[Cronos]

So, let me raise the font so that the toot seekers get it

the KJV is based almost entirely on the Textus Receptus and even a little bit from the Vulgate.

the Textus Receptus was translated by Erasmus ... (he) used the Vulgate wherever necessary to "fill in the blanks."

Erasmus was a CATHOLIC PRIEST who strongly rejected the Reformation

the Latin Vulgate was/is the CATHOLIC translation by St. Jerome

So, The KJV is derived from two translations:
1. the Latin Vulgate of the Catholic Church and
2. a translation by a Catholic priest

So, I guess they got to now toss out the KJV just like they are tossing out the NIV? So what will happen to solo scriptura folks?

[wagglebee]

Protestants and a lot of Catholics may not like to admit it, but the KJV and D-R are nearly identical throughout.

Up until about fifty years ago Latin was pretty much a required course in high schools and college and much of the learning involved translating from Latin to English (or whatever the student's native language was). If if a very good student were to translate the Vulgate into English without any other aid than a Latin-English dictionary, the result would be pretty much identical to the KJV or D-R.