[Agrarian]

I just ran across this post, and I felt that I had to point out that this is one point where you and I are seemingly in agreement, at least with regard to the New Testament.

The KJV is the best translation of the New Testament from an Orthodox point of view, IMHO (although there are those who have knee-jerk reactions against it because of its supposed Protestant bias.)

The Greek manuscripts that Erasmus had when putting together the Textus Receptus, from which the KJV is basically translated, were (not surprisingly) texts from the Eastern Orthodox Church. They follow the Byzantine text-type, which is what the Orthodox Church considers to be the authoritative textual tradition.

Add to that the fact that the KJV is translated using principles of exact equivalence, rather than "dynamic equivalence", and the result is a translation that (quite aside from its beauty and readableness) is in most cases a quite literal translation of the Greek New Testament used by the Orthodox Church.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

The KJV is the best translation of the New Testament...

I agree.

[fortheDeclaration]

Amen to your post!

It is also the best translation of the Old Testament as well.

[Full Court]

Add to that the fact that the KJV is translated using principles of exact equivalence, rather than "dynamic equivalence", and the result is a translation that (quite aside from its beauty and readableness) is in most cases a quite literal translation of the Greek New Testament used by the Orthodox Church.

Thank you for a wonderful post!