Can a KJVO explain this anglican influence in the KJV?

The Geneva Bible translates both verses the same way:

"...Let another take his charge." (Ac. 1:20, Geneva)

"...let another take his charge." (Psa. 109:8, Geneva)

 

Matthew 3:11 "I indeed baptize you with water..." Anglicans believe in baptismal regeneration, hence "with water". I am not at all saying this is a bad translation, but it could have been translated "in water"...as Baptist, we baptize in water. (of course there's the transliteration of the word, "baptize")..the NIV also uses the word, "with water", but has a footnote, or "in" (water). and in fairness, the NIV does not have the Anglican influence over it as the AV1611 does.

 

Originally posted by Daniel David:
Now, as far as I can tell, OFFICE is not the same thing as BISHOPRIC, unless you are an anglican.

This site is great, www.dictionary.com, also try Webster's 1828.

 

Or better yet, a Vines Exposity Dictionary or Stong's will define what these words are based upon, i.e. Greek and Hebrew.

 

I've heard that ARCHBISHOP BANCROFT ordered the words "bishoprick" & "office" used as cited in this thread. I don't have time right now to research this, but perhaps another reader will.

What makes me have a little doubt about this point is that Banny died in 1610 before the AV was finished. The translators could've removed those words before they completed their work had they so chosen.

As for KJ being gay, I understand this accusation was made years after his death. What IS known for sure is that he was the father of SEVEN children. If he were indeed a "switch hitter", he was a BUSY one, that's for sure! And it doesn't matter if he were gay, or if he worshipped the Thames River; he only AUTHORIZED the making of the AV. He did NOT take any part in its making except letting it be known that he despised the Geneva Bible. The 14 "King's Rules" which the translators were to follow were actually written by Bancroft, who persuaded KJ to authorize them. If there was any baleful influence over the AV, it was from Bancroft, who wasn't known to exactly follow the principles of Scripture to the letter, nor was he exactly friendly with the Baptists of his day.(See his acts while he presided over the Court of High Commission)

As for "baptize"-I believe we ALL know that the Greek "baptizmo" means "immerse". However, we use the term "baptize" for the SPECIAL ceremonial immersion in water, commanded by Jesus, to signify one's becoming a Christian, to separate THIS immersion from any other immersion we may undergo while going swimming, etc. I see no prob with keeping this term in Scripture.

 

robycop3: As for "baptize"-I believe we ALL know that the Greek "baptizmo" means "immerse".

Luk 11:37 And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.
Luk 11:38 And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed(baptizo) before dinner.

Would the Pharisee really have expected Jesus to immerse himself before dinner? or perhaps just wash his hands? Almost certainly he didn't have a mikveh in his dining room!

 

I believe this is a verse where context comes into play, here from Matthew 15:2. Most of the people of that time didn't have running water in their homes, so they most likely immersed their hands into a bowl of water to wash'em.

Hey, having a mikveh in the living room sounds like a KEWL idea! If I were to install one, I'd be the FIRST in the 'hood to do so! (Don't know about EMPTYING it, though!)

 

For whatever it's worth, some see "to baptize" as sprinkle or christen, we as Baptists see it as "to immerse" or "to dip". According to Rick Norris, there was a Baptist revision of the KJV in the 1800's that substituted the word "immerse" for "baptize". (1842 and 1847).

 

I believe this is a verse where context comes into play, here from Matthew 15:2. Most of the people of that time didn't have running water in their homes, so they most likely immersed their hands into a bowl of water to wash'em.

Hey, having a mikveh in the living room sounds like a KEWL idea! If I were to install one, I'd be the FIRST in the 'hood to do so! (Don't know about EMPTYING it, though!) </font>[/QUOTE]The Jewish practice today, and I assume back then too, was to pour water over one's hands before eating. It's quite an elaborate little ritual. One takes a little two handled cup, fills it with water, pours water on the right hand with the left, passes the cup to the right hand and pours water on the left, and continues passing and pouring until each hand has been poured on three times. Then one holds up one's hands and says: Baruch atah Hashem elokeinu melech haolam asher kidshanu b'mitzvosav vitzivanu al netilas yadayim (Blessed are you, Lord God of the universe, who gaves us His commandments and commanded us to wash hands) and then the hands are dried off. At this point, you shouldn't speak (except to respond Amen to a blessing) until you eat some bread. Back when I did this sort of thing I had a special, beautifully embroidered 'al netilas yadayim' towel. These days its just a dishrag.

 

I have posted this link before on the BB, so forgive me if you have read this already, but it seems appropriate given the topic of this thread.

The Great Ecclesiatical Conspiracy

I am not affiliated with the authors of this in any way and don't necessarily endorse everything they teach, but it does make for an interesting read.

 

Hey, that's some pretty neat info there, Bro. Tim.

Jason

 

Here is Psalm 109:8 as it reads in the Bible used by the early church: genethetosan ai emerai autou oligai, kai ten episkopen autou laboi heteros.

Here is Acts 1:20 as it reads in the Greek: gegraptai gar en biblo psalmon genetheto e epaulis autou eremos kai me esto o katoikon en aute kai ten episkopen autou laboi heteros.

It looks like a pretty exact quote to me. Note the similarity of the word episkopen to episkopos (bishop)--thus, "bishopric" (the office of a bishop).

But then, in terms of polity, the early church was already episcopal in the first century during the time of the apostles (see Clement, e.g.).

 

The word in PS 109 is not episkopen it is pquddah. Check your lexicon. the text was written in Hebrew not Greek.

 

The word in PS 109 is not episkopen it is pquddah. Check your lexicon. the text was written in Hebrew not Greek. </font>[/QUOTE]In the NT Paul uses the words presbuteros and episkopos interchangably.