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how do texts in KJV compare to other translations that were done before it?
how do texts in KJV compare to other translations that were done before it?
Texts or underlying manuscripts? For text differences alone you might try using Biblegateway for comparisons of your favorite verses and see how differently they are rendered. That might be a starting point.how do texts in KJV compare to other translations that were done before it?
Yes, you do have a warped sense of humor. A reasonable reply to your question would take a l-o-n-g time.
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Texts or underlying manuscripts? For text differences alone you might try using Biblegateway for comparisons of your favorite verses and see how differently they are rendered. That might be a starting point.
View attachment 306759 An outline would be nice, friend.
It was indebted to several Protestant versions - & also (though this is not mentioned in the "Preface to the Reader") - to the 1582 Rheims New Testament, a Catholic translation.how do texts in KJV compare to other translations that were done before it?
outstanding, thanks DanielEven an outline of how the KJV differs from other translations that were done before it would be enormous. As I recall, the KJV translators gave credit in their preface to earlier translations. The KJV is also known as the Authorized Version; it was authorized by King James to formalize his concept of Christianity, naturally giving the ruler supreme authority and placing his personal Protestant doctrine above that of the Catholic church.
how do texts in KJV compare to other translations that were done before it?
Honestly, I don't consider the KJV to be an English translation. "Spake," "Dost," "Goest," etc. These are not English words. It is an Aristocratic dialect of English, like Ebonics, that was never spoken by anyone outside of the arts. I never liked Shakespeare. Trying to make the scriptures "sound" pretty is missing the whole point to me. Give me the scriptures in plain English that is actually spoken please.
In 1611, when that version was published, those grammatical forms were normal parts of written English.Honestly, I don't consider the KJV to be an English translation. "Spake," "Dost," "Goest," etc. These are not English words. It is an Aristocratic dialect of English, like Ebonics, that was never spoken by anyone outside of the arts. I never liked Shakespeare. Trying to make the scriptures "sound" pretty is missing the whole point to me. Give me the scriptures in plain English that is actually spoken please.