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1 | Reliability of King James version? | Is 55:10 | pet | 63745 | ||
I was trying to find information on King James and his part in translation of the King James bible. Is it the most reliable compared to Greek text? Barry |
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2 | Reliability of King James version? | Is 55:10 | Hank | 63760 | ||
Hello, Barry. It is now widely held among contemporary scholars and translators that the Byzantine Text that largely supports the Textus Receptus (which the King James translators used as the textual basis for their translation of the New Testament) has as much right as the Alexandrian or any other tradition to be weighed in determining the text of the New Testament. The most important differences in English New Testaments of today are not due to manuscript divergence but to the way in which translators view the task of translation, whether word-for-word, thought-for-thought, or loose paraphrase. The renowned King James Bible is both very literal and very reliable, as well as being a masterpiece of literary excellence. The only caveat I would suggest in using it is to acquaint oneself of the changes in meaning of some of the English words and phrases. This task is not insurmountable by any means, because there are any number of study aids designed to assist the reader in his better understanding of Elizabethan English. The King James Study Bible (Nelson) and the New Scofield Study Bible (Oxford) do a fine job of tutoring the reader to a greater proficiency in being able to handle the Elizabethan English of the King James Bible. I personally think it worth the time and effort to equip oneself to read the King James with greater understanding. There is no other translation of the Bible in English that has quite the beauty of language, the succinct turn of phrase, the power, the authority, the sheer musical quality that can even nearly match the King James. --Hank | ||||||
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