Posted on 05/25/2006 7:14:13 PM PDT by Full Court
Au contraire!
Discord can only be sown by those who seek to destroy the Word of God, not by those who proclaim it's significance!
Yes, but there's no plague in my Bible...
Are you suggesting that Jesus actually spoke in Shakespearean English, hence the 1611 translation's distinct verbiage?
And he spoke it very slowly...with a British accent...
But you're looney. So... there's that.
Enjoy your KJV. Please. Be happy. If your understanding is that shallow, then by all means, don't stress out over it. But there's nothing special about the KJV. It's just another, and not even that good, opinion.
Just so you know, your attitude in post 13 is why I avoid the Religion threads. ALL Christians should be praising God and NOT arguing whose Bible is "better", sprinkle or dunk, are Catholics REALLY Christians? I've never met a nastier group of people. Those who really love God don't knock other believers.
No, but I am suggesting the KJV of the Bible has literary value the new versions lack, and frankly, it's more interesting than the tepid versions modern publishers favor.
Imagine a well-known orchestrial tune. That's the KJV.
Now imagine the middle school marching band version. That's the modern versions of the Bible - poor imitations that are technically "the same."
*gasp* You mean.........Egypts plague of locusts was removed?! ;)
Well, it's pretty archaic...
And by coincidence, first century Israelite architecture and clothing styles predated the Italian Renaissance by almost seventeen centuries....
My daughter just informed me that it wasn't a plague of locusts, that you're right that it's archaic. She says it was a "a marching band of mighty big bugs". And the boils and sores were sparkly pink blisters. LOL!!
My son's band concert was tonight. Your daughter may be on to something...
What if you do not speak english?
Amen. It's fine to talk about the versions, but the message ought to get through no matter.
I work with a ministry that deals with prisoners, their families, and young people incarcerated. We distribute Bibles, and we have a version for teens. I'm not going to name it, but it's geared towards teens.
I take the parable of the sower for what Jesus said. Those who have ears, let them hear.
>>However, recent computerized document analysis programs have objectively revealed that the King James Version of the Bible is in far easier to read than the NIV or the NASB.<<
This is borderline idiocy. First of all, there is no way to "objectively" rate one version easier to read than the other. People read different ways and on different levels. Second, if there were a way to determine objectively which one is easier to read, it sure wouldn't be the KJV, at least not compared to the NASB. I don't personally like the NIV translation, but it too is far easier to read.
Consider the following verse:
Mark 1: 10-12
(KJV)
[10] And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:
[11] And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
[12] And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the wilderness.
(NASB)
10 Immediately coming up out of the water, He saw the heavens opening, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon Him;
11 and a voice came out of the heavens: "You are My beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased."
12 Immediately the Spirit impelled Him to go out into the wilderness.
(NIV)
10 As Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.
11 And a voice came from heaven: "You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased."
12 At once the Spirit sent him out into the desert,
In this passage, the NIV is clearly easier to read, while the NASB has some modern language benefits. I challenge you to show me 10 passages of scripture that illustrate the KJV is easier to read than either translation. As soon as the words, thou, thine, and anything ending in "ith", you lose. Those words by themselves make the KJV harder to read because we don't talk like that or read anything like that.
If you like the KJV, that's great. I don't have anything against it. But to say it is "objectively" easier to read is as absurd as saying the moon is made of green cheese.
Oh dear. That bad? Oh my. LOLOL
I was teaching 3 to 6 year olds and they were not paying attention to the very expensive curriculum that the church bought. So I got a Bible geared to children and put away the idiot story book. The very first Sunday I read from it, the noisiest boy in my class had his hand up in a heartbeat. "Teacher! I can't hear. Can I shut the door?" I never again had a problem with the kids not paying attention. They knew they were getting it "straight" from God. And they never asked what version it was.
As President Nixon used to say "let me be perfectly clear."
I have only been talking about my preference. I was raised on KJV, and that was the only Bible I ever read the first 25 years of my life. So it's what feels good. When I hear my daddy talking about the Bible (in my head, RIP), I hear him quoting the KJV.
So I got that goin' for me.
Whatever floats your boat, but I like this one.
I can still remember the little books we got in Sunday school that had pictures and told the stories like comic books. The parables. The plagues. The parting of the Red Sea. The life of Jesus.
But I remember it was fun being read to from the Bible. Man, some of the stories are awesome. The story of Gideon and the torches. When I was a kid, I can remember envisioning that whole thing while my mom read it to me. We had homework for Bible Study in those days, and you had to do it on Saturday night. You also had to shine your good shoes.
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