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The King James Version
In
1603 James I, already king of Scotland, ascended to the throne of
England. He was presented with a petition containing grievances of the
Puritan party. A
conference was
called at Hampton Court in 1604 to hear the complaints. At this
conference Dr. John Reynolds, an Oxford scholar and Puritan leader,
raised the subject of the imperfections of available Bibles. KJV King James
himself became interested in the idea of a new translation, to be done
by university scholars, reviewed by bishops, and ratified by himself.
James was displeased with the Geneva Bible, which he felt undermined the
theory of divine right of kings and contained marginal notes that made
it unacceptable to church leaders. KJV
King James appointed six panels of translators (about fifty men) to
revise and translate assigned portions of the Old Testament, Apocrypha
(which was at the time included in all Bibles), and the New Testament, Study Bible.
The completed work was reviewed by a group of twelve, consisting of two
men from each panel, after which the work was sent to bishops and
leading churchmen for approval. Among the translators were some of the
finest scholars of the day. The KJV revisers/translators, while not paid for
their efforts, were granted free room and board.
The Bishops’ Bible was used as the basis for this revision/translation,
but it was also examined in the light of Hebrew and Greek documents, as
well as compared with all other contemporary translations in various
European languages. The work began in 1607, and in 1611 the new Bible
was published. The Authorized Version — commonly referred to in America
as the King James Version (KJV) — was dedicated to King James. KJV
The AV was printed three times during the year of initial publication.
The early editions contained a significant number of misprints and
variations in wording and spelling. During the course of time the
spelling in the earlier editions was modified, the chapter summaries
were reduced, and the marginal references expanded. Revisions were made
in 1613, 1629, and 1638, but it was the revisions made at Cambridge in
1762 and at Oxford in 1769 that modernized its spelling so that it may
be read with relative ease in our day. KJV
Two things made the KJV (AV) trustworthy: It was developed by a
committee of scholars, and it represented a majority point of view. The
scholars were able to build on the labors of many generations of Bible
translators, and the revisers were able to draw from the recent growth
in literary standards in the English language. The result was a work of
excellent English prose. KJV
But far greater than the literary significance has been the religious
significance of this translation. The KJV has been the standard
translation for millions for several hundred years. Despite its merits,
however, the KJV would not remain unchallenged forever. Not only did the
English language continue to develop, but early manuscripts of the Bible
were discovered that have led to great improvement of the Biblical
texts, especially in the Greek New Testament, Study Bible. KJV
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