What is the history of the King James Bible?

Question

Why is it that the Old Testament is written in Old English and is so hard to understand, and the New Testament is so much easier? Weren't they both written at the same time? In the English-language King James Version, that is.

Answer 1

If you get the history channel, check out a program called, "Banned from the Bible". It might help explain this. It is pretty complicated. Let's just say, lots of things have been lost in the translation.

Answer 2

You need to read the source link below on the history of its making. In general, the times were a changing - Elizabeth had pretty much helped to smooth the ruffled feathers and bloody rampages of Catholic/Protestant strife before her time, but King James needed to differentiate the Church of England still more from the Catholic Church. One of the solutions was to produce a readable Bible for all, since prior to this time the translations from Latin had become a bit off standard from the Hebrew and Greek originals. The King James version became the 'gold standard' and remains the most popular and easily the most beautifully written. It has some flaws in translation when compared to the original texts - going back to the council of Nicea around AD 325 where the texts were chosen or rejected for incusion in the official Bible. However, plenty of resources provide insght and alternative translations if you feel the King James version missed a fine point here or there.

Answer 3

My dear, as far as I know, the King James Version of the Bible was intended to make it (the Bible) popular to the English people at the time. Actually, both Testaments are usually found either in Old English or in current Enlish in a single copy . Nowadays you can find both versions of it.
Good reading!

Answer 4

I'm not sure I understand you. The language is the same, maybe it's the subject matter. BTW, I love the KJV of the Bible. It's the most accurate translation ever made and it sound really beautiful. And it's not hard to understand if you have a reasonable grasp of English grammar.

Answer 5

I believe the King James bible originated with King James in England and was written for the reasons given in the question above............

Answer 6

Check out a web site for the History Channel, they just did a special on that particular subject tonite June 16th. Very detailed information regarding the history. According to the program the actual writings became a "book" during Constantines reign in Rome.

Answer 7

the old testement and new werent written at the same time...the old testement is before Christ (B.C) and the new was written after Christ came (A.C).....and the old testament is harder to understand cause o all the laws and stuff, but God sent Jesus to make thing simpler and so instead of having to kill our best sheep when we sin we can just pray for forgiveness( and the way u can see the differents between the old and the new is becasue getting our sins forgiven wasnt the only think Jesus made easyer)

Answer 8

different times. The Old Testiment was actually ripped of from Judism because Jesus was Jewish. True Christianity is based in the new testment written hundreds of years later and written in a completely different language. Greek I think. Old Test. is in Hebrew.

Answer 9

The KJV is not hard to understand, you just have to read it slowly, you can't skim it like newer translations.

Answer 10

king James was a homo and oftentimes he climbed on his soapbox