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ziggy
1/21/2000 7:34 PM
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There is a controversy over whether or not the KJV is superior to other Bibles. Is there anyone who has any input on this issue?
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Aziz
1/21/2000 10:17 PM
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I prefer the King James because I find it easier to connect passages using either Cruden's or Strong's Concordances.
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mik20
1/27/2000 12:08 AM
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I'm not sure what "superior" means, but the KJV was translated from Hebrew and Greek scriptures. (some mistakenly think that it was translated from the Latin Vulgate Bible, but that is not true. The advantages that other translations have over the KJV are that they use language and syntax that are more understandable to modern english speaking people, and the modern translations are written in the context of today's culture, so the reader does not have to struggle with understanding the message in context of both the time it was originally written, as well as the culture of england during the 1600's. So I don't think any translation is "superior" to another. My own personal preference is the New American Standard Bible. Some argue the the KJV is THE TRUE Bible, as if it were the one Christ carried around. The KJV wasn't the first, there were at least 10 translations that preceded it, and there have been about two dozen since then. But all are a babble to those who haven't the Holy Spirit to enlighten them anyway.
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world citizen
1/27/2000 9:24 PM
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How many versions and translations will there be before the Bible is so watered down that it will bear little resemblance to the original messages? Has anyone ever played the parlor game where someone whispers into a person's ear and then the message gets passed on down the line? When it reaches the other end, it seldom is verbatim to the original words. Is the extra effort to understand the old English too much of a sacrifice in order to be "closer" to the original intent of the words? I notice that, after 600 years, original Shakespeare is still required reading in most schools. Should less respect be given to the Lord's words?
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