First, didnt we used to have a religion forum, say, 2 years ago? I took a hiatus and I'm not finding one now, but this is close enough I suppose.

I'm a Christian, but only because thats what I've always been told I am. I really don't feel like i have a close relationship with Jesus, I've always prayed directly to God. I'd like to give the bible a read, but I can't stand the way its written. Most religious text seems to maintain this attribute.

I'm wondering where I can find plain, simple english translations of religious text, specifiacally the christian bible.

Oh, no religious debates please, keep it objective if you can.

check out http://books.google.com/books?id=kBZUJvBwZB8C&dq=bible+%22thomas+jefferson%22&pg=PP1&ots=n15GLXyDrG&sig=JGka8TAO7Bd310v493OyISQjaSA&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result

Get the Updated King James Version. It's written in a modern English that we can all understand, not written in "Ye Olde English" with all of the "thee's" and "thou's".

thank you

Check out http://www.biblegateway.com/

It has every translation (20 just in english), and you could even read the whole thing online for free if you wanted, I personally prefer paper for reading. At the very least, you can read a verse in every translation and decide which you personally prefer.

Problem is translation. I;ve found several mistakes/huge differences between KJV and NIV.

You learn, you pray, you'll understand. Sounds liek you jsut want to read a good story and not really understand the Bible.

I have difficulty learning things solely from text. I need to discuss things to learn them. So I need a primer before I can go someplace to learn more about the text. I don't see this as me reading a "good story," I want to be able to hold an intelligent conversation with my religious friends and not be so lost when I go to church with them sometimes.

did anyone ever notice that most religions bibles have similar stories?

I have difficulty learning things solely from text.. +1 on the straight to video. :tongue:
As long as MTV don't do it, like their crappy "Romeo and Juliet" with Leotardo Decrapreo. :eek7:

Codex Sinatus (sp?) should be out next July, it's an English translation of the earliest bible ever found (4th century).