Did you know I asked this exact same question yesterday and it was removed??????????????????????????????????
Go Figure?
2006-10-15 07:54:27 · 9 answers · asked by wisdom 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes I did. And it is the version I prefer. I have a couple of other versions but they just do not seem the same.
2006-10-15 07:57:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know it was "authorized" by King James. But I see no reason to believe it was authorized by God, considering that the original KJV contained over 3,500 translational errors. The Revised King James is considerably better, but still contains blatant errors, such as translating the Hebrew phrase for "horned beasts" as "unicorns" instead of the obvious correct translation seen in every other version of the Bible - "cattle".
2006-10-15 08:05:31 · answer #2 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ohhh. Is that why they call it the "Authorized" KJV?
who'da thunk it?
It was "authorized" in 1611 by King James, hence the title. There is nothing wrong with preferring the KJV, but it must be understood that this version si not the most accurate when doing textual criticism. ("Textual Critism" is the comparing of different translations to the original Greek and Hebrew and to one another, in order to find out which is the closest to what the original authors would have been trying to express.
If you can understand the KJV, use it, but it is not the only legitimate version there is.
2006-10-15 08:05:50 · answer #3 · answered by off_broadway_mystify_them 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Authorized by and interpreted for James I, of england in the 17th century.
2006-10-15 07:58:29 · answer #4 · answered by jfd37 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Authorized by whom? King James? Why would I care for a kings authorization? Christ is my King.
2006-10-15 07:56:18 · answer #5 · answered by Debra M. Wishing Peace To All 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was authorized by the Church of England, not by God
2006-10-15 07:57:57 · answer #6 · answered by October 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I understand that it is the least translated Bible of all
2006-10-15 08:55:53 · answer #7 · answered by righteous992003 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
KJV 1611 works for me!
2006-10-15 08:01:00 · answer #8 · answered by fred k 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-15 08:01:53 · answer #9 · answered by dryheatdave 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋