A.
the Hebrew Bible
B.
the Revised Standard Version
C.
the New Testament
D.
the King James Bible
2007-03-06 09:57:12 · 2 answers · asked by Alexx 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It depends on what you mean by "authoritative". William Tyndale and Matthew Henry made English translations from the flawed Greek "Textus Receptus" well before the King James did. James' predecessor, Elizabeth, approved the Bishop's Bible over the Geneva Bible. The Catholic Douai-Rheims translation from the Vulgate came out two years before King James. If King James is your "authority", then he wins. (In England, KJV is known as the "Authorized Version".) But many scholars believe the RSV uses better source documents. So who is your "authority"?
A is not English
B dates from the 20th Century
C is not a translation
D dates from the 17th Century
2007-03-06 10:06:29 · answer #1 · answered by skepsis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on what you mean by authoritative,
but I would say A.
2007-03-06 18:01:09 · answer #2 · answered by tim 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋