Someone referred to the KJV of the bible as translated from the original scrolls that the prophets used?

Question

do people actually believe this?

Answer 1

Sadly yes, and many people do not know that King James was tossed out on his ear for messing with the Scripture. But I think we should DEFINITELY take it literally.

Answer 2

To learn how the books of the bible came to be assembled as such see: http://gbgm-umc.org/umw/bible/canons.stm

Catholic and Episcopal bibles have the same number of canonical books. The Catholic and Episcopal bibles include what Protestants consider as non-canonical books, known as the Deuterocanonical books (Catholic) or the Apocrypha (Episcopal). Catholics consider the Deuterocanonical books as part of their biblical canon, while Episcopalians consider the Apocrypha to be of historical and educational value.

When scholarly St. Jerome was asked to translate the apocryphal books into Latin by Damasus, the Bishop of Rome, he did so only under protest. This was because he knew his Hebrew text well and also that they were not authentic parts of the Jewish Canon. Hence, although Jerome could discern their (at best) secondary status, he did translate these books for the Latin Vulgate. Today they also appear in Roman Catholic versions such as the New American Bible and the Jerusalem Bible, and usually in such ecumenical versions as the New English Bible, the Revised English Bible, and the New Revised Standard Version.

Even the Roman Catholic Church did not officially recognize the Apocrypha as canonical until the Counter-Reformation Period (1500's). One reason that the Vatican did this was that a few of her teachings, such as praying for the dead, are found in the Apocrypha. Actually, the Apocrypha is largely Jewish literature and history, and not directly relevant to Christian doctrine. While not considered inspired by Protestants, some of these books are worth reading from a cultural and historical viewpoint, after one has a firm grip on the inspired books of the Hebrew Canon.

Many versions of the bible existed before the King James and the advent of mass printing.
See: http://www.greatsite.com/timeline-english-bible-history/

For an analysis of the various translations of the bible see:
http://faith.propadeutic.com/questions.html

For accurate translations of the bible at the literal level use the NASB or ESV translations.

If you run across what you think is a biblical contradiction, please study the two sites' content below for a comprehensive list of so-called biblical contradictions.

http://kingdavid8.com/Contradictions/Home.html
http://www.bringyou.to/apologetics/bible.htm

Accuracy of bible:
http://www.carm.org/questions/trustbible.htm
http://www.carm.org/demo2/bible/reliable.htm

Answer 3

People believe anything and everything. Hear the one about the magic monkey in the sky? Or the one about being rewarded with 72 virgins for blowing yourself up?

Answer 4

God, I hope not - or the state of our religious education is worse than I thought!

Answer 5

why such a fascination with where it was translated from ... maybe .. just maybe theres truth in it ...