Kjv Bible

[Guest lovinmomhood]

Wasn't the KJV Bible written based on interpretation of the Standard Bible? I thought it was and yet so many say it is the one and only true Bible? ( according to some who are trying to show me my way to God and they are so NOT Catholic)

Thank You

[phatcatholic]

well, the 1911 Encyclopedia says that the KJV, or "Authorized Version" as it was formally so called, was "a revision The of the Bishops' Bible, begun in 1604, and published Authorized in 1611" ([url="http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/BER_BLA/BIBLE_ENGLISH.html"][b]here[/b][/url]). the Encarta Encyclopedia says it is "a new revision of the English Bible" ([url="http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761566700_14/Bible.html"][b]here[/b][/url]). the Christian Cyclopedia says that "The version is essentially a revision of the Bishops' Bible of 1572" ([url="http://www.lcms.org/ca/www/cyclopedia/02/display.asp?t1=b&word=BIBLEVERSIONS"][b]here[/b][/url]). the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia tell us that "On the title-page as issued in 1611 the version is described as 'newly translated out of the original tongues' and as 'appointed to be read in churches,' two statements not easy to reconcile with the actual facts. The first rule for the revisers' guidance provided that the work was to consist in a revision of the Bishops' Bible: it was not said that it was to be a new translation" ([url="http://www.studylight.org/enc/isb/view.cgi?number=T3101"][b]here[/b][/url]).

from all this, we can easily discern that it was not a new translation of the original languages, and it was by far NOT the first english translation of the bible. the links provided make this abundantly clear. however, despite this, i suppose one could still claim that it is the "best" english translation of the bible that we have. in order to refute this, it is helpful to point out the many errors found in it, especially in the original 1611 version. this link is helpful in that regard:

[url="http://catholicapologetics.net/0002kjv.htm"]http://catholicapologetics.net/0002kjv.htm[/url]

pax christi,
phatcatholic