the OT and the NKJV for the NT. there is also the ESB version, which is New Testament only, and specifically translated by Orthodox. Also, there is the Catena Bible App which is heavily resourced with the teaching of the church Father and includes a Greek and a Coptic lectionary. Unfortunately it is an app only

@@bentond3889 thanks for the info!

@@HerveyShmervy my pleasure. I also just discovered the “Ancient Faith Bible” which is essentially a CSB translation with heavy notations from church fathers. I understand it’s weakness is that is is pretty Protestant-oriented and, therefore, does not include deuterocanonical books and, in some areas does not include the full range of notes available but the notes that are there are from the the church fathers and , therefore, it may be a good resource… I haven’t checked it out personally, but will soon.

C M C Most of us don’t hate Catholics. It’s just that you guys have SO MUCH extra stuff on top of the Bible that you seem to take more seriously than the actual Word. Case in point; Protestants will quote scripture, Catholics quote the Catechisms. This is all anecdotal, mind you. Now, on the flip side, Catholics do seem to have a more intense focus on Education, something I think the other denominations could benefit from. Again; anecdotal observation.

Gohan Tanaka Same reason when most people talk about galaxies, they’ll reference physicists and books and encyclopedias etc. Most people aren’t a scholar or expert, so it may be more helpful to quote the people that have already dedicated their lives to understanding the scriptures. The Catechism isn’t just one guy’s opinions. It’s essentially a summary of 2000 years of thought and philosophy and tradition. And most passages have extensive footnotes of citations to both Scripture and secondary sources (such as Aquinas).

Why is the most powerful telescope in the Vatican (and I think the world still) named Lucifer...😯

@Joseph McCracken Methinks I smell a troll...

@Sith'ari Azithoth "There is only one mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus." 1st Timothy 1:25 :)

hmmm.. I bought one... it's ok... haven't had to use it much.. have pulled off shelf a couple of times to help with passages.. but the passages.. others skipped over that one did too.. so not much help to me...

his library looks like mine...

@pastorart1974……if you are a pastor. Do you recommend reading from the NIV and NASB. Translations. ? Although I use the 2 for some cross referencing. I do not find them to be trustworthy. And many have been gender neutralized. Among their other issues. The reason I am asking is because I know pastors and teachers at judgement will be held accountable more so for any of their teachings. And though I know all bibles will lead one to God. My experience is versions like the NIV or NASB do not help one to grow in the Lord like the KJV does. Yet .. the NIV and NASB are better than No bible at all .. I guess

@@jeffcarlson3269 Yes. NASB is still the most literal translation available today in English. NIV is the most readable. ESV is best combination of the two. Both are based on better manuscripts than the KJV translators had access to. At Illinois State University in the Spring of 1973 in one of my first official acts as a Church Elder, I suggested we fire King James and that was part of what led to over 12,000 hearing the Gospel and led to such a revival that six local churches from six different Denominations had to build new larger buildings.

Your comment is the first I’ve ever seen that mentions the 1966 Jerusalem Bible. I love the Bible and discovered that it is the Bible used in all English speaking countries for Catholics and Mass. I also like the Navarre Bible and RSV-CE from Ignatius press. Cheers

@@prepperjonpnw6482 I have seen the Navarre Bible, or parts of it, but never a complete copy. I think that the Ignatius Press Bible is almost identical with the 1965(?) edition of the RSV that was approved for Catholics by the bishops of England and Wales. It is interesting that it has taken root in the United States.

The joys of being in the Church. We got only really 3 different bibles to choose from.

Yes! I own one and it is amazing!

Recently picked up a NOAB, would very much recommend

Great point. I grew up in church and still didn't read the Bible. I didn't understand it. Now I read with multiple translations for deeper understanding. I agree with you, new Christians struggle and almost any Bible is better than none.

The KJV reads at a 4th grade level. All other versions have in them somewhere, where they take glory from God.

TERRORoftheLORD you write at 3rd grade level aha. Not really sure what you’re saying here

@@charliexoxox Some parts of KJV are easier than other but overall it's not the easiest to understand fully with all the old English. It's my main bible but I'm looking for an easier one to read alongside it.

A good answer, Skippy! What do you find better: an ESV study bible or a Macarthur study bible? Have you ever learned an NKJV life application study bibles or any life application study bible at all?

GSRider thank you for that little walk through history of the Bible! I hope he looks into it!

Rafal Omnom Great response Rafal! Full of inaccuracies, bitterness, vitriol, and baseless lies. I especially liked the profanity! It gives the readers a real insight into your way of thinking. The saying goes that we lose the worst Catholics and we gain the best Protestants. We will keep praying that you start getting your information from a different source. As for your “cultural” Catholicism? Good luck explaining that.

@Rafal Omnom I have no idea how people can follow the Catholic church if they have actually read the Bible? To me it fails in so many ways and ignores so many important things that the Bible teaches us. But im no theologian!

@Rafal Omnom As you have stated, if one reads the Bible and takes their faith seriously, one cannot be a Roman Christian. I completely disagree with you. A reason I am a Roman Catholic is that I continue to read scripture over and over which persuades me to take my faith seriously. Considering Luke had his readers acknowledge that the mother of Jesus was to be honored by doing the will of God. Since Jesus gave His authority to someone to continue His ministry/work, it would seem reasonable that someone should do what Jesus had them do. As for Paul telling the Galatians to stay away from novelties and additions, remember when Paul said to Cephas (Peter) (2:11) that what Cephas had been doing was wrong living according to the Gentiles and not by the Jews (2:14-15). Being seduced by false teachers who had been Jews and were instructing all Christians, even those who had been Gentiles to observe Mosaical laws. As for Peter's faith, who had a greater faith other than Peter? Someone needed to continue to do the work Jesus was going. Who was going to do it? This was not the process of elimination. Jesus could have chosen anyone He wanted to but chose whom He decided to choose. Yes, Peter denied Jesus three times afterward. Jesus even said this would occur. As all Christians do, Christians at one time or another think like men and not as Jesus did. Besides, with the respect of the 5 wounds man produced on Jesus, Jesus was still able to survive such a treatment and still find Himself in heaven. No. Catholicism is not void but your perspective seems to be. Pax tecum!

@@RumorHazi If someone leaves the Roman Catholic Church, were they a Roman Catholic, to begin with?

Dump Ray Comfort...The man is a buffoon, and makes Christians look like flaming idiots. He wouldn't know good science or evidence of anything even if you dinged him in the side of the head with it... I suspect God might be at least exasperated when he sees people like Ray actively not using that wonderful piece of "wetware' that he's given each of us within our skulls. It's not just there for insulation or to keep the wind from whistling through our ears.. What a disservice to him not to use the gift of the complex brain that he gift us with.

I've wondered about that one. I bet I'd like it as I enjoy when Matt gives us similar cultural background.

It even has ref to non-biblical text's to show relevant info.

Would recommend caution regarding studying the scripture through the view of culture. God's word is eternal, regardless of how the Hebrew people lived at that particular time. When we start taking Christian doctrine and breaking it down into culture, it becomes easy to throw out what we have decided we don't like or don't want to obey.

I have it and used it exactly twice. It’s such a weighty tome that it’s just not practical for me to use regularly. I refuse to get rid of it because I may develop some guns some day and be able to utilize it efficiently, but for now, that beast of a Bible stays on my shelf looking pretty.

What translation is this Didache Bible?

@@marmeemarch7080 it uses the RSV catholic edition translation

I disagree with your assessment of the Catholic Study Bible which is based on the NAB, certainly NOT the best translation for Catholics. The RSV-CE or the New Jerusalem Bible (full-size study ed.) are way better. The notes in the Catholic Study Bible are considered by more "traditional" Catholics to be a bit too "liberal".

Catholic bible is BLASPHEMY!!!

tim jones well the Bible is a Catholic book.

@Randy... yes... Lockman Had to come out with an updated version...since their first translation of the NASB was not only wooden, but it had left out certain portions of scripture.. necessary for the Bible to truly be able to be truthful..... One case in point...... read the newer NASB of Luke 24:51..... where it reads at the end of the verse.. :"and He was taken up".. now read the same verse in the original NASB.... that part is Not there..... but the event DID happen did it Not... ?.. How can Luke be telling Theophilis in Acts chapter 1 that he (Luke).. had told Theophilis..."all".. if he had seemingly according to the older version of NASB.. had NOT.. mentioned anything about Jesus' ascension?....

I was going someone would look carefully at the little type on the Bibles. Thank you Jason.

digital?.. I hope you didn't buy those.. I know places are making a killing off those and commentary sales.. but if you are going digital.. 100's of bible translations and commentaries are online for free.. unless you are the type that likes to save stuff to your hard drive.. otherwise get it for free... Me..?. I like books.. I have a whole room of bibles and commentaries...