KING JAMES VERSION BIBLE VS. MODERN ENGLISH BIBLE

[Dale]

The King James Version (1611) of the bible is by no means the first English translation. The Wycliff Bible was published in 1382, the Tyndale Bible in 1534, the Coverdale (Matthew) Bible in 1535, the Great Bible in 1539, the Geneva Bible in 1560, the Bishop’s Bible in 1568 and finally the Roman Catholic version, the Douai Bible, in 1609. It is also worth noting that 80% of the Old Testament and 90% of the New Testament are incorporated directly from the Bishop’s Bible into the King James Version.

Thanks for your more detailed timeline!

 

[Root of Jesse]

What doctrine do you get from the Deuterocanonicl books that can’t be found in the rest of the Bible?

Purgatory, prayer for the dead, just to name a couple, though the latter is not doctrine.

 

[Erickem]

Everyone knows that Shakespeare, for all his virtues, is not easy for modern readers to understand.

 

[Micah888]

Everyone knows that Shakespeare, for all his virtues, is not easy for modern readers to understand.

And in contrast, the King James Bible is generally easy to read, although from the time period. The language of the Bible is biblical language, and it incorporates "the simplicity of Christ".

 

[Dale]

And in contrast, the King James Bible is generally easy to read, although from the time period. The language of the Bible is biblical language, and it incorporates "the simplicity of Christ".

You say that the KJV is easy to read. It may be that you are used to hearing it, but a lot of people today are not. As far as the KJV being "easy to read," it was often misunderstood in the 19th century and still is today.