One of the most brilliant English translations of the Bible, the King James Bible was first published in 1611, by the authority of King James VI (of Scotland) and I (of England); hence its name. For all its beauty in terms of its prose, it has largely been superceded by more accurate and reliable translations. This is bound to happen because the English language itself has undergone vast development since, and most modern readers cannot understand what it says except with great difficulty. There are, nonetheless, some Christians who—depite all the evidence pointing otherwise—still insist that its use is the mark of Christian faithfulness.
A larger article, tracing its origin and assessing its merit for use today is available.
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Further Reading & Resources:
Adam Nicolson, "King James Bible," National Geographic 220.6 (Dec 2011): 36-61.
☰William W. Combs, "The Preface to the KJV and the KJV Only Position," Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal 1.2 (Fall 1996): 253-267.
☰ William W. Combs, "Errors in the King James Version?" Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal 4 (Fall 1999): 151-164.
☰ Jeffrey P. Straub, "Fundamentalism and the King James Version: How a Venerable English Translation Became a Litmus Test for Orthodoxy," Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal 16 (Fall 2011): 41-64.
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