Its been said he inserted a cryptogram (a message written in code) while he translated Psalm 46. In this Psalm, the 46th word from the beginning is shake and the 46th word from the end is spear. Furthermore, in 1610, while the King James was being translated, Shakespeare would have been 46 years old. Ever here of this theory?
2007-11-29 11:26:58 · 18 answers · asked by ZORRO 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
did get that from wikipedia?
from wikipedia -
Some, most notably David Basch in his book, The Hidden Shakespeare, have claimed that the playwright William Shakespeare was involved in the translation of the Psalms in the King James Version, pointing to Psalm 46 as proof, where, counting 46 words from the beginning, one comes upon the word "shake", and counting 46 words backwards from the end, one comes upon the word "spear". Additionally, Shakespeare was 46 years of age at the time of the translating. Most scholars dismiss claims of Shakespeare's involvement in translating the King James Version, and do not accept this example as evidence of his involvement. Notably, the Geneva Bible and several other earlier translations contained the same coincidence, despite several of them being published before or just shortly after Shakespeare's birth.
2007-11-29 11:30:02 · answer #1 · answered by Mr. Mastershake 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
He did not write the bible but he surely was part of the King James version translation team and left his mark in Psalms 46. If you read the king James Version, Psalms 46, count 46 words from the beginning of the verse and you get the word shake. Count 46 words from the end of the verse and you get the word spear. Shakespear was 46 years old when he took part in translating the King James version.
2016-04-06 04:27:07 · answer #2 · answered by Donna 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do NOT think Shakespeare was a serious Christian, and his services would've been very expensive, so this "theory" seems groundless.
Shall I compare it to the "theory" that YOU beat your pet?!? I could not spit our the word 'wife', so I said 'pet', so no one would take me seriously.
I am not even sure that he wrote his own plays. He could have paid Sir Francis Bacon to be his ghost writer (a more famous theory than yours) and just put his name on them.
No reason to care who translates the Bible, as long as it is a true translation (which JW version of bible is not).
I don't think he was involved. Shakespeare was not a bible scholar NOR a translator, so why would this rich man be hired?!?
I never heard that speculation before. But many serious Shakespeare "experts" question whether he really wrote the plays he took credit for!
I would not care if it was true. God is his judge, not me.
2007-11-29 11:41:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No.
As I understand it Shakespeare actually used the Geneva Bible (more or less the one before the KJV) as the basis for Shakespeare's writings.
Shakespeare definitely was influenced by the Bible translated into the English language.
2007-11-29 11:33:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
King James commissioned Shakespeare to write sections and interpretations of what is called the "King James Bible". That is 100% true. As for the secret code...it's possible. Shakespeare was a very clever man.
2007-11-29 11:31:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
NO, thats just another lie the devil uses, he is a liar and the father of it, look in the Bible, book of John 8:44.
The devil is always trying to come up with something to distract us from serving Jesus. Its all he has to do, all we need to do is serve Jesus and remember his birthday this Christmas.
2007-11-29 13:29:59 · answer #6 · answered by victor 7707 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A few hours ago. Using the same logic, I proved that I translated the Old Testament.
2007-11-29 11:30:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I'm not sure, but who helped translate Shakespeare?
2007-11-29 11:31:29 · answer #8 · answered by I'm an Atheist 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Although the KJV has been translated into many languages, I don't believe Willy had anything to do with any of them.
2007-11-29 11:41:39 · answer #9 · answered by TopPotts 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I see an 'e' at the end of his name so what is your point?
2007-11-29 11:30:53 · answer #10 · answered by Chapter and Verse 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋