Okay, not many understood what I meant. Sorry. The thing is, many (No, I don't know how many, but alot of them) book publishers will not put a book into print if the writer has used the King James Version of the Bible. They apparently have their own pet versions or something. On reflection, I do not think it is censorship. What do you think the reason(s) might be?
2007-06-27 02:47:04 · 9 answers · asked by Jed 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Going ahead and study. Look at how the King James Bible was formed and why? Study to see who owns all the publishers and runs the media and finances of this world. King James at that time was connected with another church and within all agreements between the church officials a book was created...Publishers are bound and have the agenda. They give permission for one and not the other..I leave you to find out why! It is politics in the media world and I don't give a damn. It is a game and we are just the players. they sit back and watch and listen and laugh at those who raise questions like these. they don't care because they know something that you don't and want to reveal it to the world. Let them do what they want to and just live in peace and do the best you can.
2007-06-27 02:58:05 · answer #1 · answered by startfromscratch 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scholarship has advanced greatly since the KJV was first written in 1611. The advances in understanding both the culture and languages that the canonical books were set/written in make the KJV somewhat unreliable although the beauty of the writing still holds. Furthermore, the KJV translation was actually done by a small sect within England who was seeking to gain favor from the King and so named the version after him although the translations were not done in a broad scholarly manner that more recent translations have been.
This answer is off the top of my head so I cannot quote specific chapters and verses. One major discovery that advanced was that of the Dead Sea Scrolls in the 1940's .
I'm writing this as a third year seminary student at Candler School of Theology. I recommend reading works by David Petersen (professor at Emory/Candler) or Walter Brueggeman for more insight.
2007-06-27 09:57:57 · answer #2 · answered by GregF 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thank you for clarifying. I think some people have a problem with the King James Version. It is outdated and hard for many people to understand. That's the only thing I can think of.
2007-06-27 09:52:24 · answer #3 · answered by batgirl2good 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is primarily for copyright reasons. Yes, someone owns the rights to various translations. Some versions are not very quotable for that reason.
Also, some publishers do prefer certain versions for translation or literary reasons.
2007-06-27 09:52:16 · answer #4 · answered by greengo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many books I have seen use the KJV of the Bible. I didn't know publishers did this.
2007-06-27 09:58:42 · answer #5 · answered by RB 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no because many would not understand the old english used in the King James
2007-06-27 09:51:53 · answer #6 · answered by Mim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is not censorship it is simply preference...it may simply be that they want the easier to read[with less meaning of course]
version for the sake of continuity of thought when reading...our current form of language is full on non-essential words that dilute or have no meaning but is easier for our undisciplined minds to comprehend
2007-06-27 11:04:27 · answer #7 · answered by master A 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thats the most popular version of the bible, so there is a flew in your thought
2007-06-27 09:51:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think the reasons are that the KJV (at least its original version) is an extremely inaccurate and biased translation.
2007-06-27 09:50:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋