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KJV only??

Discussion in 'Bible Versions & Translations' started by KobrinFamily, Aug 18, 2011.

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  1. NaasPreacher (C4K)

    NaasPreacher (C4K) Well-Known Member

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    The most recent translation in use was the Geneva Bible. Another translation in common use was the Bishops Bible.
     
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    Before those were the Wycliffe and Tyndale bibles. Tyndale was burned at the stake for translating and distributing his English bible.
    Wycliffe died a natural death but the Catholic church dug up his bones many years later and burned them as a heretic.

    History of the English bible is fascinating. You can see God's hand in all of it.
     
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    Yeah, thanks for that - I mentioned in a previous post that there was already 400 years of English Bible history. There were several other translations as well.
     
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    Yes. There were. I love all the KJV bloopers. Like the adulterer's bible, the wicked bible, and others that I've forgotten.
     
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    The first King James Version was chained to every Anglican lecturn and in certain libraries. It was exposed to all residents of England such as no copy of scripture ever was exposed to the citizens.

    The Geneva was a very acceptable version to many evangelicals, but it was not readily distributed to the public.

    Even to-day, I see more KJV's sitting on people's sideboards than any other version. They may never open them, but they sit there.

    The KJV, whatever issue, has been a great Bible missionary down through the centuries.

    Cheers,

    Jim
     
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    Did the geneva bible use same texts to translate as the KJV?

    wsa The Vulgate in fouth Century first "official" translation into "langusge" of the times?
     
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    Don't you know by now that Paul used the KJV and Jerome translated it into the sacred language of Latin! :smilewinkgrin:
     
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    I had heard that Jerome had spoken in "heavenly Tongues" and his interpretor had it "revealed" to hi:thumbs:m as the latin language, and was told to write it down!
     
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    There was a versions battle in Ireland between the newfangled Vulgate and the Old Latin translation.
     
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    Since latin is now a "dead" language, only the Lord knows who won!
     
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    The Vulgate win out, despite the best efforts of the Old Latin Onlyists.
     
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    is it still the "official" catholic version of Bible?
     
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    The Geneva version was the most popular at the time when the KJV was introduced (and for more than a century more popular than the KJV).However,the completed Geneva translation came out in 1560. The Bishop's Bible came out in 1568. The Douay/Rheims came out in 1609 just before the KJV was released.
     
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    Make that 1000 years of English translations before 1611.

    The Lindisfarne Gospel's by Bishop Eadfrith in the 600s

    Book of Psalms by Aldhelm circa 700

    An 8th century Psalter

    The Caedmon manuscript sometime between 700-1000

    Venerable Bed's Gospel of John about 731

    The Paris Psalter,perhaps written by King Alfred in the 800s

    The Pentateuch circa 900

    The Wessex Gospels around 900

    Aldred's gloss on the Gospels between 950-970

    The Lambeth Psalter around 1000 AD

    Richard Rolle's work in 1300 before Wycliffe

    A lot of these were paraphrases --some were not so loose but used idiomatic language.
     
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    Yet many Bibles were chained in the churches dating back to Medieval times.
     
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    Aldhelm (640-709)
    Alfred the Great (849-899)

    These and others produced translations of portions of God's word before the era of Wycliffe.
     
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    The world's largest collection of KJV theological books !
     
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    Ahh...true colors are being shown. Thank you. You do realize that these two people are laughingstock. Into my killfile for thee.
     
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