Bible Question:
I have started a study on why NAS has different Greek words than KJV. I wanted to know why there are differences as found in Matt 1:28, where it talks about Firstborn in KJV and Son in NAS translations. Therew seems to be a hundred more like this. I had a fellow tell me that KJV is the correct translation. Can you briefly tell me why NAS is the correct one. I am presently studying on the beginnings of KJV and the History of Bible translations. I need to get to the bottom of why some say all other translations are inferior to KJV. I will eventually find the answer, but I thought you might help me speed up my answers to this question. Dave |
Bible Answer: Greetings Handidave, There is a lot of information that will help you to understand why there are different words in the various different translations of the Bible that exist today. The age of the translation is one factor; another factor is which group of ancient manuscripts that are emphasized in translation; another factor is the translation approach that a certain translation committee undertook when they developed their translation, etc, etc.. To help you better understand, here is a listing of websites that you may find as very helpful: http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/txt/bib/BibStudy/05Versions.html http://faith.propadeutic.com/questions.html http://www.geocities.com/bible_translation/compare.htm Or, you can use the Search function at the right as this question has been brought up before. Blessings to you, Makarios |