It's some 400 years old and newer versions often use older more reliable texts.
2006-07-25 09:50:21 · 11 answers · asked by brodie g 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'm not surprised that the KJV matches well with the Dead Sea Scrolls, but the NIV was able to USE the Dead Sea Scrolls as another source. It draws from many more sources than the KJV
It also uses the Codex Vaticanus which is basically the oldest and most complete manuscript available.
Just because the NIV or other versions don't include all of the verses that the KJV does, doesn't mean that the KJV is more accurate. For instance, sometimes later copyists seem to have added a verse here or there based on the manuscript evidence. Leaving these out makes it more accurate, not less.
2006-07-25 10:29:44 · update #1
Alot of the newer versions have left out verses and changed the words or omitted words.
2006-07-25 10:13:56 · answer #1 · answered by judy_derr38565 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The newer versions do not use older more reliable texts. They use older translations, but the KJV went directly back to the Greek and Hebrew. The NIV, although my favorite Bible for reading, is not good for study because of mistranslated texts and is actually even missing some texts! For study, nothing beats the KJV or the New KJV.
2006-07-25 09:55:44 · answer #2 · answered by songoftheforest 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Older Tests ARE NOT more reliable-- just older.
Some where found in the storage bins in the Vatican vaults...almost untouched and unread-- simply because they were not that good.
KJV is from the TEXTUS RECEPTUS-- the most reliable.
Cross check with the Dead Sea Scrolls and they AGREE!
2006-07-25 09:58:12 · answer #3 · answered by whynotaskdon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"...for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.” -Psalm 138:2
The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver
tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou
shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve
them from this generation for ever. (Psalm 12:6-7)
If God kept his promise, copying errors will not have polluted the text. Instead, when we compare the copies from churches all over the ancient world, we will find that they agree, that they all had basically the same text. If we occasionally find a copy that does not match the others, we will throw it out, knowing that it was made by a sloppy copyist.
2006-07-25 14:33:12 · answer #4 · answered by deed 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it is what they were taught, what their parents were taught and what their grandparents were taught ad nauseum.
A major part of the problem is with poorly trained and ill-equipped ministers. Many ministers do not believe the Bible was originally written in Hebrew, Greek and Aramaic. They honestly believe it was written in English and that is what Jesus and Moses spoke. Preachers, being people of authority, are rarely questioned by the masses who are taught blind acceptance of authority from birth.
It's my opinion that these kind of preachers do a lot of harm.
2006-07-25 09:58:17 · answer #5 · answered by wiregrassfarmer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a student of the Bible and an ordained Minister I personally think the KJV is the most accurate.
But then that's just my opinion.
2006-07-25 10:37:04 · answer #6 · answered by drg5609 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I personally like the King James Version of the Bible because I find it to be the sharpest sword around!
Bet you did not know that the Bible is called a two edged sword!
2006-07-25 10:04:26 · answer #7 · answered by zoril 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a matter of preference. I personally use the KJV because I am comfortable with it. Hope this helps.
2006-07-25 09:55:50 · answer #8 · answered by stullerrl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like the KJV because it is what I started with Young's literal is good to.
2006-07-25 10:24:16 · answer #9 · answered by Tommy G. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like the one I have with the Hebrew/Greek on the opposite page. It really does make it a different book.
2006-07-25 09:54:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋