Where did King James get his bible and where can I find copies of the original and its source online?

Question

I heard that King James actually had some things removed from the bible to fit to his liking. That is why I would like to read from the actual source where his bible came from.

Answer 1

You mean the Bible before he changed it? Well, there are many different versions and translations even before that. This is a big subject and if you are serious about researching it, will take many, many hours of your time to learn about it.

I'll point out not to forget to look into "Catholic Bibles" as well as the Protestant versions.

Salaamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh, May Allah Grant you Peace, Mercy, and Blessings.

Answer 2

King James commissioned the first English Language translation of the Bible from original sources. I've heard that Shakespeare actually had a hand in its translation or finalization. But a number of scholars were involved.

Answer 3

the King James Bible was published was published in 1611. The King desired one uniform translation of the Bible to be printed, and read in the church (of England). It was a complete retranslation from the Hebrew and Greek. So I'm not so sure that things were removed so much as different people translate ancient languages with different meanings.

Answer 4

King James established a committee to come up with a new translation, using texts that were available at the time. I have not heard that the king proposed any amendments to the committee's work, although it would not surprise me in the least if he had. It is unlikely that any form of the committee work survives other than that which was printed as the Authorized Version; if there is one, the British Museum may know something about it.

Answer 5

When King James had a new bible written, because the populace was becoming literate and he wanted to provide them with a bible, I understand there were intentional misinterpretations. That items that were gender neutral were changed to favor a masculine society.

The only way to check if this is true is compare the King James version with the bible which was interpreted from old Greek documents. I don't remember the exact name of it but 'New' is in the title.

Answer 6

James commissioned a new version of the bible. The KJV has books not included in the original, and removed others that were in the original. The changes were make to support the new Protestant beliefs.
Modern scholars believe that the KJV was so poorly translated (the translators prefering to produce something that sounded nice, but was innacurate) that it's pretty much useless for study.

Take a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KJV

Answer 7

You are asking something hardly possible. You need to be somebody like Bill Gates to be able to pay the original copy of the King James Bible.

Answer 8

Given all the screw ujps in the bible and the brutal nature of its God figure do you really think it was ever perfect??? Keep in mind those that wrote it were basing the ideas of the God figure ion howe they themselves saw the world. Their sociology played a large role in how they viewed their invisible man! Hence the reason slavery was acceptable, women were little more then property and violence toward those different was the way of their God! This is because that is how they thought! It was perfectly acceptable to them so why not have a God be as brutal as you are!

After all they made this God up to begin with. If you're going to make up a God only a fool would make up one that hates them and thinks they are evil. OOPS that is what Christian churches teach!

Answer 9

James the 1st ..per say..didn't remove anything from the Bible.

I have a copy of the 1611 edition.

Answer 10

You can probably find a copy in any Anglican church.