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1 | Did Shakespeare help write the KJV? | 1 Cor 2:1 | Makarios | 8929 | ||
Mark, isn't the English that is used in the KJV beautiful? I feel somewhat at a loss to know that this "Golden Age of English" has passed us by! Its tragic when a language such as English continues to deteriorate in the vulgarity that it is now compared to that of the beautiful, clear English of the time of Shakespeare! I appreciate your reference to Tyndale, a saint in which all who admire the task of translation will no doubt admire! I agree, I believe that the NASB should not be 'tampered with' by adding a stylist. The translation is excellent the way that it is. Nolan |
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2 | Did Shakespeare help write the KJV? | 1 Cor 2:1 | userdoe214 | 8942 | ||
To quote Barnard Shaw (an ardent unbeliever), the treasures of the English language are "Shakespeare, Milton and the Bible." Naturally the order is wrong. So much beautiful prose, poetry, theater and even some fine music for voice were born in that time, but unlike the Italian Renaissance, the most lasting from all that great creative energy is the best translation into another language of the Bible. It's imperfect, but it's still the best. It's so good that it invites plagiarism, and it saddens me that it is no longer the chief source for preaching. I console myself with the fact that the power of God's Word is not a matter of style. | ||||||