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1 | KJV only believers. | 2 Tim 3:16 | Hank | 197627 | ||
Dear Justme :: From what I've been able to learn about the KJVOnlyists over the years, they are, by and large, a hard-nosed bunch to deal with. Typically, this crowd not only exalts the King James Bible above all others in general excellence, but they go a step farther and assert that the translation itself is not only divinely inspired but that it actually corrects errors in the ancient manuscripts from which the translation was made. This is, of course, tantamount to saying that the KJV translators were themselves divinely inspired, a quantum leap into pure fantasy for which there is not a shred of evidence of any kind. In fact, this cockamamie postulate is disavowed by the translators themselves in their Preface called "The Translators to the Reader." This Preface was written by the translators of the Authorized Version (King James) and appeared in full in the 1611 printing. Most publishers of the KJV do not print this Preface today, but it can be found in nearly all editions of the well-known "Cambridge Bible" printed by the Cambridge University Press. Every adherent to the King-James-Only cultist notion that this translation alone is the Authorized Version of God Himself should study this Preface carefully and open mindedly. ...... Another excellent resource is "The King James Version Debate" (Subtitled, "A Plea for Realism") by D. A. Carson. This is a scholarly refutation of the point of view that the King James Version is superior to all other English translations of the Bible. I own the book in trade paperback, published by Baker Books, ISBN 0801024277. ..... Justme, I hope these hints help you. The subject is quite involved and much too complex to lend itself to a proper treatment and full discussion on the Forum. Merry Christmas! --Hank | ||||||
2 | KJV only believers. | 2 Tim 3:16 | justme | 197680 | ||
Hank: After reading your note I did some thinking, (which can be dangerious at times) and I remembered I have a photo copy of the 1611 Edition King James Bible. printed by Thomas Nelson Publishers printed in 1982. There in the font is 11 pages titled "THE TRANSLATORS TO THE READER". These pages have such very small print it's very hard to read. The English is the 1611 which in it's self is odd to comprehend. All that being said, if someone thakes the time to stumble, uninterrupted while reading, it caould dake the better part of a day to read all of pages. For instance here is an example of the odd spelling inthe 1611 KJV. "*The Bookes of the New Teftament*" That's spelling is almost as bad as the way I spell....LOL. Blessings Hank. justme |
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3 | KJV only believers. | 2 Tim 3:16 | azurelaw | 197692 | ||
God blessed Christmas to you, Justme. I was wondering if you are communicating with Hank in that unique (or wierd) Arkansa language.... :-D Shalom Azure |
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