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1 | why the error? | Matt 21:29 | Hank | 158661 | ||
Good explanation, Makarios. A preacher told me one time, "They never get it all right the first time." He was, of course, speaking of translators and their new translations. That is one of the reasons I make it a point not to snap up every new translation until the ink has had a long time to dry! And it is one of the reasons also that the claims of the KJV-Only zealots are so absurd. What KJV are they talking about? It has undergone many changes since 1611. The most famous blunder in the history of the King James Bible rolled off the press in 1631. The word "not" was inadverently omitted from the seventh commandment, causing it to read, "Thou shalt commit adultery." This blunder led to this edition being called the "Wicked Bible" to this day, and the hapless printer was fined 300 pounds for his boo-boo. A corrected edition was produced as quickly as possible. Compared to the colossal blunder in the 1631 edition of the KJV, the mild verbal indigestion that the NASB translators experienced in their rendition of Matthew 21:28-30 as it appears in the 1977 edition is small potatoes! --Hank | ||||||
2 | why the error? | Matt 21:29 | mark d seyler | 158664 | ||
Hi Hank, The "Wicked Bible" today is valued for sale at about 90,000USD. If you had bought each one as it rolled off the press, today your collection would include: The Wicked Bible - 90,000 The He Bible - 175,000 (He - Ruth 3:15 - went into the city) The Vinegar Bible (the parable of the "vinegar") - this one is considered priceless, with only one known copy existing, and it's not for sale. These would buy me a house! The 1977 NASB wouldn't pay one month's rent on my apartment! Maybe in another four hundred years, if we can save one or two and destroy the rest! Seriously, this is why I compare many translations, and pray and study and pray and study and ... well, you get the idea! :-) Love in Christ, Mark |
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3 | why the error? | Matt 21:29 | Hank | 158665 | ||
Hi, Mark. I actually saw the "Vinegar Bible" with my own eyes. It's in the museum adjacent to the Old North Church ("One if by land, two if by sea") in Boston's North End. It was displayed under shatter-proof glass which was encased by a heavy frame, all under lock and key, and with a security guard standing by who was so mean-looking he made Bela Lugosi look like a choir boy. --Hank | ||||||